Qiu Yiling grows from a naive, carefree girl who has always been well protected into someone who volunteers to join the front lines against an epidemic.
Meng Xun, a boy who had lost all hope in life, is saved after meeting Qiu Yiling and eventually becomes a successful man.
The book ends with Qiu Yiling contracting the virus while working on the front lines. Treatment fails, and she dies. Devastated, Meng Xun takes his own life to join her.
Qiu Jinhong sighed helplessly, her tone suddenly turning serious. “People only have one heart, and one lifetime is only enough to love one person.”
Qiu Jinhong opened her eyes again and looked at Qiu Yiling in her arms, gently stroking her hair. “Our A Ling will meet someone who loves her with all his heart one day, too.”
“Oh…”
“Granny, do you want to see Grandpa?”
Qiu Jinhong gazed up at the mango tree. “I do. Whenever I miss him very much, Grandpa sneaks into Granny’s dreams and keeps her company while they chat.”
“Why doesn’t Grandpa come into A Ling’s dreams?”
“Because you don’t miss him enough for him to feel it.”
Qiu Yiling was a little speechless, but she was in a good mood, so she didn’t keep arguing with Meng Xun. “Birds have it so good. They’re so close to the sky, and the whole sky is a place for them to roam.”
She longed for the sky, because it held so many secrets.
“Mm.”
“But why does the sky cry?”
“Because it has troubles that make it sad, too.”
It's a bit refreshing and delicate, but the synopsis seems to indicate a tragic ending, which makes me a little sad 🥺 It's still very pretty, I like it ❤️