As the Years Go By, My Love Endures

When Ren Beining was in middle school, her deskmate silently fell in love with her. Having grown up surrounded by the care of men, Ren Beining had emotional intelligence inversely proportional to her IQ: it was shockingly low. Yan Mo, who was intelligent in both respects, noticed the tiny spark of that crush. Ren Beining felt that Yan Mo had been unusually nice to her over those few days, and suspected he was up to something. But Yan Mo had simply, innocently, poured a bucket of water on someone's little crush. Throughout their three years of high school, thanks to Yan Mo's attentive care, every one of Ren Beining's budding romances wilted before it could fully bloom. Even when Yan Mo went to study in England while Ren Beining was at university, he still found a way to leave her watching enviously as everyone around her paired off while she remained alone. Yan Mo: "I'm every one of Ren Beining's romances." Ren Beining: (tilts her head back to gaze at the sky) "Huh? Don't peach blossoms bloom in winter?" Theme: