The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful

by Jiu Yue Xi

Chen Nian is a high school girl who suffers from stuttering. She is preparing for university exams at a cram school. When the police begins to investigate the suicide of her classmate, Chen Nian, who had inadvertently witnessed a bullying scene, decides to stay silent in fear of getting bullied herself. However, Chen Nian ultimately manages to gather her courage and expose the bullies for who they are, thus ending up as their new target. To protect herself from the wrath of the bullies, Chen Nian attempts to seek protection from various sources to no avail. Finally, Chen Nian is reduced to seeking protection from the tough street kid Bei Ye, who has a soft spot for Chen Nian.
Resource: Dramas, Books & Tea

Genres: Young Adult, China, Asian Literature, Contemporary, Asia, Romance, Fiction

262 pages, Web Novel

Published February 1, 2016

Reviews

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't think I'll be able to get over it for a long time..

[lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

‘I hate this city. thankfully, I wasn’t able to meet you earlier – if I had met you earlier, I would have fallen in love with every single person in this city. and that would have killed me.’

when someone asks what my favourite book is, how do I tell them it’s an incredibly niche chinese novel that doesn’t even have an official translation, and can only be found online?

if you’re wanting to this book, you’re probably here because you have seen the 2019 movie better days, and want more of chen nian and bei ye’s story. if so - or if I’ve somehow convinced you to read this with my tear filled updates on goodreads - please read this book. please, read this story and be as affected by it as I am.

in the last year, I have read this book 3 times. this story refuses to leave me, a plot that seems simple in nature, but gutting in execution. but, without further ado, let me convince you why this book is as near and dear to my soul as it is.

let me put a disclaimer; the movie is not a carbon copy of the book. there are many scenes that are altered, different, added or taken out in the name of adapting a book to screen. however, both follow the same skeleton of story, fleshed perhaps differently, but the heart is still very much there.

relatively, this is a simple story. chen nian, a high school student, starts to suffer from school bullying after her classmate commits suicide due to aforementioned school bullying. through a series of circumstances, chen nian meets bei ye, a ‘hooligan,’ and asks for his help in protecting her. so grows their harrowing, intrinsic relationship - and a chain of events that alter their lives forever; two youths who break and bleed and love in a world and city that is unforgiving.

the insight into these two beautiful characters is a wonder to witness - where, just skimmed in the movie, now we get a fuller depth of bei ye’s jaded and cornered personhood, chen nian’s quivering weakness and quiet strength, and the blurred definitions of their relationship.

from the very first chapter right up until the epilogue, this book doesn’t shy away from tragedy and trauma. the pain enforced upon chen nian and bei ye is cruel and unjust. but there is beauty, too. quiet moments in their relationship and time together, a sweetness that makes the bitter in their story worthwhile.

do not get me wrong; the book's english translation is not official, and at times it seems obvious: the tone or dialogue may come across as stilted, the narration un-eloquent - or passages slightly varying in translation depending on where you find this novel online. but to me, that makes this story all that more raw and tender.

tw // this book is considerably more graphic than the movie. content warnings for abuse, sexual assault, (talk of) suicide, and rape.

a link to this book online can be found on wattpad, as well as a slightly better translation on wordpress.com

[Arub · Rating 5 out of 5]

The English (fan) translation can be found here:

https://dramasbooksandtea.wordpress.c...

—props to the translator, they included some great footnotes.

[Sisi Blue Sky · Rating 5 out of 5]

- Bei Ye, what's your greatest wish?
- I am in love with a girl, and I want to give her, a happy ending.
That's all I wish for.
- Bei Ye.

I can not describe the amount of beauty that have appeared in the book. I couldn't even dare to finish the book, as I was extremely attached to the book. But, unfortunately, I had to finish it. I've spent my couple days laughing, smiling, crying, screaming for the story. I have never felt the urge to cry yet laugh at the same time. My whole heart has been filled with beauty, kindness, goodness, and the trust and belief itself. I am highly grateful to the app, Tik Tok for recommending me to watch the movie, Better days. I was left with a fond heart and I deeply enjoyed the whole movie. I was also engaged with the book itself. I couldn't register the plot and the main characters trust for each other. I truly loved the bitter yet sweet moments of them and I believe that they will continue their lives together. I'm sure they will be at each other's side and endure the hard and good ships together. I am immensely thankful to the author and I will be forever grateful for them. I am always thankful for the thought that had occurred for me to read this utterly heavenly book. I will forever cherish all the moments that they have shared with me.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

i can only review the version of this story i read so while my 4 stars hold, i know, intrinsically, that 5 stars would belong to the original, chinese version. it feels inevitable that the beauty of the language, the wordplay, the natural flow of the dialogue would be lost by being translated to english (or any language other than the original). that said, i deeply appreciate the translator of this story (dramasbooksandtea) for all their hard work and stellar insight into bridging the gap between languages and cultural understandings.

like many readers here, i read this book following a viewing of derek tsang's film better days. it's been awhile since a film has so completely, so unrelentingly captured my emotions the way that one did. it's been over a month since i saw it and i don't doubt that i've thought about it daily since. finally reading the story it's based on was a given. ultimately, i do believe the film handled the story in a better (or maybe it's more appropriate to say, more realized) way due in part to the convoluted crime/unreliable narrator angle for the last ten chapters of the book. again, a part of me will always wonder if these slight criticisms exist only because of the translation of what i read but unless (or until) i learn mandarin, that criticism stays.

the word that comes to mind when i think on the heart and soul of this story is intense. the way bei ye and chen nian are written, the all-encompassing connection they share and the almost unbearable symbiotic relationship that the reader witnesses between them is just SO...ugh! it's hard to describe in words. it's beautiful and tragic and dramatic and brutal and complicated but also pure and dirty, connected and lonely, fragile and strong. you yearn for their happiness so, so deeply while also acknowledging that their relationship borders on unhealthy simply because they feel so lost in a society that has failed them in the most fundamental ways. their codependency is on full display but one of my favorite ways the story unfolds is that while it sketches this out, it also displays the conclusive reasoning behind this codependency. this is a love story at its core, yes, but also a blistering indictment against school violence, how the justice system fails victims, how welfare systems fail children, how parents and teachers fail children, how CHILDREN fail children...it's all of that ensconced around these two kids and the choices they make in the face of the transgressions they suffer.

i loved it. while so much of the story is rooted in darkness, we, like chen nian, come to the realization at the end that hope and happiness exist if only we allow ourselves to trust that it does.

[catie 🧿 · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I hate this city.

Thankfully, I wasn’t able to meet you earlier – if I had met you earlier, I would have fallen in love with every single person in this city.

And that would have killed me.”

4.5/5

read this because i just watched the film and loved it. the book is imo more gruesome then the film. and although i rly liked the book i think i like the film better. but the characters are much more multifaceted in the book which really adds a lot to the story. and the film did change a lot of things from the novel maybe bc of censorship or maybe bc the screenwriter has other intentions and thins they wanted to focus on.. i suppose if i had read the book before watching the film i may have liked this more. either way i recommend both the film and the novel if u can handle the serious and heavy subject matter.

tw: bullying, sexual assault, rape, murder, and overall violence.

if u read this i highly recommend reading both epilogues.. especially the second one. it really solidifies character growth and if i could quote the whole thing here i would it was very well written and insightful.

[Azura Chan · Rating 5 out of 5]

"We share our joys, and we share our sorrows. We share the light, and we share the darkness." - Jiu Yue Xi, The Youthful You, Who Was So Beautiful
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🖤 This novel told the story of a girl and a boy who coincidentally met at a crossing point of their life. Due to some circumstances, the girl was heavily bullied by her classmates. It was seriously bloody bullying, but nobody can help her; her mother was absent, her teacher could only offer words of comfort, even police’s protection was unable to sufficiently cover her. When everything seemed bleak, the boy who was a local gangster became the only one who could provide for her protection.
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🖤 However, the plot didn't stopped only to that setting field. It was even bigger than anyone would expect. At first glance at the book cover, who ever thought this novel has beautifully horrifying plot. I didn't expect the story was centered around crime and psychological mind blown.
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🖤 The mystery and the investigation is very interesting, and thought provoking. I was glued to the book until the last chapter ever since the police tried to solve the mystery. From this book, I realised the important role of the policeman, Zhang Yie in this story.
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🖤 More so, I especially love the connection between Chen Nian and Bei Ye. Their love is so pure and innocent but at the same time life is difficult and harsh on both of them. I cried in many scenes and still cry when I re-read certain parts again. Now, Bei Yi is my favourite fiction boy. The only reason I believe that there will be light after darkness. The amount of love I felt for him is unspeakable. 🖤🖤🖤
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🖤 This book has been adapted into a movie : Better Days. I loved the movie but the novel was so much ‘more’. There are some part hanging in the movie, and you'll get a better explanation in the novel. And I have to say that I loved both version of this story. (The ending are slightly different but I still loved both version.)
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🖤 I am so glad I found this gem. This story will always have a place in my heart.
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[Lorena · Rating 1 out of 5]

For those who watched Better Days and fell in love with the story wanting more, I would not recommend this book. Honestly I didn’t even finish it. It’s way more inappropriate between Chen Nian and Bei Ye and there’s a really questionable dynamic between the police officer and Chen Nian.

I found that all the characters are more unlikeable and the plot is more simple. It reads more like wattpad rather than the psychological thriller I was left expecting from the movie. So in short I wouldn’t recommend the book for people who want more of the movie, but for fan fiction lovers it’s right up your alley.

[olive ⭒˚.⋆ ⚔ .ᐟ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hmmm.

Many thoughts, as I finish this book, fill my head and buzz gently with demand — loud enough that I should know them and want to sit with them, deciding what they mean, and just indistinct enough that I know I ought to consider them longer before giving any certain star review. A skillful narrative was weaved here; precise and deep in it's considering, so exacting and meticulous that the occasional places where it chose to go against my particular judgement bothered me more than perhaps they would have in another book. It was simply so expertly spun and carefully crafted with every scene, in only the way books are allowed, leading back and mirroring so finely the main theme of the story, the glaring preoccupations, the deep philosophical musings that permeated the text.

To Lindsay who recommended this to me, I said on many an occasion that I loved the quiet of this book: the barely there dialogue, the intentional vagueness in depicting the loudest of emotions, the almost detached setting and Far Too Composed, pithy and removed narration of it all. So much of the deepest and most moving aspects of this novel twist your organs and prick your sensibilities in the silence of intent between stuttered speech and deliberation in actions only half-detailed, implication and your own selfish want depicting the rest. It's an incredibly engaging way to tell such a tumultuous story, because all that grey area has you grasping at straws from the beginning, and as you grow comfortable filling the silence of the relationships these characters have, you grow complicit in their story, holding to the truth you favor, than perhaps the too-obvious surface level events.

By far, the stillness and the reticence of the story telling style — perfectly in line with our main characters personalities and world views — is the most engaging and tragic yet vital quality of this novel, and I adored it so deeply and believed in it's charm and beauty so wholly, that the occasional contradiction to this style bothered me. A truly minor critique, but toward the 2/3rd mark of the story, the narration does try with all it's heart to convince you that Bei Ye is the serial rapist that has been skulking about the fringes of the narrative the almost heavy-handed nature of this insistence stood out to me precisely because how veiled the story was inclined to be and perhaps gave away the twist of the story —that it was not Bei Ye— but perhaps because of the humble, subdued optimism that colors the narrative and is, in the end, it's greatest theme and intention, this fisted, pointed aspect of the story was always meant to be disregarded — a point that feels moot when you consider how truly riveting the interrogation room chapters were, and how neatly the noise of Officer Zheng Yi's narration could have easily managed this without the odd inclusion of it when the story was neatly trained on Chen Nian's perspective, a voice far less loud in her theories, deliberations, and deep seeded knowledge.

My only other gripe is one incredibly personal — I don't love the inclusion of the epilogues. The first was nice enough. A fulfilling alternate perspective to the very end of the story, and, in epistolary form from the perspective of, once again, Officer Zheng Yi. It made sense for the letter to be from him and it neatly carried some final send-off musings, and yet I knew when there was a letter epilogue from him we'd be getting one from Chen Nian, too, and the choice to do so in the final epilogue was much to my chagrin. I really appreciate the reticence of Chen Nian as a lead, the quiet of her mind and world, and while the letter from her certainly fits the character, it feels like an unnecessary intrusion into her worldview and her life that has been so neatly kept at arms length the whole of the novel. There was so much charm in having a protagonist that we knew but never had full access to, and while I do see the angle the story might have been going for — one of healing and maturity, especially for a character that has experienced so much and chosen to depict herself as locking it all up — I find it a little cheesy and unnecessary. As far as sins go, none too damning, and for the pitfalls of a story to sum to simple matters of taste, I am by no means disappointed or let down by this story!

A large part of me wishes so deeply I could read the work as is, untranslated and in a fluent and whole understanding of the true authors intent, but alas, such a wish cannot be met (as of now, anyway, who can say what the world could and perhaps ought bring), and my deepest respect and thanks to the people who make translation possible and do their very best. What a beautiful thing, to translate, to love to the point of sharing, to adore to the point of creation. I rather think it one of the most tender parts of humanity that we all try so desperately to allow things to be known; we reach out so often and so wholly to be understood.

I think that, perhaps, is another beautifully constructed and carefully examined part of this story, and I adore the understanding and the solace that Bei Ye and Chen Nian find in one another — the deep compassion, the quiet knowing, the safety in even the gaps of understanding between them. How delicate and quietly astonishing it was to see two people weave together a comfortability that never demanded much of anything, other than the willingness to respectfully search in the other for that thing they were always looking for in themself. Certainly one of the more beautiful romances I have ever been gifted to read, and one I am manifesting for everyone brave enough to exist in this world and despite it all, try. Bei Ye and Chen Nian, oh, how I think of youuuuuuuuuuuu.

There's still a pleasant buzzing in my skull, but I think for now I have done most of it justice. A 5 star review, a placid and tranquil ranking, smoothing over turbid waters to find the reflection of the stars in a crowded-street's gutter.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought-provoking and didn't shy away from keeping it real.

I cannot wait to watch the movie adaptation!

[Noelle]

哈哈 其实并没有读过这本书，只是在网上瞄了一下，发现小说跟电影的剧本很相似，就想按照电影的内容点评也大概是一样的。电影的剧情富有引力，我认为陈念和小北这两个人物都呈现的很好，读者一定被他们的处境深深感动。特别喜欢电影里的这几句话，很感人。
”我们都生活在阴沟里，有人却仰望着星星。”
”成长的痛苦阻挡不了未来的光明。世界很大，我们很好。”
当然也要表扬饰小北的千玺，很棒！

[☆]

dnf 27%

i think it’s a pretty good book from what i’ve read so far it was just difficult for me to pick back up unfortunately 😕

[mademoiselle thackeasse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jedna z niewielu sytuacji w których wolę film od książki.

[Acordul Fin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth reading because, even though it’s quite different, I can’t extricate it from my all-encompassing love for the film.

[zuro · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best book i ever read. still can’t remove all of the emotions i felt while reading this. im inlove with everything i read. this book has a very special place in my heart :( why is this so underrated, i would encourage a lot of people to read this. i dont know if i’ll ever get to move on with this book. it’s too special <3 the book is equally beautiful as the movie, both showing how love can truly save one another.

“have you ever, in your entire life, worked yourself to the bone – just for that one, special person in your life?”

[mini ♡]

better days is my favourite movie in existence i rewatch it always so when i found out there was a book i couldn’t wait?? but this was hard read i used to read things that were so badly translated but this, the sentences are so hard to understand, found myself reading one page again and again it didn’t stick either. hoping one day there is an official/better translation or maybe i’ll pic it up again, no hate to whoever translated it! just couldn’t get myself to finish it which is very sad.

[gauri · Rating 4 out of 5]

so so good! it was a tough read but i'm glad i read through, the female lead's character development was just phenomenal

[Bourgeon Bleu · Rating 5 out of 5]

After discovering the movie "Better Days" about a year ago, I got curious and decided to try the book and honestly, I was not disappointed.

I absolutely loved the movie and even after reading the book, I found that the adaptation was quite good even if it didn't entirely follow the plot of the book sometimes (which is fine and expected when a book is adapted into a movie in my opinion). However, I think that the book makes so much more sense as the characters and the plot were more developed in the book. For example, I found Bei Ye a little bit bland in the movie, when it came to his personal life and his past.

One of the reasons why I kept watching the movie again and again was because of the relationship between Chen Nian and Bei Ye.
And in my opinion, the movie barely does justice to their connection compared to the book. In the book, you really get how well they understand each other and how much they trust each other.

Overall, the plot of the book was more complex than the movie and I preferred it. There are so many aspects of the book (that I don't want to spoil) that are mere details in the movie.

I would also like to add that the book is way more graphic than the movie. Whereas the movie, in my opinion, showed school bullying scenes and how mean kids / teenagers can be to each other, the book goes beyond that and reveals the cruelty that lies within some individuals. Honestly, even if I knew that some moments of the movie were going to happen in the book (as those are key moments of the story) I would have never imagined that they would be that vicious and how inhumane some people could be.

The only thing I regret about the book is the lack of an official translation. It really felt like some things were lost in translation and the writing was quite confusing at times.

I gave it five stars because I personally really liked the story and I would honestly recommend it.

[Katy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐

"The two youths hugged each other tightly, as though they were the only measure of sweetness and happiness left in each other's world"

I have no words to describe how I feel right now 😭

I just want to point out the beautiful and unique conection between Chen Nian and Bei Ye. Additionally, that officer Zheng Yi also played a very important role in the novel.

As with the movie, I enjoyed (and cried) a lot reading it 🥺

Me dieron muchas ganas de leer la historia de ambos protagonistas luego de ver la película "Better Days" y descubrir que está basada en una novela. (Normalmente no leo los libros después de ver las películas, pero en esta ocasión quería saber más de ellos).

La novela nos cuenta la historia de Chen Nian, que sufre de bullying debido a su tartamudez. Un día, de regreso a su casa, se encuentro con un grupo de vándalos pegándole a alguien (Bei Ye), es ahí cuando ella decide llamar a la policía, pero la descubren y termina siendo humillada por el grupo.

La novela tiene partes muy lindas y tiernas entre ambos protagonistas, pero también tiene toques de la realidad y reflexiones profundas.

La verdad es que la historia es muy triste y logró afectarme mucho, ya que me sentí identificada con la protagonista. Por otra parte, la novela nos intenta decir de que siempre habrá esperanza, a pesar de los malos tiempos. Además, tanto Bei Ye como el oficial fueron personas muy importantes en el crecimiento de Chen Nian, así como ella lo fue para Bei Ye.

Lo único malo fue que la traducción no estaba del todo buena y estoy segura de que se perdió parte del mensaje del autor, pero, a pesar de eso, disfruté un montón la novela.

[Jovana · Rating 5 out of 5]

As someone who has watched the movie several times, I was quite intrigued to see what the book had to offer, and I was not disappointed in the slightest.

The book showed more of Chen Nian's classmates and their relationships, more intimate and kind moments between her and Bei Ye, as well as the investigation, the what and how everything went down.

I believe that Chen Nian and Bei Ye made more sense in the book, I didn't like the elitist comments and behavior from Chen Nian at the beginning of the movie, so to see she was different in the book made me rather content. Beside that, I loved the way we got to see Bei Ye. He was way more tragic as a character, being a son of a prostitute, and his dad a rapist.

Among all the characters, I think the most confusing to me was Li Xiang. Was he just a friend, did he want more from Chen Nian? He never made any moves, but his conversation with Zheng Yi, where he was scared to ask Chen Nian to see the movies because she would definitely refuse, unless it is Titanic, made me wonder if he had feelings for her.

Beside the classmates being much more alive in the book, I think Zheng Yi was also robbed of his active role in the movie, but in the end he managed to redeem himself.

Summa summarum, the book was truly amazing, every chapter was both easy and hard to read, if anything it made me appreciate the story even more.

[D.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I watched the movie "Better Days" shortly after it was released about six years ago. I instantly fell in love with it—the cinematography, the rawness, the angst, the intensity—all combined to create such an intense emotional impact. I was so captivated that I watched it repeatedly, each time overwhelmed by emotions, even crying and feeling entirely absorbed. This, for me, is not usual. I do not typically cry when watching movies, save for "Schindler's List" and "Remember Me".

This emotional experience compelled me to read "The Youthful You Who Was So Beautiful" a few weeks after watching the movie. Although I wasn't typically a reader of physical books, preferring online stories written by people my age, this book drew me into the world of literature like never before. From the moment I started reading, it became a part of me, shaping my appreciation for beautiful writing. It is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever read.

What captivates me about this book is its uncut and poetically written translation. It inspires me to read the original, as we all know that some nuances get lost in translation. This desire to fully grasp its beauty has brought me back to the book once more.

For the nth time, I am returning to my beloved book, but this time with the intention of memorizing as much as I can while I begin learning Chinese.

[KAITLYN · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was devastating in the best way possible.

Chen Nian having a stutter and being timid while coming across Bei Ye who was more loud and abrasive was the perfect mix for me.
The way Bei Ye describes Chen Nian—it's clear how close to his heart he holds her and how much he wants her to succeed. And the way Chen Nian describes Bei Ye? She knows he can protect her and she's absolutely grateful for it.
The plot was so good and I felt almost like I was experiencing it all in real time. This was beautifully written.

[Wanmata · Rating 5 out of 5]

เป็นนิยายรักที่เศร้ามากถึงมากที่สุด

อ่านแล้วทอดถอนใจไปกับชะตาชีวิตของพระเอกนางเอก
เป็นคนดีทั้งคู่ แต่ต้องเจอกับเรื่องร้ายๆ จนชีวิตหักเหไป
พยายามเอาใจช่วยให้ทั้งคู่เจอเรื่องดีๆ แต่นักเขียนก็ทำให้เราต้องเสียน้ำตาอยู่เรื่อยๆ

สองคนนี้มาเจอกัน เป็น other half ของกันและกันจริงๆ

ดีที่จบแบบ happy ending ไม่งั้นจะเศร้ามากกว่านี้อีก

นักเขียนเขียนดีมาก อ่านเวอร์ชันแปลอังกฤษยังรู้สึกปวดใจ บีบหัวใจ เสียใจไปกับสิ่งที่ตัวเอกต้องเผชิญ
การกลั่นแกล้งกันในโรงเรียน บางครั้งก็เลวร้ายยิ่งกว่าในสังคมผู้ใหญ่ซะอีก
มีประเด็นอาชญากรเด็ก ว่าควรได้รับโอกาสแก้ตัวหรือไม่ เพราะเหยื่อที่เป็นเด็กเหมือนกัน น่าสงสารกว่า

เห็นมีตัวอย่างเวอร์ชันภาพยนต์ด้วย มีจุดแตกต่างหลายอย่าง หนังสือน่าจะเศร้ากว่า

[Lan Mi · Rating 5 out of 5]

此评论涉及剧透•且无限期待电影版了 选角很有代入感啊！

确实感觉和东野圭吾的几部作品有重叠，比如《恶意》《嫌疑人x的献身》《白夜行》……细节处理和要渲染的观念很不一样。《恶意》里说，校园霸凌中老师家长和大人的介入是充满无力感的，只有朋友才能让孩子们度过难关；除此之外，《少年》这本书另一方面还提出了原生家庭的影响以及介入之于施暴者，也是有建设性的帮助。《嫌疑人》与本书都涉及了盲点题，当时看X的时候感觉太惊艳了，居然还有这样的操作，在本书再次看到也是很惊喜。比起X的盲点题，本书更强调的是少年间因为彼此依赖而产生的无条件的信任和默契而使得破案获得阻碍，这也是像《白夜行》的地方。抛开与其他作品的相似处，这本书涉及话题虽然现实而沉重，读罢却觉得十分暖心。就像散席时的四目相对，茫茫人海，匆匆一世，惶惶一命，我既有你，你亦有我……

[Najihah · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

I actually read this book for one my subjects and my oh my, I love this book and BeiYe haunts my mind day and day. I find really beautiful quotes from this book and my favourite part would be how Beiye really wants to save Chennian.

The only lack is that ChenNian's inexistent character development. I wish we could see more of a development in her character.

[Phoebe Qian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bawled my eyes out.

After reading this many heart feels more tender, yet I feel more clarity than ever. I want a wild and limitless love that seizes you with hope and courage like the love in this book.

[Dorotheasreadingcorner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a beautiful novel. I can't even bring myself to words but I could still remember being so attached and intrigued by this book, being so hooked from the start.

I would watch the movie soon, I heard it's called "Better Days."

[Morium Jahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the best teenage romance I've ever read! This book will send butterflies in your stomach, fill your heart with grief, and make you crave to be loved like this. You will close the book but the story will stay with you always.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite novels of all time.

[Thao · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 🌟