There are some things in this world that cannot be changed by hard work.
For example, the northwest wind is always dry, and the sweet-scented osmanthus in Jiangning always blooms in September. For example, she has known since she was a child that no man is good. For example, he has known since he was a child that being too close can suffocate people.
It was September when Shen Zhaoning met Gu Xingzhou for the first time.
That was the first class in college. He sat in the front row and always answered the questions correctly. She sat in the last row, looked at his back, and thought to herself: What does this person have to do with me.
Later she became a study committee member. When collecting homework, he would hand it to her and say, "Thank you, school committee." The sound is nice. She took it expressionlessly and said, "Yeah," and walked away quickly. I returned to my seat, my heart beating fast. She told herself it was because she was tired from climbing the stairs.
Later, he started sitting a row behind her.
Her whole body was not well. He didn't dare to look back, he didn't dare to move, and even his breathing became cautious. Once she answered a question wrong and when she sat down she wanted to bury herself in the table. A voice came from behind, very soft, as if saying to himself: "So cute."
She wasn't sure if she heard correctly. But she didn't dare to raise her head during the entire class.
What she didn't know was that he was looking at her too. He liked to sit behind her and look at her straight back and the flustered profile of her face when she occasionally looked back. He felt like she was like a little hedgehog, wrapping herself up tightly. But he could feel that underneath the thorn was a soft little animal.
It took them two years before they dared to get close.
After they were together, she discovered that this was what it felt like to be loved. It turns out that having someone sitting next to you is more reassuring than sitting behind you. It turns out that she doesn't have to be the "perfect person" and wrap herself in ice all the time. In front of him, she can be just Shen Zhaoning.
He said: "I will be good to you. For the rest of my life."
In the year of graduation, he stayed in Jiangning and she returned to the northwest. Nearly two thousand kilometers away, nine hours by high-speed rail. The distance between them is an entire youth that cannot be returned.
Dedicated to all those who try too hard and are cautious in love. Dedicated to all those who choose to say goodbye in silence.
Purpose: Dedicated to all those who love too hard and too cautiously