(Depositing...)
[Straight but slow woman & affectionate but restrained man]
[Professional tennis singles player & former tennis player turned professional stringer]
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The two of them met when Xia Duan was ten years old at the youth tennis club. It only took a few months for them to become friends.
It was also that year when the two separated.
Since then, there has been a two-year age difference and a tennis career that has been staggered.
The gears of fate reunited again nine years later, leaving two people at different points in their lives unprepared to meet again after a long separation.
To meet again,
Someone is the joy of finding someone;
Some people suddenly distance themselves and escape.
That day, Xia Duan couldn't bear it anymore and blocked his way to escape again.
"Do you really not want to see me?"
"I'm already here, and you still want to leave."
He didn't answer.
When she took one step forward, he took two steps back.
Xia Duan was indeed sad. She thought they would not be estranged even if they met again in the past nine years, but the person in front of her seemed to be hiding many unspeakable secrets.
She didn't want to force him: "Fang Jianai, I just want to see you."
That's all.
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Later, Fang Jianai seemed to understand the meaning of "I just want to see you" that Xia Duan originally said.
He thought that it had always been "that's all."
Why?
He asked Xia Duan: "Why do you want to see me?"
He held her shaking hand: "Xia Duan, how do you feel when I hold your hand?"
When he saw that she was silent, he took another step closer: "What about this?"
For the first time, Fang Jianai realized that getting close to Xia Duan had become so difficult, and it would take all his strength to reach just a forearm away.
But he really didn't want to retreat anymore.
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2024-7-1
Intention: Willpower can create miracles
