In the summer of 2016, the cicadas’ cries couldn’t drown out the feelings in the hearts of two teenagers. The hot wind seemed to keep them impossibly far apart. Jiang Zhi stood by the corner outside the classroom, clutching her schoolbag. Chi Yan’s eyes were bloodshot as he braced both hands against the wall over her shoulders, questioning her like a madman.
“Why?” Chi Yan could barely hold himself back.
“I’m transferring schools. Don’t contact me again,” Jiang Zhi said calmly, her eyes red.
“The college entrance exams are coming up. You…”
“You can take them anywhere, Chi Yan. Your life has nothing to do with me, but I still hope you have a bright future and a sunny road ahead.” Jiang Zhi pushed his hands away.
The words “a bright future and a sunny road ahead” stayed with Chi Yan for years. Jiang Zhi didn’t know that without her, there could be no future or sunshine for him.
In high school, Jiang Zhi was the girl every other girl envied. Her family was ordinary, but she was a top student and beautiful, like a pure snow lotus, admired from afar but impossible to reach.
Chi Yan came from a wealthy family and was fiercely independent, yet he was tender to Jiang Zhi beyond words.
What Chi Yan didn’t know was that her departure would become the turning point in his life.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zhi went through several dark years.
On New Year’s Eve in 2023, Chi Yan gazed from afar at Jiang Zhi in the crowded throng. The cold wind swept by as she looked at him, just as she had back then, yet not quite the same. Endless sorrow filled the girl’s clear eyes. The years he had missed seemed to weigh on him until he could barely breathe.
I call to you, toward the sky and the snow-capped mountains, to follow the yearning of your heart.
If the years leave a mark, it must be that I love you.
A tough-talking, tender-hearted romantic × a stubborn, cool beauty like a white flower
The character setting of this book suits my taste very well