Chen Shi's memories of Gujing County were always a sea of white, because she only ever returned there in winter, and winters in the north were always snowy.
Chen Shi returned to the little county town as the new millennium began. This time, her memories held more than just snow: a boy with bright eyes, and a friend who ran with her through the snow and secretly cried with her at the cinema.
"Will you forget me?" Chen Shi asked. By the time she finished speaking, she was already in tears. Lu Qingyou gently drew her into his arms. The front of his shirt was soon damp with her tears. "I'll always remember you," Chen Shi heard him say.
When they were young, they didn't believe people had to part. But when the day of farewell finally came, Chen Shi wished time would pass more slowly, and more slowly still.
Theme: Youth, growing up, and parting
