The Summer Breeze Falls on the Corner of the Desk

In a senior-year classroom at seventeen, Lin Zhixia has been secretly in love with the boy behind her, Jiang Yubai, for two years. Amid endless practice questions and the dull grind of exam preparation, their desks become the vessel for their growing feelings. The tenderness hidden in the boy’s eyes slowly comes to light, and their mutual crush quietly blossoms. They encourage each other, shoulder to shoulder through countless late nights of practice, and head together to the gaokao examination hall. From shy classmates sitting one in front of the other to lovers who stand openly by each other’s side, the young pair draw strength from their love, making room for both their dreams and their feelings. They cross the height of summer and head for the same university, letting the summer breeze beside their desks blow on through all the years to come. This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.