When I was seventeen years old, I transferred to this city and became a monster in everyone's eyes—silent, withdrawn, and unsociable, like a piece of ice that refused to melt.
Everyone said that the perfect senior was nice to me just because he was kind.
Only I know what hidden meanings are hidden in those gentle eyes.
And he said—
"Don't be afraid. I'm older than you and should take care of you."
"My name is Zhou Yu Bai. Yu is an island in the sea, and Bai is as white as snow."
"From today on, I will take care of you."
That year I was seventeen and he was eighteen.
It took me many years to understand what he meant by the "island" -
Not docked by me, but surrounded by me.
Redemption at the end of the year, crush on campus in the early stage, and running in both directions in the later stage.
He thought he was caring for an injured child.
He didn't know that the child had been planning to take him as his own from the first day.
Purpose: Redemption and Growth