Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Xia Hua, do you still remember Little Fish? Do you know that there’s a naive, oblivious Little Fish, secretly missing you in the far north?

Scenes of her time with Li Yuan replayed in her mind. I thought I had met my destined one and was on the verge of a sweet romance. Everything was heading in that direction, but reality dealt me a brutal blow...

Suddenly, the dormitory door was pushed open. A tall girl with a guitar on her back and wine-red hair walked in.

Seeing Jiang Zhiyu browsing the Zhihu website, she asked curiously, "Zhiyu, you like browsing Zhihu too?"

Jiang Zhiyu glanced at her new roommate from Imperial Capital Normal University and replied with a faint smile, "Not really, I just look at it occasionally."

Zhou Tan suddenly slapped her head and laughed. "Oh, right! Seeing you on the Zhihu website reminded me of something. The Zhihu website is hosting a ’Milk Tea Girl’ contest. The first prize is as high as 1,000,000 yuan, and I heard it’s incredibly popular."

"Zhiyu, with your looks and figure, you could definitely win if you signed up."

"Hee hee, why not give it a try?"

"Not interested!" Jiang Zhiyu shook her head.

It had taken a great deal of courage for her to come to Beijing from Modu, thousands of miles away, just to disappear from Li Yuan’s life. How could she possibly participate in an event hosted by his company...?

Zhou Tan pursed her lips. "Ah, that’s such a shame. With your looks and figure, Zhiyu, winning the contest would be a breeze. Your image and temperament are just amazing. You’re just a little aloof, haha."

"Hee hee, Zhiyu, do you want to know what some of the boys at our school say about you behind your back?"

"Not interested!" Jiang Zhiyu shook her head.

Having grown accustomed to Jiang Zhiyu’s aloof personality, Zhou Tan chuckled and teased, "They all say you’re as cold as an iceberg and as dazzling as a rose. They’ve even given you a nickname: ’Ice Beauty.’ Hahaha!"

Hearing her roommate’s teasing, Jiang Zhiyu couldn’t help but chuckle, though a dull ache stirred in her heart.

I used to be a lively, cheerful, and optimistic girl... But even after giving up my old friends and immersing myself in a completely new environment, I can no longer find that feeling of ease and happiness...

Jiang Zhiyu gazed pensively at the Zhihu website, her thoughts turning to the man who had brought her so much laughter, and also so much unforgettable, heart-wrenching pain.

Is he doing well? Does he ever think of me? Does he still remember... that in faraway Beijing, there’s a girl named Little Fish who thinks of you every day, every single moment...?

Zhou Tan remembered something else and turned to her ethereal-looking roommate, asking, "Zhiyu, our Imperial Capital Normal University’s New Year’s Gala is in a few days. Are you really not planning to perform?"

Jiang Zhiyu shook her head.

Seeing Jiang Zhiyu as resolute in her refusal as ever, Zhou Tan sighed with regret. "Sigh, that’s such a shame. It’s a great opportunity to showcase your talent. Others would kill for a chance like this, yet you just toss it aside."

"And that song, ’Anhe Bridge,’ that you sang in the dorm the other day... if you performed that at the New Year’s Gala, it would definitely be a huge hit. That song is so incredibly moving..."

As her roommate mentioned "Anhe Bridge," Jiang Zhiyu’s thoughts seemed to take flight.

They soared across endless mountains, rivers, and oceans, traveling a thousand miles away to the athletic field of Ji University in Modu...

There, a boy was passionately singing and playing "Anhe Bridge" for a girl...

Only now, everything had changed. I’m in the far north, while you’re by the sea. Though we’re only a few hours apart by car, it feels as distant as the endless starry sky. Will we ever meet again in this life?