Goldfish Dream

The year her parents divorced, Ye Jia was sent to live with her aunt for a while. Life under someone else's roof was far from peaceful. On countless nights, as she lay awake on the living-room sofa, staring into space, she would hear faint noises from the bedroom. Suppressed gasps seemed to meld together, and sometimes her uncle would demand, "There's barely any room in this house as it is. Why did you have to bring along a burden?"

Ye Jia gazed at the moon outside the window, her eyes full of the same question. But all she got in return was silence.

Until she met Liang Songnian.

He was a tall boy who drew countless eyes just by standing there. When he smiled, he was like sunshine, warm enough to soak right through you.

After the school sports meet, Ye Jia was waiting for a friend on the field when he suddenly appeared in front of her. As if by magic, he produced a little trinket from his hand and offered it to her. The transparent keychain glittered in the sunlight. Ye Jia felt almost drunk, staring at the boy smiling at her as she heard him say, "Here, this is for you."

It only took a moment to fall for him. At that innocent age, Ye Jia began to understand what it meant to like someone. That fierce tremor, as if it could crack her heart open, was a sign that affection had quietly taken root within her.

After that, the goldfish keychain traveled with her through countless key rings.

"The heart-fluttering moments hidden in our youth always seem to end in regret."

BE, unrequited love, an insecure girl and a sunny boy, imperfect characters

Theme: Love is hard to fathom