Whispers of Youth

1) Fu Jiajia never imagined that after all these years, the two of them would meet again.

He appeared before her with a bright smile, his dark, shining eyes twinkling mischievously. She couldn't help remembering the first time she saw him. His eyes had looked just the same.

"Do you remember the bet we made ten years ago?"

Fu Jiajia thought back to ten years earlier. After the school had held its New Year's Eve gala, he and she really had made a bet.

"You mean the one about my grades? I lost that one."

"The winner got one chance to boss the loser around. That means I get to give you one order!"

"But that was ten years ago."

"We never said the bet would expire."

"So what do you want me to do? I'm all ears." She smiled softly.

At the sight of her smile, his cheerful expression suddenly turned serious. He gazed at her ardently, leaned down to whisper in her ear: "Come to me! Come to me and be my girlfriend, okay?"

His words brought back every little memory.

2) After Fu Jiajia started middle school, an accidental incident made her the target of the whole class's ridicule. She had never laughed freely before, and now she became even quieter.

The classroom was lively, the school was lively, the whole world was lively, but none of that liveliness had anything to do with her. Her world was cold and lonely, until he appeared. He was always grinning, and his easygoing cheerfulness rubbed off on her without him even realizing it. His unexpected confession left her both flattered and flustered. Was it a genuine admission of his feelings, or just a careless joke at her expense?

Theme: A ray of light shines into a dim life, making even the most ordinary days sparkle. We miss those days of youth that once made us sad and happy, and that we ended up cherishing so deeply.