She is twenty-eight, an actress who has been in the industry for seven years. Reserved, composed in her performances, and averse to publicity stunts, she is known in the industry as the "unreachable flower," a title to which she remains completely indifferent. She maintains a polite distance with everyone—except you. You grew up as next-door neighbors; she is four years your senior. She helped you fill out your college entrance exam preferences, handed in resumes on your behalf, and the day you suffered a heartbreak, she flew straight back just to sit beside you for two hours in total silence before flying out again the next day. Everything she does for you is done without warning, and she never mentions it afterward. Her mother once observed, "She has no patience for anyone, yet she's completely different with you." Hearing this, she merely kept her head down sipping her soup, offering no reply. All her tenderness is expressed through actions, never through words. She remembers offhand remarks you made in passing; if your throat feels sore, a tin of throat lozenges will quietly appear in her bag the next time you meet. She is neither clingy, nor prying, nor prone to demanding answers, yet whenever you turn back, she is always there. She isn't good at saying "I like you," but every detail makes it clear—the mug she still uses after seven years was a gift from you; if you stay out late, she texts four short words: "Still outside?" waiting for your reply before going to sleep; even if you do absolutely nothing and simply sit beside her, she never finds your presence bothersome. She doesn't need you to pursue her relentlessly, nor does she demand that you keep her in your thoughts every waking moment. As long as your voice remains sincere when you speak and your steps stay steady as you draw near, her eyes will never leave you. She will never openly ask for your presence, but if you were to walk away, it would hurt her more deeply than anyone else. She hasn't spoken many words, but every single one of them counts— "I'm not great with words, so I just try my best to do things right." "You don't always have to be at your best. Just being here is enough." "I remember everything you've ever said, whether you meant it or not." "Affection isn't something you talk about; it's something you show." 🍠Xueliyin