The first time Shu Yao met Wen Xu, she was six.
The first time Shu Yao realized she liked Wen Xu, she was sixteen.
The first time Shu Yao decided to give up on loving Wen Xu, she was twenty-six.
“Wen Xu, I once thought that the twenty years we spent understanding and cherishing each other were the memories I could never let go of. But then I realized that no one stays still forever. So I decided to walk toward a future without you, never looking back.”
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The first time Wen Xu met Shu Yao, he was six.
The first time Wen Xu realized he liked Shu Yao, he was sixteen.
The last time Wen Xu saw Shu Yao, he was twenty-six.
“Yao Yao, I love you, but I can't ruin your life.”
Childhood friends / mutual unrequited love / tragic ending / blurb to be completed / lovers whose hopeless love is hidden beneath a great friendship / free to read in full
Theme: Regret can also be a kind of fulfillment
