Our Summer of Love

[Youthful Campus Romance + Mutual Secret Crushes + Second Chance at Love] When she first began to fall in love, Jiang Wu, like so many others, had a boy she liked very much. She wanted to arrange countless chance encounters: at the basketball court, the convenience store, the dining hall. All so she could sneak a glance at him. Pei Yanche was both smart and handsome. He never expected that he, too, would fall for someone in secret. He explained math problems just for her. He shared one side of his earbuds with her and played her the songs he liked. He even learned from others how to find opportunities to spend time with her. “Jiang Wu, I didn’t fall for you on a whim, and it’s not some passing fancy. I’ve been planning this for a long time. Will you be my girlfriend?” “Guys should be the ones to confess. That way, when you tell your best friend, you’ll have something to brag about.” “Pei Yanche.” “Hmm?” “Will you be my boyfriend?” What is love? It is Jiang Wu trusting Pei Yanche unconditionally. It is Jiang Wu rushing to Pei Yanche’s house late at night to take care of him when he has a fever. It is Pei Yanche sending Jiang Wu flowers for 99 days straight to win her back. It is Pei Yanche presenting Jiang Wu with a special hand-drawn family portrait at their wedding. In the height of summer, we fell deeply in love. In the height of summer, we found each other again. We ran wild at sunrise. We held each other close beneath the fading light. From campus days to wedding bells.