The Dream You Built

It's short and sweet. I originally planned to write something to smear the novel so I could keep it all to myself, but then I thought better of it. After all, it's so well-written, and it would be a bit unethical to deliberately smear it just to satisfy my own desire to have it all to myself.

Such an exquisite story structure is condensed into just twelve chapters. You see, if the emotional development isn't done well, this kind of story would be awkward to read. The opening establishes the male protagonist's deep affection and the younger sister's subtle thoughts, all laying the groundwork for what follows. What touched me most in this story wasn't the later plot twist, but the interactions between the male and female protagonists in the middle. It depicted the most beautiful form of love, but such moments were fleeting, leaving me with a lingering sense of unease. Without this lingering sense of unease, the later plot twists wouldn't have been able to soothe my heart. The ending is undoubtedly a brilliant touch. Because it symbolizes the male protagonist's growth, a...

The dream you created is an illusion I can never reach.

I recently finished watching several tearjerker anime, including *Your Lie in April*, *I Want to Eat Your Pancreas*, *Plastic Memories*, and *The Pet Girl of Sakurasou*. My mood is terrible; an indescribable depression is stuck in my chest. I don't know why, maybe it's because I've watched too much anime, but I now desperately want this book to be made into a movie. If this book were made into an anime film, I believe it would be a tearjerker masterpiece comparable to *I Want to Eat Your Pancreas*.

Having been with SF for a year, your writing style is the best I've ever seen.

Reading this short story reminded me of the last novel that made me feel so depressed—a somewhat unfinished one (about reincarnation, a very good novel whose title I've forgotten). After finishing that book, my first thought was "what if." What if Lin Yutong hadn't died? Would it have been a happy ending? What if Lin Yutong's soul had truly returned? Would it still be the same? What if the younger sister hadn't been raised by the male protagonist? Would their meeting and the ending still be the same? These "what ifs" plunged me into deep thought. I desperately tried to construct a happy, perfect world to deceive myself, to tell myself what if this novel had a different ending? But all of this seemed to vanish in an instant...

The ending of Keigo Higashino's *The Secret* was so tragic; the daughter never came back, and the wife was someone else's wife—it was truly despairing. He Xue's ending was so much better, perfect! (´｡✪ω✪｡`)

A masterpiece! I cried, laughed, and loved it.

I came across this book through another one by the author. I was looking for something to read and stumbled upon it. The first time I read it, I felt a strong sense of immersion. Later, one night while staying up late, I wanted to see if the author had written any other books, and that's when I came across this short story. Although it only has a dozen or so chapters, it is so moving. The author always manages to express the characters' inner world with the fewest descriptions. Whether it's pain or joy, it all feels so real that I couldn't help but empathize with the characters. It felt like it was really happening, not just a story.

Wow, why are all of Pineapple Bun's short stories so brilliant?