Xu Nuoli's childhood was filled with warmth that drifted down from the mountains around a small town in Guizhou.
Her grandfather took her up the mountains, her grandmother made warm meals, her father was quiet but gentle, and her brother, Xu Nuochen, three years older than her, always stood protectively in front of her.
She was once the little sun her whole family held in the palm of their hands. She thought the green mountains would always stand, their love would last forever, and life would always be so bright and full of warmth.
But growing up is a collapse that happens without a sound.
Expectations slowly fell short, tenderness faded layer by layer, and the embarrassments at school went on day after day. The screen became her only refuge. She tried desperately to excel, to be sensible, to shine, but in the end all she heard was everyone saying: You need to be sensible. You need to persevere. You mustn't get tired.
No one ever asked Xu Nuoli
Was she tired?
Theme: Learn to love yourself
