Staring forward, rushing ahead

Author: Yu Yujun
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: I grew up in the fertile soil of a shiny, modern city. I studied, exercised, and wandered around. Occasionally, I also fell in love. When I was sixteen or seventeen, I reversed my name, turning the ordinary Pan Jie into Jie Pan, and suddenly, my monotonous days became full of ups and downs. Many interesting events happened in my life. In high school, boys and girls were like the natural magnetic poles of the north and south, far apart yet attracted to each other. So my buddies teased me playfully: "This guy is such a girl magnet." I replied, "Haha, what I call a girl magnet is curiosity plus a kind heart. I can't find a precise adjective to describe myself. Some girls dislike me for being too handsome, probably because I've caused them a lot of emotional trouble. That's just innate; there's nothing I can do about it. But they also silently admire my soft heart. They say when they listen to Xiao Qi's songs, they think I resemble him in many ways: soft-hearted, but always maintaining a masculine posture; cheerful, but sometimes emotionally unstable like fluctuating voltage; sensitive, but numb and unaware when like a constant-temperature animal. Oh, the girls finally reveal a cute and authoritative smile: 'Anyway, he's a nice guy.' My relationships with ten girls were wonderfully romantic, but they never bore fruit. Just like Xiao Qi's songs, we had just entered the season when spring flowers would bloom. Girls appeared one after another in the limited time and space, and I witnessed their joys and sorrows, their bumpy growth, and was instantly captivated by their radiant glow. When the girls suddenly fell into trouble, I was grateful that I had never stood by the sidelines. Each time, I acted impulsively, joining in spontaneously, wholeheartedly, and bursting with inspiration, impulse, and extraordinary strength. When the dust settled, I wished I could fly, wish I could become invisible, take a step, and just walk away without anyone tugging my sleeve. But I couldn't forget the tears and smiles of every girl. It was them who filled a boy's life with starry, twinkling adventures. One sleepless summer night, I stared at the irregular, sparsely scattered stars in the city sky, wondering how to sort out those wonderful stories and those unique girls. In the deep and shallow impressions, this "romantic Gemini" boy, who was also a "super curious baby" in the zodiac, suddenly wanted to match them one by one, to capture their zodiac adjectives. Oh, lo and behold, there were exactly ten:
Aries: Zhu Pingting If she had red hair, she would be a living Irish girl.
Taurus: Wang Jiaojiao Like a timid mouse, she has a stubborn, unshakable love.
Gemini: She has amazing jumping skills and used to play house with a chubby kindergartener, almost getting trapped.
Leo: An An A little spoiled, she acts recklessly without thinking, but she's also very cartoonish and adorable.
Libra: Fa Ruotian Her eyes sparkle as she admires the perfect musical prince, quietly awakening in the percussion.