Extra, The Throbbing of Youth (Part 1).

Snow is very rare in the south, especially in their small town, and it has been a long time since it last snowed.

She turned off her phone while answering, "I'm coming."

Shen Nian Ci Gu could not care less about unfinished homework, but instead rushed to the aisle, stood by the railing, wanting to reach out and catch a small snowflake falling into the palm of her hand, her heart blooming with joy.

Shen Nianci became entranced as she gazed, and suddenly a line of poetry appeared in her mind.

This action made Shen Nian's heart filled with mixed feelings. She interpreted this action for a long time, many times, and finally had a sudden realization. What could it mean? Perhaps it's just not as burdensome to carry on one's shoulders.

Shen Nianci stared at the box for a long time, but in the end, he took out the key from the drawer next to it and opened the lock.

Shen Nianci was staring at her phone screen absentmindedly when she noticed that Li Yingze's QQ status was "hard to say," and she didn't know what had happened to him.

On the day when Shen Nianci returned to her hometown, snowflakes drifted down from the sky. On the way home, her heart was always filled with intentional or unintentional expectations, hoping to have the chance to see Li Yingze again during this time. They really haven't seen each other for a very long time.

Before turning the corner, Li Yingze did one more thing, he turned back and glanced at Shen Nianci.

Shen Nianci's gaze turned to the window again, watching the heavy snowfall. She always felt that if she could have a little more luck, it would be great.

Picking vegetables. Shen Nianci's father was concerned about her, watching her being absent-minded.

It's snowing! Someone in the class shouted out loud. Without thinking, Shen Nianci looked up and indeed saw the snowflakes slowly falling from the sky.

Answering a question with an unrelated answer or remaining silent can both be considered as answers, but it's just that Shen Nianci is too stubborn in his speech.

Five years may seem short or long, but I have never met you even once. Perhaps this is reality, without a movie script or an unexpected reunion many years later.

Shen Nianci's gaze fell on a locked box, but she didn't have the courage to open it. Opening it would mean that all the memories would rush back in an instant.

Perhaps it is this strange and peculiar behavior that continuously sprouts, withers, sprouts, and withers the seeds of discontent in Shen Nianci's heart.

When Shen Nianci took her good friend to the convenience store to buy water, she met Li Yingze who was about to carry water back to the classroom on the way, and she secretly followed him.

By calculation, it has been almost five years since Li Yingze graduated from junior high school. It's strange to say that Li Yingze's hometown is not far from Shen Nianci's, and the two even go to the same place for the fair.

Okay. Shen Nianci's thoughts were brought back, and she smiled and responded, picking up a piece of meat from the plate in front of her and putting it in her bowl.

At that time, Li Yingze responded to Shen Nianci, but he didn't forgive himself.

Maybe it's been too long since it was used, there's a musty old smell, flipping through those unsent letters, her mind suddenly went back to her sophomore year.

In the beginning of 2023, there was winter snow.

This figure lingers in Shen Nianci's mind year after year.

If he and I were to face the snow together, we would also count as having grown old together in this lifetime.

She remembered that day, Li Yingze looked very nice, wearing a red hoodie with a black baseball jacket, black pants, and a pair of black sneakers.

Returning to the desk, I looked at the dates on those letters. They were all from the 18th year or earlier. There was even one from the 14th year. The young man had only written a few words: "From today on, the girl's feelings have found a home."

Watching Li Yingze struggling to carry water, Shen Nianci couldn't help but want to rush over and help him.

Shen Nianci watched his back as he entered the teaching building. However, just before reaching the corner of the stairs, Li Yingze placed the bucket of water on the ground and hoisted it onto his shoulder. Previously, he was carrying it in his arms. That action was really cool.

That winter was very cold, but it passed quickly. The following year, when school started, Chen Nianci recognized him at a glance from the crowd. That day, a rare sun appeared in winter. Li Yingze and his friends were walking on the playground, and Shen Nianci was following him closely.

Shen Nianci suddenly ran back to the classroom, took out her phone, skillfully unlocked it, opened the chat box, entered this poem, and clicked send.

She remembered that Li Yingze did not respond to her that day.

Shen Nianci continued to watch the snowflakes, but his gaze wandered to the teaching building across the street. Li Yingze was also standing there, watching the snowflakes.

Shen Nianci's thoughts were brought back by a burst of firecrackers. She was startled. After dinner, she lay on her bed, turned her head to one side, and saw the messy letters on the table. She always felt empty in her heart.

Li Yingze walked towards her, that was her long-lost courage, she just stood there, without avoiding, her eyes didn't avoid either, she remembered, Li Yingze smiled at her, when he smiled, the corners of his mouth seemed to glow like two shallow dimples, Shen Nianci was suddenly lost in it, when she came to her senses, Li Yingze had already walked far away.

Oh Ci, come and wash your hands for dinner. The father's call brought Shen Nianci back from endless thoughts.

Perhaps five years is too long. Shen Nianci doesn't have a single photo of Li Yingze, nor can she remember his voice. Even his figure has begun to blur in her memory. But the only thing that Shen Nianci remembers is the throbbing feeling of youth.

This year is the 23rd year, and it has been a long time since it passed.

I don't know why, but Shen Nianci is still looking forward to celebrating the New Year like she did when she was a child. It seems that after starting to work, it's probably because the only time she can go home is during the winter.

After Shen Nianci arrived home, the snowfall became even heavier. Sitting by the window, Shen Nianci watched the falling snowflakes and the distant silver-white scenery. Unconsciously, the snow had already fallen so heavily.

Whenever I think of someone, I long to see him, and my heart aches.

After work, Shen Nian devoted all her energy to her career, without any extra energy to think about Li Yingze. But as soon as she set foot in this familiar place, the long-lost seed in her heart would slowly sprout.

Not long after, the weather gradually became hot.