A Summer Without You

Chapter One is a prologue. If you don't want to read it, you can skip straight to Chapter Two without affecting your reading:)

[The summer that went missing ran through my entire youth.]

I think the debt of this youth will never be repaid.

No, I never hated you. I was proud of you.

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[At school, she's the quiet goddess atop the mountain; outside school, she's the funny girl who takes center stage in the plaza's square dancing. Female lead X. Male lead is an average student, cold on the outside and secretly passionate within.]

Differences in build / differences in personality / who knows whether it's an open or secret crush

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The reason I fought so hard to climb higher was because I didn't want to look back someday and regret not trying harder. I wanted to see farther, embrace more light and hope, meet better and more interesting people, and chase my dreams and distant horizons. It wasn't because of something one person said, or a bet.

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A young man's hopes are always the most sincere and genuine.

He knew he couldn't make her stay, and he knew she shouldn't stop here. So, with one last look, he said softly:

“I hope you find freedom and happiness, and become yourself, without letting anyone define you.”

She was optimistic, confident, and strong, with the whole world at her feet. She had never been a caged bird. She was a brave eagle. All Lin Ji had to do was keep working to catch up with her and stand by her side.

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Theme: It's not about possessing, but becoming and surpassing.