In the midsummer of 2008, Chi Yu, who failed the college entrance examination, met Gu Yuan, a young man who dropped out of school to work but had a secret while working in a factory during the summer vacation. The scars on his left arm, his late-night depression, and his focus on mechanical repairs were embedded in her youth like gears. The two warmed each other amidst the roar of the assembly line. Chi Yu broke off 520 stars filled with thoughts, and Gu Yuan used the metaphor of lemon-scented white cat laundry detergent and "rusty gears" to become the only star in her re-reading years.
This is an obsession that spans life and death: when Chi Yu prayed for Gu Yuan's safety in front of the Buddha, when she frantically searched for traces of him even after deleting all contact information, when she asked fate "Why is it the person she loves the most who is let go?", The answer has long been lost in the cracks of time.
Is it fate or calamity that I met you?
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
