In 2017, snow swept across the grasslands.
Nona's hair turned white with snow as she waited outside the tent with her schoolbag, until at last the distinguished guest her mother had mentioned arrived. The crowd stirred, and their eyes met for an instant.
She saw someone gently brush the snow from the top of her head. His voice was warm, and the snow around them seemed to melt like cream. "You must be tired, kid."
She touched her nose and stared awkwardly at her toes.
A cloud of warm breath puffed beside her ear. The boy's friends laughed heartily. "I hear you skipped class?"
"..."
Nona flushed with embarrassment and retorted softly, "Yeah. Seeing so many handsome people all at once isn't embarrassing at all..."
Xu Jiamian's eyes held a smile, like a spring breeze in March.
"I support you on that."
That was the first time they met. The boy was like something from beyond the heavens, arriving on the vast grasslands.
At a time when no one could understand the girl's obscure, unbearable worries, he helped her untangle her heart, then tied it back up with a beautiful bow.
He told her, "Run, kid."
In 2027, snow fell on the willows.
From the boundless wilderness to Jiangnan in the drizzle, from Eren to Yangzhou. A city of mountains, a city of water, and a slow Yangzhou melody. In the end, every step was slow.
On the road she'd chased down with all her might for ten years, she never got to be part of his life.
She wasn't special, or the only one, or even the most exceptional. Countless times, she stopped herself from speaking, until it all came down to one sentence.
Yangzhou is lovely, and so are you.
Someone so wonderful was the one she loved, but not the one fate had destined for her.
Xu Jiamian, this time, it's really goodbye.
*Bad ending
*Entirely fictional, with no real-life inspirations
Theme: Turn love into the strength to keep moving forward.
