For more than ten years in the alley, Su Wan's world revolved around Lu Zeyan.
From an ignorant child to a young teenager, she habitually followed him half a step behind, hiding a secret love that no one knew about in the evening breeze of the old alley.
Everyone agreed that they were childhood sweethearts made for each other. Neighbors joked that they would stay together for the rest of their lives sooner or later, and friends acknowledged that they were deeply in love. Even Lu Zeyan gave her the most special tenderness and preference.
He remembers all her likes and taboos, he will hold his umbrella steady towards her on rainy days, he picks her up from school every year, he is considerate and gentle in everything.
But only Su Wan knew that this meticulous pampering was never love.
Lu Zeyan treated her very well, but from beginning to end, he only regarded her as his closest sister and best friend. His gentleness benefited all living beings, and he was kind and magnanimous, but he was stingy in giving her the love of a lover.
In order to follow him, Su Wan traveled to a city thousands of miles away and spent her entire youth following in his footsteps. She carefully hid her thoughts, coveting the warmth of being with her day and night. She didn't dare to speak or expose her, for fear of losing all the company she had.
It wasn't until late autumn that Lu Zeyan's eyes were filled with warm joy, and he took the initiative to share his feelings with her, and carefully asked about ways to pursue love.
Su Wan finally woke up. The two-way companionship for more than ten years had always been a one-way journey for her alone.
The worries that have been accumulated for many years are finally confessed frankly. There is no bloody misunderstanding, no evil people to block it, just simple and cruel love.
This secret love that spanned the entire youth finally ended in the evening breeze in the alley.
The wind still blows through the old alleys every year, but the girl who chases the light and waits hard can no longer wait for her boy.
Purpose: To break the inherent expectation that childhood sweethearts will fall in love, and to interpret the realistic regrets of one-way secret love. Long-term companionship does not mean love, gentleness may just be nature. You don't have to be trapped in a long wait and chase someone who doesn't belong to you, learn to be reconciled with love, bid farewell to the worries of your youth, get rid of obsessions, and achieve self-relief and growth.