In the Name of a Passing Stranger

[Print edition update: Qingxu A]

At T University's centennial celebration, distinguished alumnus Ji Sibei was invited to speak. He said with a smile that T University had given him not only wealth, but also true love.

Among the alumni in the audience, word spread that his girlfriend, Chen Xichun, came from a family of scholars and was also an outstanding T University graduate. Everyone marveled at the enviable couple.

But some people whispered:

"His first love went to our school too. It wasn't the woman he's with now."

"Who was she?"

"She was in the fine arts department. I think her surname was Chen, or maybe Cheng. I forget."

"Was there anyone like that in fine arts? I heard Ji Sibei was really hard to win over back then."

Cheng Anzhi sat in the last few rows, gazing across the sea of people at the boy who had once belonged only to her.

Ji Sibei had indeed been hard to win over. She found it exhausting, and pursued him half-heartedly, putting in effort one day and none the next. In the end, Ji Sibei came to her in frustration. "Cheng Anzhi, a person as fickle as you is destined to achieve nothing."

Years had passed since they parted. He had a brilliant future ahead of him, while she had achieved nothing, apart from that first love they had shared.

Seeing him with his beloved by his side, all she could do was wish him peace and happiness every year, as someone who had once passed through his life.

- "As someone who once passed through your life, I wish you peace and happiness every year" is a quote from the internet.

- Happy ending

Theme: Perseverance.