I fell silent, of course knowing what her trailing sentence meant. We had not been in touch for two years. Our families were actually quite close, with a straight-line distance of just over twenty kilometers, but my house was on the north side of the small town and her family lived in the south.
Recalling those memories—both wonderful and painful—I felt a lump in my throat. I remained silent for a long time, ultimately choosing to keep my mouth shut.
Seeing that I was not speaking, Li Keyun began to voice all those wonderful memories.
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