Ye Qingjia first met the 17-year-old Jian Yan when she was 15 years old. She was playing the cello in the school piano room. Her slender body carried an instrument larger than hers, and her high ponytail revealed her beautiful swan neck. The regular school uniform did not cover up her cool temperament, but her performance of "Sorrow" made the surrounding atmosphere complement her. The light of the winter afternoon seemed to focus on her alone. She is the desire of the mortal world. Ye Qingjia swallowed his saliva and smiled disdainfully at his own ignorance and gaffe. So does he like this kind of "ordinary" girl? After that, on this huge campus, Ye Qingjia could always meet Jian Yan walking alone with a cello on his back, but he didn't know that her name was Jian Yan.
The first time I knew her name... At the school New Year's Eve party, Jian Yan played Schubert's "Serenade" in collaboration with Lin Sixong, who played the piano, which aroused the audience's ecstasy. Jian Yan's name was put together with Lin Simong, who played the piano. They matched so well, but to Ye Qingjia, they were so harsh. He felt that Jian Yan was like in his dreams every night, so far away.
The first time he saw Jian Yan at close range, Ye's father took Jian Yan's hand and said, "Qingjia, this is your Aunt Wen's daughter. She is two years older than you. She will be your sister from now on." Ye Qingjia lowered her face, feeling that the whole world was full of ridicule and deception.
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"Two people love each other but can't bring each other happiness. This is a tragedy. But what should I do? I can't live without you. We have to torture each other like this to make each other happy."