"A proud man and a no-good man reunite after a long separation."
At the start of summer that year, Lin Ruofeng saw Shen Changfeng again.
After all these years, she had to take responsibility for him.
Unilaterally.
On her third visit to Shen Changfeng's tiny rented apartment, Lin Ruofeng overheard his neighbors talking:
"Hey, the guy in 203, how come he's got a new girlfriend again? A guy like him still has women throwing themselves at him?"
"I think he's a decent guy, pretty solid. It's just that father of his..."
She thought they had been forced into each other's lives.
She wasn't throwing herself at him.
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Changfeng was insecure, and he always pretended not to understand Lin Ruofeng's advances.
He could do everything couples did with her and say everything couples said to each other, but he never dared to say those words: I like you.
Still, his love grew day by day through the torment.
The countless time Lin Ruofeng came alone to Shen Changfeng's shop for malatang, he couldn't help asking, "Why don't you find a boyfriend to eat with you?"
Lin Ruofeng: "Because you scare off so many of my admirers."
Shen Changfeng: "Want to beat me to death or what?"
Lin Ruofeng just smiled and said nothing.
Shen Changfeng was so dense. How could he not get it?
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When Lin Ruofeng's lawyer friend returned in high spirits, Shen Changfeng inevitably panicked.
That day, he stood dazed at the intersection, watching Lin Ruofeng smile brightly as she said goodbye to the man.
The night breeze was gentle.
Shen Changfeng's confession was on the tip of his tongue, but then it suddenly died there.
Lin Ruofeng said, "Shen Changfeng, I hate cowards most of all."
Shen Changfeng had nothing to say.
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Much later, Lin Ruofeng opened Shen Changfeng's diary again and saw a line casually tucked inside:
"She said she hates cowards most of all,
but it's so hard not to be a coward."
Tears streamed down her face.
[Bittersweet story | Small-town life | Neither is a virgin | Both have their flaws]
Theme: Life has to go on
