He Said the Future is Promising

Synopsis: Sensitive, gentle, and strong girl × favored son of heaven.

TV reporter × research doctor.

1.

In the early autumn of 2016, Song Shiyang was preparing to board a flight to Baden-Württemberg to pursue a seven-year medical degree at Heidelberg University.

Before her phone turned off, a message popped up from an unknown QQ account, "SSY, the muggy heat of summer in Mountain City is always annoying, but the hot wind of Mountain City hides many unforgettable moments. Since you're off to chase your dreams, it's time for me to let go of my affection and move forward greatly."

"May you grow wings, transforming into a鲲 (kun) in the Northern Sea."

Song Shiyang didn't dwell on it. Just like countless times before, she typed "Thank you." and then exited the screen and turned off her phone.

2.

Eighteen-year-old Xu Sui came from a scholarly family, was handsome, and had a wild personality. Throughout her three years of high school, she consistently ranked first in various mock exams and won admission to prestigious foreign universities through international academic competitions.

She was, one might say, a young achiever with a smooth journey ahead. Therefore, falling in love with him was the most enduring and sorrowful thing in Xu Sui's youth.

3.

In June 2023, after graduation season, a photo suddenly appeared on the forum of the First City High School. In the photo, a seventeen-year-old Song Shiyang, with drooping eyelids, was explaining a competition problem to a petite girl. He exuded a lazy wildness, yet there was an inexplicable tenderness and harmony.

Junior students made up various ambiguous stories.

At a class reunion, classmates brought up the photo and post to tease them. At that time, Xu Sui, with a cool smile, replied, "It's fake."

Song Shiyang just raised an eyebrow and said nothing.

After the reunion, Song Shiyang cornered Xu Sui against a car. Her pale chin was flushed, a bead of sweat teetering on the edge, and she said in a hoarse voice, "It's real now."

Xu Sui clutched his shirt corner, looking up at the person who had permeated her entire youth, a strange warmth in her eyes, and softly assented.

It turned out that having a wish granted was such a gentle feeling.

4.

One day after marriage, Song Shiyang and Xu Sui returned to District 8, Shapingba, where they had lived as teenagers. In the old house, they unexpectedly found a yellowed diary in a corner of the utility room.

The first page of the diary read:

2013/6/18

【So his name is Song Shiyang, the 'Shi' from 'Shi and Sui Ren' (Years of Bountiful Harvest). This is the second time he's helped me.】

2016/9/28

【Is the weather good in Baden-Württemberg? Are you well, Song Shiyang...?】

Countless dust-covered memories flooded back, clear frame by frame, and he finally realized what he had missed that year.

You went West, I went East, separated by the continuous Ural Mountains, over ten thousand kilometers apart. We didn't say goodbye, because we never thought there would be a future.

Your one phrase, "the future is promising," helped me endure countless difficult moments.

"Becoming as excellent as him was the only form of heroism in my girlish youth."

*Campus secret crush story / No intimate descriptions before adulthood / Both pure / Both first loves / Early campus bitterness, later urban reunion.

*Both male and female leads only loved each other.

*No prototypes, all locations are fictional.

*"xx weather good or not, xx how are you" derived from the internet. Content Tags: Favored son of heaven, Industry elite, Growth, Campus secret crush, Redemption. Xu Sui, Song Shiyang. One-sentence synopsis: Those little things in youth. Theme: You are the ardent presence in my bland youth.