All Those Years We Walked Together

The first half is warm, heartwarming, lively, and full of youthful innocence. The second half is tender, tearjerking, and colored by the regrets of growing up. At its heart, it's the story of a group of people growing up together.

Groups of boys and girls journey through the long years together, going from clueless to awkwardly young, then from awkward youth to maturity. Some break up and get back together, yet never truly lose touch. Some build a steady life together, sharing the same goals, and walk together from the innocence of school into the workplace. Some love someone they know they can never be with, but don't let their fixation make them miss the person who is right for them. Some cross time and distance, only to lose to a separation that nothing can overcome just as happiness is within reach. Some love without being loved in return, yet stay by the other person's side in the name of friendship.

Told as a coming-of-age memoir from the first-person perspective of the female lead, Xia Yanyan, the story follows a group of childhood friends from Jinjiang Residential Complex in Jinxi Town, who grew up inseparable. From carefree childhood, they reach middle school and become kindred friends with Xiao Ran, Duo Duo, Zhu Chengyu, and others.

- Xia Yanyan: The female lead. Gentle, sensitive, and considerate, she has always been an ordinary student and grew up surrounded by the love of her older sister, older brother, and family.

I thought we would be happy together forever. I thought that if I came to your city, we could be happy together. I often wonder: if I hadn't returned to Yunxi that day, but had stayed in Chengshi to spend New Year with you and gone to your aunt's house together, would things have been different?

May every year bring peace and joy.

May the best versions of ourselves get what we wish for and find what we seek.

May we never part, and may no misfortune befall us.