Chen Yanning and Su Ning grew up together in a courtyard in Beijing. He was a science student recommended to Tsinghua University for his physics competition, and she was an arts student recommended to Peking University for her English speech. He is calm and reserved, she is bright and generous. They are all "other people's children". They have all-round development of morality, intelligence, body and beauty, and their outlook on life is so healthy that adults can feel completely at ease.
But Chen Yanning has a secret: he has liked Su Ning since the fourth grade of elementary school.
He kept this secret for eleven years. Hidden in the waiting for the Shichahai Ice Arena every winter, hidden in the track of "passing by" Peking University every Wednesday, hidden in the countless lies of "my mother asked me to take her", "just passing by" and "nothing". He never said it because he knew she was too busy - too busy studying, too busy competing, too busy doing all the good things. He didn't want to distract her.
Su Ning also has a secret: she knows it all.
She knew that he went to Shichahai every winter to wait for her, that he was not "passing by" Peking University, and that what he said was "nothing" was actually something. She was also waiting, waiting for him to stop being so "sensible", waiting for him to think about herself once, waiting for him to speak out.
From high school to university, from Beijing to New York, from 2004 to 2019. They are each excellent, each grows up, and each has someone in their heart. It wasn't until the Spring Festival that year when the Shichahai Ice Rink was demolished that she asked him under the fireworks: "Chen Yanning, do you like me?"
He said: "It started in the year before the Shichahai Ice Rink was demolished."
Purpose: There is always someone in this world who can teach you to be brave, teach you how to express yourself, and teach you not to leave any regrets. But I want to tell you - your restraint, your waiting, and your understanding are equally worthy of being loved and will also be seen. The Shichahai Ice Rink was demolished, but Chen Yanning, who had been waiting for eleven years, finally arrived. That person of yours will too.