Heard You Still Love Her

In high school, Xiao Ruoyan fell in love with the school beauty Yan Zhilan. She kissed Yan Zhilan under the moonlight. The love of youth, passionate and consuming, burned everything to ashes. At 18, before the college entrance exams, they unexpectedly came out. Amid their parents' heart-wrenching sobs, their defiance, and their pleas, the two were forced apart, their eyes red as they gazed at each other from afar, compelled to break up. Ten years of separation. She heard that Yan Zhilan had a boyfriend, was successful in her career at a company, and was preparing to marry. She heard that Yan Zhilan had fulfilled her dream of becoming a piano teacher, her students flourishing under her guidance, her life happy and fulfilling. She also heard that at a class reunion, Yan Zhilan drank herself into a stupor alone, clutching a bottle and singing *Those Were the Days*. She heard that Yan Zhilan nearly died by suicide... At 28, Xiao Ruoyan had shed all her sharp edges, transforming from that proud youth into a reserved and successful director. Yan Zhilan remained as elegant and beautiful as ever—alone, with just her hands and a piano, playing melodies that couldn't conceal her sorrow. They reunited before a friend’s wedding banquet. When they met again, their eyes reddened with emotion. Only then did Xiao Ruoyan realize that all the rumors, all the so-called moving on, amounted to nothing compared to Yan Zhilan’s whispered question: *"Ah Yan, have you been well?"* ... They cut through the thorns. They stood independent, carving out their own destiny. All for this reunion. P.S.: The story begins with their reunion—heartwarming, HE! HE! High school innocence, no endorsement of early romance. Study hard and strive for progress every day!