No Next Time

It all started with a dream. Xie Shuyu dreamed that she and Wen Wan almost kissed. In the dream, she was very polite—just as their lips were about to touch, she tilted her face slightly away and said, "Wait a moment, I need to brush my teeth first." The electric toothbrush ran for a full two minutes, and then the dream ended. Xie Shuyu tossed and turned but couldn't fall back asleep, the image of those soft pink lips lingering in her mind. Xie Shuyu and Wen Wan had known each other for twenty years. As children, they shared everything, as close as siblings. But as adults, they were both busy with their own lives, rarely seeing each other. Xie Shuyu traveled to Wen Wan's city, and they met...