240 From a Moment to an Eternity 1 (2/2)

”That's right.” He nodded without hesitation before quickly shaking his head. Song Qingchun was confused by action, but he soon explained himself, ”It was not during my youth that I met her; it was when I was eight.”

When he was eight? Then they can be considered childhood friends. Could it be that he is just like me? He loves his childhood friend who is unfortunately in love with someone else?

The similarity of their experiences piqued Song Qingchun's interest. A feeling of camaraderie rose in her heart, and she sighed. ”So, another story of childhood sweethearts… Alas, in the real world, those never end well…”

”No, we were not childhood sweethearts.” Su Zhinian paused as a layer of sadness glossed over his face. However, he desperately wished that they were.

All these years, he had been wondering, if he had grown up alongside her like Qin Yinan, would he have acquired a place of importance in her heart?

”We only met once when we were both children.”

”Once?” Song Qingchun widened her eyes in shock. She then enquired with interest, ”And then what happened?”

”Then, I searched her for ten years before I finally found her again.”

Su Zhinian's tone was light, like he was talking about someone else's past and not his own, but when the word ten years fell out of his mouth, Song Qingchun felt her heart shake.

Ten years… A decade… How long that was. A person's life only comprised of a few decades, and he had used about one-tenth of his life to look for another person.