She Never Takes Off Her Headphones

Introduction: Chen Yu, a sophomore student, noticed that Shen Mian, a girl from the same major, always wore headphones when walking, eating in the cafeteria, and even during group discussions. Rumor has it that she has a withdrawn personality and once took a year off from school due to something. Chen Yu was forced to team up with her for a group assignment, only to discover that the headphones never actually played music - they were just a white noise maker that made her feel safe. Shen Mian has mild hyperacusis, and the noise in the crowd feels like needles to her. Her headphones are a buffer between her and the world. As for Chen Yu, who grew up with his father who drove a truck, he was used to loud roars, but in a quiet library, he would be distracted by the sound of Shen Mian turning pages. The story follows the timeline of the two from their sophomore year to their senior year, and describes how they test the decibels of each other's worlds: Chen Yu learns to walk softly, and Shen Mian tries to take off a pair of headphones at a specific moment. But the real conflict comes from the outside - Shen Mian's parents have always wanted her to "be like a normal person" and forced her to undergo desensitization treatment; while Chen Yu's father had an accident due to long-term fatigue driving, and he began to re-understand the meaning of "quiet".