"The Meaning of Regret" is a novel that delicately depicts youthful love and the pain of growing up. The story revolves around high school students Liu Yi and Ling Han. The two became connected over a failed speech and a piece of birthday cake. From strangers to closeness, they spent many warm and unforgettable times together. They watch movies together, play escape rooms, celebrate birthdays, give each other gifts, and become each other's important support in the stressful senior year of high school. However, personality differences brought about by family backgrounds and past experiences, as well as the sensitivity and misunderstandings of adolescence, are like reefs, gradually creating rifts between them. On the eve of the college entrance examination, a controversy about the "boyfriend" and the teacher's intervention eventually caused the two to drift apart.
After entering college, Liu Yi could never truly let go, trapped in memories and confusion about the past. It was not until many years later that he learned that Ling Han had started a new relationship, that he suddenly realized that that youthful love affair had long since ended. The story ends with Liu Yi returning to high school and finally realizing the true meaning of "regret" in a familiar scene. It deeply explores the beauty, fragility and long-term repercussions of youthful love and its disappearance.
Intent: Regret is a profound lesson for youth. It is not for punishment, but for people to understand the complexity of emotions in the pain, complete the mourning for the past, and finally carry this understanding to continue their life journey.
