Half-Fallen

When Xu Xinshu was seven, his parents brought Song Yuci before him. “Xinshu, from now on, she’ll be your older sister.” Song Yuci was then in the bloom of youth, yet a lifeless air surrounded her. Her eyes were dim, as if the sun had set within them. As they spent time together, Xu Xinshu gradually fell for Song Yuci. But she saw him only as family, so he could only suppress his feelings for her. Years later, Song Yuci's true origins came to light, and after all kinds of events drove them apart, the two lost contact. From then on, their feelings quietly began to change. Their hearts hung in midair, able either to rise and be warmed by the clouds or to fall, turn to dust, and vanish on the wind. Song Yuci: “It was only later that I realized just how much I liked you.” Xu Xinshu: “I thought you had always chosen to give up on me. Only later did I realize that your heart was filled with me.”