June 28, 1988
The national college entrance examination is finally over! A teacher from Jingda University actually called me, asking if I'd consider applying to their school! I'm going crazy with joy! Everyone knows that Jingda University's mathematics and finance major is the absolute best.
Yet my younger sister has been throwing tantrums for days, reluctant to let me go. But could I bear to leave her? I truly don't know how I should choose.
July 13, 1988
I still chose the university in Hangzhou—it's closer to home, and a bit closer to my younger sister too. Over the past few days, she went on a hunger strike over this matter, losing so much weight she's just a shadow of her former self. Tonight I'm taking her out to eat her favorite beef noodles.
September 26, 1988
I ran into him again. I never expected he would actually remember me! When he saw me, he even asked if my wound had left a scar. Kids heal fast, though—the wound faded away ages ago.
Oh right, I finally asked his name, and it's such a lovely one—Yue Fan, the fan of "riding the wind and breaking the waves to cross the boundless seas."
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