On my way to Zhangjiakou for a business trip, I will be staying in a remote mountain valley for the next few days - the sky is filled with bugs, and they are almost driving me to death.

I didn't intend to reach out to her again, but she's the one who keeps messaging me now. It's very strange, are all people like this?

No need to talk about these useless things. Let's continue with my story:

After we finished eating that day, work called and I had to go home. They were planning to continue strolling in another place for a while, but unfortunately, I could only leave reluctantly.

Returning home, I began to contemplate a very serious issue.

Some people may be confused about how girls end up in relationships of love with each other.

I am a fujoshi and have written many BL novels. The reason why same-sex relationships between men can gain such popularity is twofold. First, seeing two handsome guys in love is visually appealing and eye-catching. Second, the line between friendship and romantic love between men is very clear. When two men truly fall in love with each other, their hearts are moved by this genuine "love". Thus, they feel and understand that "yes, they truly love each other" (personal interpretation, please refrain from criticizing if you don't like it).

You may not have thought about it, but the emotions between girls are even more difficult to cultivate.

"Best friend," is a very mysterious thing.

This kind of feeling is higher than friendship, but lower than being a lover - sometimes, it can even surpass being a lover and form an awkward position. Especially for people like us who like girls, this is simply a nightmare, in terms of wording.

So I don't really say much about it: what my best friend is like, in my circle of life, I only have friends and sisters.

The emotions between girls, when taking one wrong step, could lead them to become best friends. You can share a bed, confide in each other, kiss each other's cheeks, and express your liking for each other, but you will never be lovers.

I'm actually very afraid that things would develop to this point. After all, we met in high school, and the foundation of our relationship has already been laid with the word "friend". Two years ago, she expressed her fondness for me, but she didn't directly say the three words "I love you". I can feel that, during this first meeting after a long separation, my heart is still burning, just like it was two years ago when she left. This time, I absolutely cannot make the same mistake as I did two years ago and casually let go.

So, before seizing this last opportunity, I should think carefully about how to make her understand that I truly like her, rather than just "liking" her.

We are from the same high school. After graduating, I stayed in Beijing, where I had been living for almost 20 years, while she went to the distant province of Guangdong.

In this vast nation, the distance may neither be considered far nor close.

At that time, I didn't have such a profound affection for her as I do now. She was just a girl in my impression, with long hair, a slender figure, and a strong sense of antiquity. She spoke in a gentle and elegant manner, often pausing to catch her breath after every sentence. She always showed me a warm-hearted smile. Every time I saw her, I would feel all at ease, as if I had been healed.

In my youthful ignorance, looking back now, that feeling was probably what is known as "liking".

Our first contact was in a graduates' group.

Actually, when I graduated, I had no intention of maintaining any contact with my high school classmates.

I graduated from a top-ranked high school in Beijing, but due to participating in band performances in my first year of high school and preparing for art college entrance exams in my senior year, I completely missed the most difficult parts of high school mathematics. When it was time to split classes in my senior year, I looked at the test paper with a bewildered expression and achieved the most embarrassing result of my life: 13 points.

Before my adolescent emotions could start overflowing, my classmates in the same class had already begun to disdain me. The diligent students formed a group, isolating a few of us who were preparing to major in music and sports, saying that we were neglecting our studies.

I really don't care, you know? I'm a Virgo after all! Virgos have never been afraid of being alone.

Inserting a few wasted words here: The first batch of acceptance letters was from the Music Academy. When I held up the acceptance letter from CCOM in front of the homeroom teacher, the faces of those few little jerks turned green. Hahahaha...

I digressed.

After I joined that chat group, I didn't say a word and immediately switched to "do not disturb" mode. I then continued to enjoy the leisure I earned after graduating from my third year of high school.

It wasn't until I received a greeting message from my good friend in the evening that I decided to open WeChat. Before I had the chance to see what my friend had sent me, my attention was immediately drawn to the little red dot that suddenly appeared on the friend request notification.

Fate had it, so I opened the friend request first.

"I am xxx" (her name).

The first thing I felt when I saw her was a pleasant surprise. She, along with a few close friends, was probably the only beautiful high school memory I had left. I couldn't bear to say goodbye to them so easily.