"I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."
This was the first love word he said to me.
I laughed at him for being stupid for revealing his neediness so quickly.
Later I learned that this poem was his entire confession——
He is the bright moon and so am I.
None of us illuminated the other, and we fell into the ditch together.
——
We will meet again on August 31, 2027.
At the mobilization meeting for the opening of Chengxi Primary School, I took the stage to speak on behalf of the new teachers.
In the back row of the audience, the man who blocked me a year ago dropped the pen in his hand.
Picked it up and dropped it again.
It took the third time to pick it up.
——
He is my ex-boyfriend.
It was he who initiated the breakup.
I was the one who said the cruel words, and I was the one who cried.
I was the one who posted and scolded him, and I was the one who thought about him so much that he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.
Later I was admitted to his school.
His neighbor said that he had suffered from insomnia every night this year, and the song that was playing on the loop in the car was the one I praised.
——
After this reunion, he changed.
No more running away or pretending.
He said: "In the past year and a half since we were separated, I have been thinking every day whether I was crazy."
He said, "This time I will chase you."
He said: "I asked you to listen to my heartbeat, but you didn't listen."
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But I can't believe it anymore.
The man who said, "We've only known each other for a long time, so it's not that big of a deal."
Why should I believe it again?
Until that day, the city's faculty and staff swimming competition.
I looked at the camera in the VIP area on the second floor and said, "Teacher Lin is great, I'm proud of you."
The whole place saw it.
He stood by the pool and looked up at me, his eyes red.
Then he raised his hand and expressed his gratitude in return.
——
"If you run away again this time, I won't wait for you."
"No more."
Intention: Love is not screening, it is not escaping. When a man who is used to running away learns to look back, and when a spoiled girl learns to be brave - they find their imperfect but complete selves in each other.