"Maybe that's how things work. That's real life. You meet people for a reason. But once the purpose is fulfilled, you'll both part ways and move on to the next phase of your lives. Such is what happens during graduation, or in cases of one's pa.s.sing." She sighed.

"We just need to accept it."

"Do you know, Guangxi, I was brought up by my mother's relatives in South Korea until I graduated from high school. Afterwards, even if they didn't tell me, I felt that I was becoming a burden to them."

"I didn't know, Sola. You haven't opened up about your family before."

The girl shrugged. "I don't really have one to share. I don't have a home, either. That's why it so hard to answer you when you asked me before what my address is outside the university."

Xue Guangxi turned to his left where Kang Sola lied on her back. He stared at her side profile. They had been friends for a good while, and he even claimed he has deep-rooted feelings for her, yet he failed to know the very basic information about her, or her pain and frustrations. What kind of a best friend was he?

Kang Sola seemed in the mood to open up about the very sensitive topic of her lineage. "My mother died giving birth to me. My mother's relatives thought that my father was not suited to take me, an extremely fragile new-born daughter so they took care of me instead. They said my father agreed to it, but according to them when I grow older he wanted custody over me too."

"But then he never came back for me..."

There was silence between them. "I only saw him in pictures. I went to study here in Beijing under scholars.h.i.+p in the hopes of finding him one day."

"But this country is huge. I'm not getting my hopes up."

Kang Sola giggled wryly. "Maybe when I finally meet my father, my purpose in this world would have been fulfilled."

"Don't say that. Don't live for someone who's not with you. No, don't live your life for anyone else. Live it for yourself, Sola."

"Perhaps, that's the very reason why I started my vlog in the first place - for exposure. Maybe my father will accidentally see one of my vlogs and reach me."

"I don't know, Guangxi. That's a yearning I always had ever since I was little."

"I never had a family of my own. My mother's relatives have their own families. Even if they raised me, I felt I'm an intruder."

"Sorry, I am getting overly emotional." She propped herself with an elbow.

"The stars are bright tonight." She commented in an attempt to end the previous heavy topic.

"But it's getting late. Let's head back and rest for the night."

"Anyhow, I'm just so glad I have you as a friend. I can count on you and you can count on me too."

"Remember the song by Bruno Mars?" She smiled while she brushed the back of her head for remnants of gra.s.s, and then stood up. She brushed with her hands the back of her skirt, too.

Xue Guangxi grinned knowingly, then nodded. "Yeah, some sort of a theme song of ours." He retorted playfully as he stood up.

"I can be your family." He spouted without thinking. Then his ears turned red as it somehow came out wrong. "I mean, I can be the nearest figure of a family. My family can be your family too. I'll share Xu-jie with you." He added hurriedly. He was as quite fl.u.s.tered.

"That's so thoughtful of you. I really like Xu-jie."

They sauntered away towards the girl's dormitory. Xue Guangxi's one arm hooked around the girl's shoulder while her arms wrapped around his waist in a friendly hug.