If We Didn't Know Each Other This Way

The winter of 2025 was particularly heavy for Ji He. The pressure of reality made her silent, depressed, and lonely in the night. An accidental refresh of the screen late at night brought her into a live broadcast room. At first I was just attracted by the host's nice voice. But he caught sight of Yan Du standing quietly in the corner. Their encounter was not in the expected time and space. More than 7,000 kilometers apart, spanning two seasons. They are close to each other, but always stop at that end of the screen. There is no expressed love, only countless unspoken concerns and temptations. In the midst of miss and restraint, a gentle and light emotion blooms quietly, like a flower growing in the heart that cannot be disturbed. This is a story about loneliness, dislocation and warmth, About whether they could have had a different ending if they didn't know each other this way. Purpose: By depicting the encounter and miss of two lonely souls in misplaced time and space, this work explores the inner loneliness, emotional longing and pain of growth of modern people, and conveys the hope that even in silence and depression, warmth and understanding can still be expected.