The Love That Remains

To the world, Fang Aisa died eight years ago. Before her death, Fang Aisa was considerably famous among her classmates. Her actions left a profound impression on the people around her. First, it was Wu Xiang, the substitute math teacher, who claimed her to be a genius. Next, there was a strange broadcast where the hottest boy of the school declared to be her plaything. She even jumped from the roof into the swimming pool on that same day. Finally, the same hottest boy in the school jumped from the window to save her from drowning.

Her classmates got another shock when they saw the video on her Weibo. Then, they heard the news of her death. Because of these series of events, nobody from her class can forget her to this day.

On her eighth death anniversary, the school group on the chatting app stays quiet for all day. Nobody dares to say a joke or send a funny meme. After all, the hottest boy in the class and Fang Aisa's best friend are also in the group.

The class president suddenly uploads a picture with a text in the group.

[Found Fang Aisa's doppelganger]

In the picture, a tawny-skinned woman in her early twenties is seen. She has an oval face and dark eyes. She is dressed in a black t-shirt and jeans. Her long dark hair is free and untamed. The woman is quite attractive. She resembles young Fang Aisa a lot, especially the nose.

[Oh my god! She looks exactly like her.]

[I thought the same, but she isn't her. Her name is Eshe Yu. She is three years older than us. She is a travel blogger.]

[Really? This is amazing. I guess the legends are true. There are many people in the world with the same face.]

[She is way hotter than Fang Aisa.]

[Class President, where are you?]

[I am in the XX Village. It's quite far away from H City.]

[Is she there with you? I want to ask her out.]

[No, she left the village a while ago.]

[That's a pity. I always had a crush on Fang Aisa.]

[He Yong, aren't you forgetting Sung Jun and Wang Mei?]

He Yong goes offline.

[Let's pray that Fang Aisa's soul finds peace.]

[Class President is right. We should pray for Fang Aisa's soul.]

The group goes quiet.

Wang Mei reads the messages quietly after four hours. She is stunned to see the resemblance in the picture.

"She looks just like her." Wang Mei shows the image to Bae Jaemin. "isn't?"

Bae Jaemin pushes the spectacles on his nose. "You are right. She looks just like my sister in law. We should send this picture to Sung Jun."

"I don't think so." Wang Mei stares at the screen. "Fang Aisa is dead. He needs to move on."

Bae Jaemin takes the phone away from Wang Mei and forwards the picture to Sung Jun. "If my brother wants to move on, this picture will never affect him. If he doesn't, then it is good that there is someone who looks just like her."

When Wang Mei understands his meaning, she is angry. "Will you take any woman who looks like me as your next wife after I am dead?"

Bae Jaemin purses his lips. He wants to say yes, but he is afraid that his gangster wife would break all of his bones if he tells the truth. "Wife, there can never be anyone who looks like you."

"Did you forget that I have a twin sister?" Wang Mei points her fist at him. "Wang Ying Yue is my identical twin."

Bae Jaemin mentally curses himself. How can he forget this little detail? A layer of sweat forms on his forehead. "Wife, she might be your identical twin, but she doesn't look anything like you. Your flamboyant red hair and your murderous aura are unique. She can never kick like you." How can he forget that she was the one who beat up the infamous Kyubok with a kick? It was also the reason why he noticed her.

Meanwhile, Sung Jun is standing at the bridge in H City. In his hand, there is a packet of savory dumplings. He throws the packet in the river. There is a lingering regret in his eyes.

He gets the text from Wang Mei and sees the picture along with two words.

[School Group]

He opens the school group in the chatting app. He reads all the messages quietly. His lips curl up into a playful smile. His eyes light up.

"You dared to fool me." He murmurs to himself while keeping his eyes on the screen. "Fang Aisa, how should I punish you for tormenting me like this?"