During the college entrance examination that year, he told Feixi that the city had been dull for too long, like a fish dragged ashore and lingering, with eyes filled with sadness as if it could not breathe, and even the air was filled with the salty smell of tears.
He said that he had to escape from all this, as far away as possible. He looked at her quietly, as if there was a sea of loneliness in his eyes. He asked, if I hadn't let go of your hand then, would you be willing to escape with me now?