"Shy, sweet, well-behaved girl × gentle, warm-hearted favorite of heaven"
They first met in middle school.
Back then, he was the favored boy everyone admired.
She was just the most inconspicuous passerby in his life.
They met again in their second year of high school.
A chance encounter that began with a basketball on the court made him remember her.
Fang Wan thought they would never cross paths again.
Their third encounter was in the library.
Su Yanli asked her to save him a seat, and they became friends.
Fang Wan learned he was about to study abroad, so she could only keep her feelings to herself.
Su Yanli knew Fang Wan liked the moon.
The moon was the one hanging in the sky.
So on Christmas Day, he gave her a necklace with tiny stars circling a pink moon.
On the day Su Yanli graduated,
he asked Fang Wan, "Have you ever chased the moon?"
Fang Wan said, "No..."
"Come on! I'll take you to chase it!" Su Yanli grabbed Fang Wan's hand and ran toward the sea.
The waves washed over their ankles again and again, cool with seawater.
Su Yanli stood in front of Fang Wan. "Fang Wan, close your eyes."
She was a little confused, but obediently closed them.
Su Yanli said, "Open them."
When Fang Wan opened her eyes, the full round moon was reflected across the sea, gently swaying with the ripples. It was as if the whole night sky had been folded into the water.
The boy was radiant with warmth, a smile on his face. "Fang Wan, look! Your moon."
When Fang Wan entered her third year of high school, she used her phone less and less.
They exchanged the occasional text.
The last message she received from Su Yanli said:
We'll each go our own way, working hard toward our goals.
This journey has come to an end.
I'll see you on the next one.
See you again is a promise, not a farewell.
After reading the message, Fang Wan slowly locked away the compartment in her drawer, sealing her moon in that summer filled with the endless song of cicadas.
Fang Wan thought her connection with Su Yanli had ended that summer.
Until one day, while having a meal with Yu Jingjing and the others, she slipped away from the gathering to sober up by the lake.
As she raised her head to look at the sky, a man's voice sounded beside her. "Looking for the moon again?"
Fang Wan turned to face him and met his smiling, peach-blossom eyes.
"Fang Wan, long time no see."
After fighting a very difficult court case, Fang Wan went to the library to look up reference materials.
As she walked to the shelves, she saw the words: All the waters of the world will meet again. The Arctic Ocean and the Nile will mingle in the rain clouds.
Those words proved true for her and Su Yanli.
Their separation when they were young had only been so they could grow into better versions of themselves.
They reunited now because they still held each other in their hearts.
Su Yanli said, "Congratulations, my brilliant lawyer."
[Reader's Note]
1. This is a story about unrequited love, with a focus on the heroine's growth.
2. Both leads have happy families. This isn't a story about saving each other; it leans toward everyday life.
3. They reunite after years apart, once they've completed their studies and returned home.
Theme: The right person will be waiting for you in your future
