At the start of the 2022 school year, the arrival of Liu Yuxiao, a girl from the north, stirred a ripple in Xia Ning’s dull, uneventful sophomore year of high school.
Overwhelmed with confidence, Xia Ning declared, “I’m so handsome. There’s no way you don’t feel anything. Come on, woman, stop pretending.”
Pretending not to hear, Liu Yuxiao replied, “Xia Ning, you should go to the school infirmary. No, wait, go to the hospital and make an appointment with a specialist. Your brain is pretty important, especially when you’re in high school...”
Though Liu Yuxiao is annoyed by this flirt’s constant harassment, she can’t do much about it. Gradually, she consoles herself: He’s just not right in the head. You don’t have to accept him, but you should be understanding. After all, fate brought us together as classmates.
Little by little, she begins to discover that things aren’t quite what they seem. Zhu Huazhang, known in class as the aloof beauty, isn’t actually aloof. Jin Luochuan, whom students at school steer clear of, is kind of adorable. Everyone has another side they keep hidden, as if they’re all wearing masks.
Yet in Xiangcheng, a city that never sleeps beneath its dazzling lights, Liu Yuxiao feels completely out of place. By the softly glowing Xiang River, she feels alone. No one has yet come along to lift the mask from this girl with a hazy past. Could Xia Ning be the one?
To your midsummer, and my fireworks.
