The finale of "Pi" made many CP fans cry to death, but this is the youth of most people.

It’s probably the summer vacation that’s coming, and all kinds of campus romantic dramas are on the air, and even the hot searches have a youthful flavor.

First, "Boy" came to its finale: Qian Sanyi was admitted to Tsinghua University, Deng Xiaoqi was admitted to China National Theater Academy, and Lin Miaomiao and Jiang Tianhao stayed at Jiangzhou University. Before leaving, the four of them parted ways at the station.

Qian Sanyi did not confess his feelings to the girl he liked, Lin Miaomiao. Qian Sanyi just asked Jiang Tianhao to take good care of "her". After getting in the car, Deng Xiaoqi asked: "Why didn't you tell her, confess to Miaomiao!" Qian Sanyi said helplessly: "You all can see it, why can't she see it?"

Many CP fans are dissatisfied with this ending. However, this ending may be more in line with the youth of most people. Who has no regrets in their youth?

Ke Jingteng still failed to catch up with the girl Shen Jiayi who he had been chasing for so many years; the promise Fang Hui and Chen Xun carved under the tree that year in a hurry was not realized in the end; many years later, Lin Yi received Zhou Xiao After Zhi's wedding invitation, the song "My Deskmate" sounded in my ears...

Then came the adaptation of Guo Jingming's novel "A River of Sadness" into a new drama "Flowing Good Times", your painful youth. Go online.

The plot in episode 2 is a bit cruel! The heroine Yi Yao thought she might be pregnant. She immediately approached Qi Ming and said, "Please buy me a pregnancy test stick!"

How does Qi Ming feel in this paragraph? The girl he grew up with asked him to buy her a pregnancy test stick. He rode angrily for a long time, but in the end he texted Yi Yao "What brand do you want?"...

Another On the other hand, "Secret Love: Orange Born in Huainan", adapted from August Chang'an's novel of the same name, began to be released. After Sheng Huainan saw Luo Zhi's diary, the two people who were supposed to be together finally got together. Like all lovers, they would be jealous, jealous, and occasionally quarrel. The very artistic Luo Zhi said: "We finally They turned into a vulgar couple..."

There is regret, pain, and sweetness. All the tastes are mixed together. This is youth!

In order to carry youth to the end, here, Reading on the Road will share with you Haruki Murakami’s work "Norwegian Wood". It is not only a youth romance novel, but behind love, it is more It tells how people should grow, how they view life and death, and how they face difficulties in life.

That was in the autumn of 1969, when I was about to turn twenty.

When I think of that time, the first thing that appears in front of my eyes is a meadow: the grass is luxuriant, and the October wind comes from afar, blowing through the grass and then escaping to the other side of the woods. The leaves rustled and a few dogs barked in the distance. The voice sounds vague, as if you are standing at the entrance to another world.

At that time, we were walking on the grass and chatting. Naoko said to me: "My heart is much more chaotic than you imagine. It's dark, messy, and cold... Why didn't you leave me alone at that time?"

Then, Naoko grabbed me again. She held my arm and apologized to me gently, saying that these were her own problems and had nothing to do with me. Then we walked into the deathly silent pine forest in silence.

After a long time, Naoko asked me again: "Watanabe-kun, do you really like me?"

I replied: "That goes without saying."

Naoko said: "Then can you promise me two things?"

I nodded.

Naoko said: "The first thing, I hope you understand, I am very happy and grateful that you can come to see me."

I said: "I will come again "What about the second one?"

Naoko then said: "I hope you will remember me. Remember that I lived like this and stayed by your side."

I said: "Forever. I will never forget it."

However, Naoko's memory is still getting blurry day by day. Only today did I suddenly understand the reason why Naoko asked me not to "forget her". Because she knows that her memory in my mind will be diluted sooner or later. That's why she emphasized: I hope you will always remember me and remember that I existed like this.

Thinking of this, I feel so sad that I can’t help myself. Because Naoko has never even loved me.

A long time ago - actually only 20 years ago, I lived in a student boarding house. I was 18 years old, had just entered college, didn’t know anything about Tokyo, and was living alone for the first time.

The boarding house was built on a highland with a beautiful scenery. It occupied a large area and was surrounded by high concrete walls. After entering the gate, a huge birch tree stands in front of you, and the sky is densely covered by green leaves.

To be honest, at the age of 18, I had no idea what I wanted to do in the future. I can’t say whether I like the drama major I studied or not. Anyway, it doesn’t matter what you study. Apart from reading books and visiting bookstores, I don’t seem to have any other hobbies.

At that time, I met Naoko when I went to Kanda to browse the bookstore.

I haven’t seen Naoko for almost a year. During this year, Naoko lost weight and became a different person. We met by chance on the Chuo Line train and got off together at Yotsuya Station. After walking out of the station, Naoko said nothing and started walking quickly. I had no choice but to follow him like a chase.

Naoko asked me how collective life was. I said, I can't figure it out, but that's not bad. So, I tried to ask her if she planned to move into a boarding dormitory. She shook her head and said she just wanted to know what collective life was like and whether it was interesting to live with others day and night.

I won’t ask any more questions. This topic will inevitably involve memories that neither of us are willing to touch, about a forever 17-year-old boy.

The boy's name is Kizuki, and he and Naoko are childhood sweethearts. As Kizuki's best friend, the three of us are always together, going on outings together, and chatting together. However, a year ago, Kizuki committed suicide in his garage after playing billiards with me.

For a long time after Kizuki died, I was unsure of my place in the world around me. I chose a private university in Tokyo that seemed to be accessible without much effort. I just want to escape from Kobe and start a new life in a place where I know no one. I was determined to forget everything about Kizuki, including the red N360 car and the smoke rising from the tall chimney of the crematorium.

However, no matter how hard I try to forget, there is still something like a mist that remains, and its outline becomes clearer and clearer. Gradually, I realized that death is not the opposite of life, but an eternal part of life.

The time I met Naoko on the train was completely accidental. I didn't know it at the time, but Naoko, like me, hoped to leave her original city by going to college and start a new life in a place without any acquaintances.

When we were saying goodbye that day, Naoko asked me: "If it's possible, can we meet again?" I nodded and said, "No problem."

So, from the beginning Starting from the second Sunday, we started walking on the streets like we did the first time, walking endlessly. She was in front, and I stepped away a little to follow. It’s not so much a walk as it is a soul-saving religious ritual.

When autumn passed and the cold wind blew through the streets, Naoko began to lean on my arm from time to time. Whenever she holds my arm, I feel pity for her. I understood that what Naoko wanted was not my arm, but someone's. What she wanted was not my body temperature, but someone else's. However, I can only be me, and I actually feel a little guilty about this.

Time passes slowly, the seasons turn around, and it is spring again. By mid-April, Naoko will turn 20. I was born in November and she is about seven months older than me. Naoko's birthday is a rainy day. After I finished the class, I bought a cake to celebrate her. Naoko said: "I am also 20 years old, a bit like a joke. I am not prepared for turning 20 at all, as if someone pushed it to me from behind."

That night, Naoko was surprisingly talkative and kept talking all by herself. When it was almost 11 o'clock, I said I had to go. Unexpectedly, tears welled up in her eyes, her body bent forward, and she burst into tears. I gently reached out my hand and hugged her body almost subconsciously. Naoko was trembling in my arms, stroking my back with her fingers, as if searching for something precious.

The next day, I lost news of her. No one knew her whereabouts, and the house had long been emptied.

I wrote a letter to her hometown, hoping to deliver it to her. I frankly expressed my feelings in the letter: "Naoko, after Kizuki passed away, I lost the person to whom I could truthfully tell my feelings, and I think you must have been the same. I think maybe our mutual pursuit of interests has transcended what we have. I also thought that maybe I shouldn't do that, but there was no other way. The intimate and warm feeling I felt in you at that time was something I had never felt before. Write back, at least let me know that I didn't hurt you."

No reply. In June, I wrote another letter, but still no reply.

It wasn’t until July that I finally received a text message from Naoko. I couldn't wait to open it, and she wrote: "You have been by my side for a year, and I am grateful in my own way. You have not hurt me, please believe this no matter what."

Only then did I find out that she had already dropped out of school and was admitted to a nursing home because of neurological problems. It was also at that time that I realized that Naoko had been lost in real life. She wouldn't let me see her because she wasn't ready yet.

One night in July, I saw a firefly. The faint point of light was really like a lost soul, wandering back and forth in the dark and heavy night. I reached out several times, but couldn't reach it.

Has Naoko’s mental condition improved after being admitted to a nursing home? Can the relationship between Toru Watanabe and Naoko have a happy ending? How did the deceased Kuzuki affect these living people?

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