My Mr. Right Is Naturally Aloof

He was born aloof, slow with words, rigid in his behavior, and unwilling to socialize. His world was silent and colorless. He couldn’t feel the birdsong or the fragrance of flowers outside. There was no path connecting him to the outside world. He lived alone, immersed in his own world. That year, he was ten and she was eight. He was sitting, she was crouching. The instant their eyes met, she opened a path into his world. From then on, she became his only longing, his one connection to the outside. But life rarely went as planned. He thought they would walk together forever, but when he stood outside her home holding the trophy she had always dreamed of touching, no one came running out to greet him with a smile. He couldn’t find her. He pounded on the tightly shut door until his hands were bloody, but it remained closed. “Brother Xiao Du, even if we accidentally get separated one day, you have to wait right where you are, okay? I’ll come find you.” He held on to that promise and waited for her to come find him...