·Some people appear in life, not to stay with each other, but to become themselves.
At the age of nine, Jiang Jianwei thought he had matured and figured out a formula for life: only those who are good enough can be favored. Only if it is dazzling enough will it not be regarded as a regret. No one told her whether this was the truth or a shackles.
Meeting Li Fei brought unprecedented doubt to the life creed she regarded as truth.
"Who do you want to be? If you don't even know this, who are you trying your best to compete for?"
"So what if you're not favored? Can you shoulder your own destiny on your own?"
He explores the rules of survival in this world with her; tells her that when she encounters evil, she can choose to fight back besides leaving; helps her understand whether the meaning of competition is to be recognized or to get closer to her ideal self; to protect her right hand, he leaves a faint crescent-shaped scar; he is the staunchest supporter when she chooses a legal path that her family calls "hard and thankless" for the ideal of legal aid...
But in the second half of the story, from Nanjing to Hong Kong, from Canada to New York, their fourteen years can be condensed into two words: "missed" and "missed". Both of them have tried desperately to get closer, but fate often makes them miss that one step, just like a zipper that always has wrong teeth and cannot be side by side.
Will "Zipper" finally find its way to bite?
Only Wutong Ye on Linggu Temple Road knows.
It still witnesses the young promises made by different people under the tree every season.
At this time, they probably don't know that some broken promises may require their entire youth to repay.
Purpose: On the road to growth, it is more important to find yourself first than to find the person on the other side.