Young love is always full of dreams, pure feelings, and visions of the future, like a fairy tale in a crystal bottle, turning everywhere it goes into a beautiful dreamscape. Lin Shi was like that back then, bickering and laughing with Xu Ning, with all the spirit of youth. But their reunion after a long separation was nothing like the good old days. Perhaps lovers always hope to be treated differently from everyone else. Oaths of eternal love and romantic candlelit dinners mattered far less than everyday companionship and casual conversations at home. She always wanted to become someone who could stand beside him as an equal, not a doll in a shop window. And so she missed her chance with Xu Ning, and with Lu Jingyao, too.
