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The autumn sunlight filtered through the sparse leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground that swayed gently with the breeze.
Li Ze and I walked side by side along the familiar path of our alma mater, the scenery rushing back to me as if time had reversed.
Three years had passed, and I had grown from an innocent girl into an independent and confident professional woman.
Now, I worked as an editor at a well-known Media Company, enjoying a stable job and a fulfilling life.
Li Ze was a photographer I had met during an interview. Two years older than me, he was gentle and considerate, always able to sense my emotional fluctuations.
He held my hand and pointed to the weathered graffiti wall beside the playground in the distance. "It seems like there are many stories here," he said.
I followed his gaze, and the wall stood there as it always had, its colorful graffiti capturing countless youthful memories.
Yet, I found myself involuntarily stopping, my heart suddenly racing.
Buried there was a memory I least wanted to touch.
"Shall we go take a look?" Li Ze suggested with a smile. Without waiting for my response, he gently tugged at my hand.
I nodded, trying hard to appear natural.
As we approached the graffiti wall, a childish cartoon caught my eye: a boy and a girl standing hand in hand, with the words "Forever Together" written beside them.
My breath caught suddenly, as those few words pierced my heart like a sharp knife, tearing open the long-sealed wounds of the past.
Wang Yi... Zhang Nana...
Their names had once been etched in my memory like a brand, haunting me through countless sleepless nights.
Li Ze noticed my unease. He stopped in his tracks and placed a hand on my shoulder. "What's wrong? Are you remembering something unhappy?"
His voice was deep and gentle, yet it made it even harder for me to control my emotions.
I took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil within me. "It's nothing, just... suddenly remembering some things from the past."
He didn't press further; instead, he pulled me into his embrace, holding me a little tighter. "Don't be afraid. I'm always here."
In that moment, I felt an unprecedented sense of security. Perhaps this was the greatest difference between Li Ze and Wang Yi—he never shied away but instead offered me support and strength through his actions.
Closing my eyes, scenes from three years ago flooded my mind—
How that once charismatic Student Council president betrayed our feelings and left me in embarrassment and loneliness for another woman; how that naive girl, who once yearned for love, gradually came to see reality and struggled to transform from her pain.
Tears slipped silently down my cheeks, but when they brushed against my lips, I found myself wearing a faint smile—not one of mockery, but of relief.
Perhaps, this is what growing up feels like?
As the sun gradually sank in the west, the sky was painted with a layer of golden-red hues. We held hands and slowly left the campus.
When we reached the school gate, I couldn't help but glance back at the graffiti wall. It still stood there, but it could no longer sway my emotions.
"What are you smiling about?" Li Ze asked, turning his head to look at me, his eyes filled with affection and curiosity.
"Nothing," I replied softly. "I just suddenly feel... that everything in the past is truly behind us."
He said, "That's good. From now on, we only need to look forward."
I nodded, gazing into his bright eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of my lips. "Yeah."
In the sunset, our shadows stretched long and far, as if our future was infinitely extending before us.
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