A girl with a gift for languages x a taciturn Go prodigy
Reunion after a long separation | School days remembered | Bittersweet unrequited love | Sweet at first, then angsty
The person you need time to forget is the one you can least afford to see again.
At a party, Jiang Zao was asked who she liked. She got out of answering by downing three drinks as punishment. On her way home, she ran into her old classmate and, reeking of alcohol, slumped against Duan Zhizhi.
"You smell so nice."
"Mm. I just took a shower."
"I think I'm drunk..."
"Mm, I can tell."
"I like you."
"Mm."
"Not the way classmates like each other."
Duan Zhizhi suddenly fell silent.
After that day, he grew close to a female opponent. Through his actions, he made it clear to everyone around them that he had no improper intentions toward Jiang Zao whatsoever. He even rarely saw her at mealtimes.
In their senior year of high school, a male student dropped out. He had barely shown up at school to begin with, and people said he was a Go prodigy.
Jiang Zao worked hard to get into college, and Duan Zhizhi was there too. He wasn't a student, but a Go player the country had invested heavily in training. As it happened, he was also a substitute teacher for an elective Go class.
Outside the bicycle shed at Linjiang No. 1 High School stood a long wall. On the other side of it was an apartment building.
One line of faded writing on the wall stood out sharply.
"Good luck on your college entrance exams, Jiang Zao."
The handwriting was exactly the same as that on the notes Duan Zhizhi used to leave her with her breakfast.
So we'd met long ago.
Reader's Guide:
1. Everyday romance, a slow pace, and a balanced mix of sweetness and sorrow.
2. The story starts in high school and is not told in flashbacks.
3. The entire story is complete before publication begins.
Theme: Study hard
