His Headphones Tie Your Summer Together

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Weibo: Jinjiang author Yikong Chichi

The author's column, The Wilderness, is currently being serialized

[No real-life inspiration. This has been stated on every platform. Zhou Wang's character is not based solely on the point of being a celebrity. Online claims that he was based on any particular person are baseless. I respect artists, but I don't follow celebrities. Thank you for understanding.]

In high school, Zhou Wang was the brightest student at No. 9 High School.

He became famous at a young age, always walking alone under the gaze of others.

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At the time, Xu Anyi considered herself the most unremarkable person in school.

Like any other student, she wore bangs and an ordinary uniform, commuting between school and home every day.

On every summer afternoon, the songs in Xu Anyi's headphones were all sung by Zhou Wang.

High school exam papers, the sunset outside the window, and Arctic Ocean soda from the little shop all kept hidden her unrequited crush, which came to nothing.

And yet this unremarkable girl had set her sights on the brightest star.

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After the college entrance exams, Xu Anyi thought she had to tell him how she felt, no matter what.

Instead, she received this message.

Zhou Wang: I'm sorry. I hope you're happy every day from now on.

Her youthful crush came to an abrupt end.

She replied: Okay.

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Five years later.

Xu Anyi saw Zhou Wang again, this time on a monitor at a film set.

Zhou Wang wore the same white shirt as he had back then.

He rode a bicycle along the river beneath the evening glow, the wind tousling his hair.

Xu Anyi's heart, silent for so many years, began beating again.

Zhou Wang held out a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda. The straw bobbed up with the bubbles.

Zhou Wang: I owed you this bottle back then. I hope I'm not too late to give it to you now.

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The title and one-line synopsis come from the lyrics of Wang Sulong's song A Short Passage

Unrequited love | Sweet romance | No cheating | Dreamy fiction

The synopsis has been screenshotted

--- The Wilderness is currently being serialized ---

He came from that wilderness.

The first time she saw him, the boy galloped by on horseback, passing Zhuyuan as the wind lifted her red skirt.

Zhuyuan watched him ride away. The boy looked back, his eyes clear and shimmering, as if they held only the mountains and lakes of the wilderness.

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Later, she sat sideways on his horse.

The bells on the boy's clothes jingled. Holding the reins, he led Zhuyuan through the muddy marsh without letting a speck of mud touch her skirt.

So Zhuyuan asked, "What's your name?"

The boy stopped and looked up at her.

"My name is Yuan Ye."

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After that.

When filming ended, she took him back to Hong Kong and taught him Cantonese, one word at a time.

The first sentence he learned was:

"Jiejie, ngo hai Yuan Ye."

"You are my Yuan Ye."

Hong Kong and Taiwan actress * wilderness boy

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