//The ship lost in the galaxy will find its way home. You should at least love me one more time / A reunion after years apart, rekindling an old flame, happy ending
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At their high school reunion ten years after graduation, Song Jingzhou is given the punishment of calling his ex-girlfriend for a game of Truth or Dare.
Amid a chorus of teasing, Yu Shu's phone rings at the table.
She answers and calmly meets Song Jingzhou's gaze across the few people between them.
Seeing the faint smile on his lips, she hears him speak lazily into his phone: "Yu Shu, want to start over?"
Everyone laughs. There were no rules about what they could say on the call, but Song Jingzhou's question is explosive enough to make everyone hold their breath as they wait for Yu Shu's answer.
Yu Shu says, "I know this is a dare."
Song Jingzhou chuckles. "So?"
His second sentence is drowned out by everyone's jeers, but it comes through the phone clearly to Yu Shu's ear.
"You never gave me an answer."
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They have been classmates for years, and their enthusiasm for gossip has only grown. In the second half of the reunion, it is obvious that everyone is working together to target Yu Shu. At last, it's her turn to take a dare.
As expected, the dare is to call her ex-boyfriend.
Amid the excited cheers, Song Jingzhou, lounging on the sofa, is about to stub out his cigarette and reach for the phone in his pocket.
Before it rings, he sees Yu Shu already on a call.
"Ah Heng, are you free tonight?"
Song Jingzhou goes blank. After a long moment, ash falls onto his leg before he notices. He puts out his cigarette in disarray.
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When the reunion ends, a heavy rain is falling outside. Yu Shu waits in the lobby on the first floor for it to stop. Song Jingzhou walks toward her, each step deliberate.
He stops in front of her and looks down at her, but raises a hand to brush the hair from the side of her face.
"What about my answer?"
Yu Shu frowns and looks up at him. "What answer do you still want?"
Song Jingzhou holds a cigarette between his lips, then lifts a hand to wrap Yu Shu's scarf around her a few more times, covering half her face, or perhaps stopping her from speaking.
His eyes lowered, he looks a little dejected, and a little stubborn.
"Miss Yu."
"You really are heartless."
"No wonder you dumped me so decisively back then."
A reunion after years apart, rekindling an old flame
Cool and captivating Yu Shu x Devoted, brokenhearted Song Jingzhou
Theme: Keep growing through adversity
