Ming En had an unhappy childhood, and all that kept him going was a few words from He Shiyan, warming him like a gentle fire through winter snow.
Ming En took one step after another toward him, spending all his strength, and still it wasn't enough. The long, enduring love was finally returned, but it never had the chance to grow into something more.
Ming En remembered the words on the message wall:
Heaven, I hope everything goes well for him. May he wind his way toward the sea, never needing to look back.
"He confessed to me so seriously, but we never officially got together."
Ming En didn't know
that the red cord on the little peachwood ox he'd always worn
would eventually have a matching one.
He Shiyan had it custom-made himself.
The pendant was Akasagarbha Bodhisattva, the guardian deity of those born in the Year of the Ox.
Ming En didn't know either
that the event after the finals
was supposed to be He Shiyan's chance to announce their relationship to the world.
Ming En had no idea how much He Shiyan loved him.
"Ming En, another winter has come. Will we see each other again?"
No characters are based on real people. Please don't read them that way.
The competition format mentioned in the story is based on domestic basketball leagues.
Theme: None for now.
Is this the end of the story? I saw that the article still shows serialization. Is there any follow-up?
Even at the end of the story, I don't want their love to end.