The Gaze That Comes Against the Light

Confession against the light: the gaze that has been hidden for fifteen years Diagonally in front of the primary school classroom, Jiang Yi's eyes had quietly followed Lin Xiaoxing's figure - she panicked so much that the tip of her nose was stained with dust when she knocked over her pencil case, her cheeks turned red when she was distracted and called on, but she always gave out snacks to her classmates, like a trouble-making but enthusiastic little squirrel. The careless Lin Xiaoxing only cared about studying and having fun in class, and never noticed this silent attention. The two had been in the same class for six years but rarely communicated, becoming two parallel trajectories. From the placement in junior high school to the stranger in high school, Jiang Yi has always been a bystander: writing down her birthday, secretly helping her find reference books to mark the key points, silently tracking her joys and sorrows in the circle of friends - seeing her reluctantly letting go of a long-distance relationship, witnessing her getting back on her feet after a breakup, witnessing her counterattack from a junior college to a bachelor's degree, and then resolutely embarking on the road to the postgraduate entrance examination. He watched her stay up late in the study room studying questions, her fingers were calloused but she still didn't give up, and the feelings in his heart became stronger with time. The countdown to the postgraduate entrance examination was 100 days away, and an unexpected reunion in the library broke the deadlock. Jiang Yi extended a helping hand as an alumnus, sharing information and answering difficult questions. He took her home with an umbrella on rainy days, stayed with her late at night to relieve her anxiety, and entered her life little by little with meticulous companionship. Lin Xiaoxing gradually discovered that this top student who was once out of reach actually understood her embarrassment and her persistence. There was a hot sincerity hidden in her silent guard. When the postgraduate entrance examination came to an end, Jiang Yi let go of his years of restraint and boldly confessed. Fifteen years of silent gaze finally welcomed the dawn. Two trajectories that had been missed for many years finally met and embraced each other in the backlight.