Bitter happiness

Author: Wang Ling / Liu Xuelan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: When alone, one longs for love, desiring that the arrival of another person will enrich and fill life. When in a relationship, one savors love, experiencing the bitterness and sweetness it brings. All the joys, sorrows, leaps of excitement, sweet moments, and bittersweet feelings blend together—this is love. The innocence of youth is displayed here, the worries of growing up are shared here, and the emotions of adulthood soar here. Here, it is the fertile ground where the phoenix blooms; here, it is also the place where love grows freely. Hazy, melancholic, bitter, and sweet—here, they sway into a colorful rain of love, a kaleidoscope of youth. Mutual love, one-sided waiting, gentle romance, heartbroken happiness—love’s appearance is often not as beautiful as imagined, yet it cannot stop the relentless souls who follow one after another into solitude. Happiness should be filled with sweetness, but why, she wondered, did her first love bring a hint of bitter sorrow? The story takes place during high school. As a member of the volleyball team, she could only watch the senior girls sweat it out on the playground from under the banyan tree by the side of the field due to an injury. Then, the popular senior boy, an angel-like figure radiating sunshine, gracefully appeared by her side. But everyone said, this senior boy was a couple with another senior girl. Yet, the senior boy said, he approached her only out of sympathy, just to help her integrate into the volleyball team circle. Thus, still confused about what love is, she felt heartbroken and could only gather her emotions. Then, she met him, another senior boy. No need for words—he always understood her feelings, saw through her thoughts. So, she accepted his pursuit, but what began was a heartbroken romance. Whenever she felt bitter about love, the one who stood by her side and protected her was the senior boy who had initially said, "I only took care of her out of sympathy," the true angel who could bring her sunshine and warmth.