From the Land of Monsters

This article is set in a closed third- and fourth-tier town in 2007, and tells the story of a purely youthful and regretful cross-border youth encounter. The visit of a group of Japanese exchange students broke the boring life and planted an unexpected heartbeat in Chunwei's heart. The school ushered in an exchange activity for Japanese exchange students. Due to disciplinary problems, the class teacher in Chunwei's class canceled the exchange student quota. Full of regret for missing the opportunity, he could only follow his classmates to watch the visitors from afar. A Japanese girl with fair skin and refreshing short hair, Kurumi, caught his eye instantly. With a vague affection, Chunwei clumsily inquired into her daily life, silently paying attention to everything about this foreign girl. In just two weeks of communication, the two met only a few times. At the campus art performance, Chunwei, who is good at erhu and performs traditional folk music, met Kurumi, who sang and danced enthusiastically on the stage. The two completely different cultural styles collided to create a unique spark of youth. After the show, he mustered up the courage to ask her for an autograph in simple English. This clumsy yet sincere encounter became Chunwei's most precious and exclusive memory in his youth. The heartbeat of youth is both grand and small. After a brief encounter, only distant thoughts remain, hiding the regrets of youth that everyone has had.