When she was seventeen years old, Xue Qing wrote on the title page of her Chinese notebook: "Nothing is difficult in the world, only for those who are willing." Next to it was the moon and a star next to it. She lent the notebook to the boy in the back row, and when she returned it, she found a crooked umbrella in the blank space, drawn in pencil, with the handle facing her name.
He didn't leave any words, and she didn't ask.
Later, she transferred to another school, and the notebook stayed on his bookshelf for ten years.
Ten years later, he is a well-known photographer in the industry, having photographed frozen lakes, prayer flags and countless sunsets.
She is a middle school Chinese teacher. She corrects homework, writes lesson plans, and prepares lessons until late at night every day.
They met again during a school promotional video shoot. He was standing at the door of the conference room carrying equipment, and she opened her notebook and was about to take notes - the two recognized each other at the same time, neither of them spoke first.
Those unspoken words are still waiting in place, about the sparrows on the windowsill in the classroom, the four o'clock light in the English corner, the two back figures sitting side by side on the ice of Qinghai Lake, and a crooked umbrella that has been drawn in Chinese notes for ten years.
She thought that secret love was a one-person affair, but later she found out that there was someone who hid it longer and waited longer than she did.
This is a story that happens slowly, from the age of seventeen to the age of twenty-seven, from a page of notes to a wall full of photos, without rushing.
You might also like if:
· You like the kind of "unspoken" stories that are more touching than the "spoken" stories
· Do you want to watch a long companionship from campus to workplace, from secret love to side by side?
· You believe that the best relationship is a long-term relationship, not a flash of lightning
· You want to read a book about waiting, silence and finally arriving
"I came here specifically."
——He waited for ten years before saying this.
"You mean every word."
——She memorized it for ten years before she realized that someone was responding to every sentence.
·Dual perspectives ·Youth secret love ·Reunion after a long absence ·Long flowing water
Purpose: Love others first, love yourself first