Deep Love

Jiang Zhou, before meeting Duan Hanyan,

thought swallowing the wind and drinking wine, chasing sunsets, was just what young people did.

After falling for Duan Hanyan, Jiang Zhou finally understood that love meant having to tread carefully.

Jiang Zhou stayed by Duan Hanyan's side throughout high school and college, existing in her life as a friend.

He thought he could only keep silently accompanying her,

never imagining he could step out from behind the scenes and become Duan Hanyan's openly acknowledged lover.

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Thank you, time, for being fair and letting me miss the storm, only to discover that you liked me.

Duan Hanyan found out that Jiang Zhou liked her after graduating from high school.

Only then did she realize just how obvious and deep his love was.

The meaning of two people choosing each other must be: What a coincidence, I like you too.

Perhaps the best kind of love is when I make your heart flutter, and you make me feel at ease.

[Urban Life Mini-Story: Extra]

A reporter interviews Jiang Zhou: Why did you choose to become a firefighter?

Jiang Zhou: Maybe it was a sense of responsibility instilled in me from childhood. After leaving the military, I chose to become a firefighter without hesitation. Someone has to silently guard the night, so that the light of each new day can seem so ordinary.

[If the sun's light would burn you, then I'll become a sky full of stars to watch over you]

Reading Guide:

1. Both are each other's first and only. Secret crush, slow-burn daily life, from campus to the city. At school: a gentle, quiet top student and a sunny, warmhearted underachiever. As adults: an independent, capable reporter and a gentle, steady fire station chief.

2. My writing may not be very good, so please don't flame me. I'm still working to improve. If you don't like it, please move on quietly. There's no need to tell me.

Theme: Choosing each other, saving each other