Summary
Synopsis:
Over the thirteen years of being friends with Nan Qiao, Yun Zhi confessed her feelings many times.
But every single time, Nan Qiao rejected her with the same phrase: “We’re just friends.”
They were “just friends,” yet Nan Qiao would display intense possessiveness and chase away any potential suitors around her.
They were “just friends,” yet Nan Qiao would engage in endless ambiguity, demanding special treatment and exercising the rights of a lover.
When Nan Qiao caught her starting a new relationship, Nan Qiao even smiled and offered her blessings, hoping she would find someone she liked soon.
On that day, Yun Zhi suddenly woke up.
She decided to give up on Nan Qiao and start living her own life.
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On the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine’s Day), Nan Qiao invited Yun Zhi—who hadn’t contacted her in a long time—out for dinner.
Nan Qiao assumed that after being angry for half a month, Yun Zhi would have cooled off. She never expected Yun Zhi to show up with another woman, Yu Mingxia.
The two were intimate, and the way Yu Mingxia looked at Yun Zhi was full of lingering affection. For the first time, Nan Qiao felt an unprecedented sense of panic.
Thinking Yun Zhi was just trying to make her jealous, Nan Qiao tried to tell Yun Zhi to stay away from Yu Mingxia, just as she had in the past. However, when she called, it was Yu Mingxia who answered.
Her voice was cold but clear:
“Zhizhi is asleep.”
“If you need anything in the future, you can contact me directly. As her girlfriend, I’ll take care of her friends for her sake.”
A few seconds later, Yu Mingxia let out a cold chuckle:
“A word of advice: be a decent person. Don’t go around trying to interfere in other people’s relationships.”
It was only then that Nan Qiao realized:
She had, it seemed, truly lost Yun Zhi.
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Nan Qiao always felt that the name “Yu Mingxia” sounded familiar.
Later, while flipping through a collection of “Outstanding Alumni” from her high school, she saw the name of the 2012 top science student and finally remembered.
In their senior year of high school, she had intercepted and thrown away a love letter someone had written to Yun Zhi.
The signature on that letter was Yu Mingxia.
A Multiple Choice Question:
Between the person you have loved for many years, and the person who has loved you for many years—who would you choose?
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One-line summary: A regretful ex-friend loses the girl to her long-time secret admirer.
Theme: May you be brave and open enough to pursue the beautiful dreams of your youth.