Reunited Thirteen Years Later

[I heard the real-life inspiration turned out to be a jerk... I don't miss him anymore. I'll just leave the story here, sigh]

Qi Shen and Fan Tianning met in middle school, then went their separate ways just three years later.

In their final year, Qi Shen fell for Fan Tianning. There was no particular reason, except that Fan Tianning was like a ray of sunshine on a perfect day.

But in the end, they parted as strangers and went to different high schools.

Thirteen years later, they unexpectedly met again. One was a teacher at a school, the other a student's parent.

It was only after this reunion that they came to understand each other.

A note on the meaning behind the character names (ordinary readers needn't pay attention)

Do you know why I chose this name?

Qi Shen, Qishen. Put together, it becomes your surname.

It really does bring to mind that saying:

"Your surname, my given name."

There are many things I don't want to tell you,

so all I can do is write these words:

"I like you."

Those were the words I couldn't say back then.

Even though there was only a thin wooden door between us.

P.S. Most of the protagonists' past experiences are based on the author's own, so my feelings sometimes got mixed into the writing, even affecting one of the plotlines. I'm very sorry about that. Any scenes that seem jarring will be explained to some extent later on. I must also clarify that while the experiences are mine, the protagonists aren't based on real people. Everything that happens to them afterward is made up. For their feelings and some of their inner monologues and dialogue, I drew on other people's opinions.

Theme: The innocent, beautiful sweetness of young love