(Article written by two people, Shixing)
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Introduction to "Fourteen Lines Late"
Xu Yizhou and Fu Xinli have known each other for fourteen years, been together for seven years, and separated for seven years.
When she was 16 years old, Fu Xinli wrote her first love poem on the back of her library card. There were fourteen lines in total. The handwriting on the last line was blurred by water stains, making it difficult to read clearly. Xu Yizhou later asked her what she wrote in the last sentence. She smiled and said, "I'll tell you after the exam."
When they were 17 years old, they made a promise under a cherry blossom tree on campus: If they didn't break up after the college entrance examination, they would go to Mount Fuji to watch the snow.
25 Years old, Fu Xinli said: "I might be late." Xu Yizhou thought he was talking about dinner and didn't take it seriously. He didn't come that night. He didn't come back every day after that.
This novel is not about waiting, but about someone finally understanding that some people will never arrive unless they are intentionally late. At the end of the fourteen-line love poem, Lin Chi wrote: "I advanced my life's luck to love you, so in the end, I only had to pay off the debt."
Intention: "I advance my life's luck to love you, so in the end, all that's left is to repay the debt." - All lateness is intentional.