Two people who like each other can't help but want to make promises to one another.
He too wanted to be like an ordinary boy and tell Tang Yuran that he liked her and he would always like her.
But how far does his 'forever' extend?
This year he turned sixteen. If he could live until twenty, wouldn't that mean, for him, the longest 'forever' was just four years?
How ridiculous.
Gu Yu took a deep breath, the icy air filling his lungs with each inhale and then exiting, warmed by his body temperature, back into the atmosphere.
There was a dull ache in his chest, with a hint of sourness that made it unclear whether it was his heart that was hurting or if it was just his emotions.
The boutique by the roadside was playing a pop song from over a decade ago, the noisy music adding to the turmoil in his heart.
However, one moment the speakers were blaring 'hee sha sha, hee sha sha' and the next, a clean and clear piano prelude began to play.