Chun, Yiyi, and Long Yang formed an inseparable friendship in college. Both Chun and Long Yang liked Yiyi, but Long Yang got there first, and Chun was constrained by the balance of friendship and missed his first love. Chun buried his feelings deep in his heart and survived the entire grand and regretful youth alone.
Many years later, the three people entered middle age. They maintained a friendship where they met frequently and traveled together. The two men have successful careers, and Yiyi also gives birth to the child of love. When Chun came to visit, Long Yang felt that the overall situation of his life had been decided. He confessed that Yiyi once liked Chun more, and Chun also said that he was more concerned about the balance of friendship. This made Long Yang, who had a determined character, fall into reflection, and his subconscious began to reshuffle the cards.
In fact, Long Yang's friendship with Chun is beyond everyone's knowledge. Long Yang found that he could no longer hold Yiyi tightly with peace of mind. Later, their marriage broke down. Chun watched the collapse and became suspicious of Long Yang's character. Chun did not get together with Yiyi, but instead avoided other places.
Chun stayed abroad for two years, staying away from the entangled personnel affairs. He no longer described urban emotions, but took up writing the nested fictional novel "Mountains and Seas: Born Tomorrow". The writing style is darker than before, and it may be a mirror projection of real thoughts.
It was also during these two years that Chun was able to put things right and realize what was truly important to his life. As soon as he returned to China, he rushed to Yiyi, who was about to take her children to the aquarium in Atlantis to see fish. The embrace of youth, the separation in middle age, the unspoken feelings and unspoken suspicions are all slowly unfolding in this gentle and forbearing world.
Deliberately leaving behind some scenes of literary and artistic life in the 1990s, such as gatherings at Carving Time and dancing at mixes, are part of the beautiful memories of those born in the 1970s and 1980s. They are far away from us in reality, but I hope they can stay in the novel.
Give Me a Girl at Eighteen is the name that best fits the entire novel. But that is a long novel by Teacher Shi Kang. We cannot use it as an ism, so we use it as a nickname for a chapter here to pay our respects. Time after time is the name of Chat Baker's song. I can't think of a poetic translation for the moment, so please bear with me. Tip: Know yourself and know your enemy, which is also the name of the song.
Purpose: This story tells us that all turbulent love and hate do not need to be dealt with immediately. Time will help stupid children who are slow to reflect calmly to let their regrets rest. Their own answers will eventually surface.