| A Proud, Frail, Slightly Unhinged Professor * A Passionate, Wild, Deeply Devoted Band Frontwoman
| Reunited After a Breakup | Healing |
| Blurb written on 2023/07/22 and archived. Plagiarism will be pursued.
[1]
Lu Xianwan is a university professor who has just returned from abroad. Frail and sickly, she coughs after taking a few steps. She wears a black trench coat cinched tightly at the waist every day and barely says a word, making her the unattainable beauty in the eyes of countless students.
Li Yingxi is the lead singer of a famous band. Onstage, she belts out high notes with wild, sexy flair. Offstage, she wears a camisole, smokes, drinks, and gets tattoos. When drunk, she likes to hug an empty fish tank and throw up all over it.
The two of them could not have seemed more different, yet when they were seventeen, they shared the hottest, most intense summer of their lives.
When they were seventeen,
Li Yingxi was the one who introduced Lu Xianwan to fantail goldfish.
In the fish tank, the translucent goldfish had bright, free-flowing tails.
With the tank's glass shimmering beneath her, Li Yingxi propped her chin on one hand and smiled carefree. Her amber eyes, fixed on Lu Xianwan, were bold and passionate.
"You can't take one home today. I'll give you a fantail next time."
Back then, Lu Xianwan was young and timid, with little experience of the world.
But everything she knew of it, Li Yingxi had shown her.
[2]
When they were twenty-eight,
Lu Xianwan returned to China to start a new job. Her university was holding an anniversary celebration and had invited a famous band to perform.
A student carrying a fish tank stopped the band's lead singer.
Lu Xianwan saw that there was a fantail goldfish in the tank.
The instant the singer saw the fish, she swept her hair aside, covered her mouth, and hurried to a corner by the wall to throw up.
Someone nearby stopped the student carrying the tank. "She has to be a hater! Everyone knows Yingxi is allergic to goldfish!"
Lu Xianwan froze for a few seconds, then turned and walked away.
But a hand grabbed her wrist, and the warmth of the other person's skin made her burn.
She turned around and regretted it the moment their eyes met.
She twisted her wrist. Li Yingxi let out a laugh, her curls veiling half her beautiful face. Leaning languidly against the wall, she lit a cigarette and showed no intention of letting go.
Smoke curled around them. The cigarette nearly burned the woman's pale fingers, while the drums pounded onstage. At last, Li Yingxi released Lu Xianwan's hand. Her voice sounded hollow.
"Lu Xianwan, is this a rather undignified way to reunite?"
[3]
Everyone knew Li Yingxi was allergic to goldfish.
But nobody knew that beneath the belt of Lu Xianwan's black trench coat, a vivid red fantail goldfish was tattooed on her skin.
- My seventeen-year-old self survived in your body.
Theme: Even a tiny love can ride the wind and weather the waves
