An Abusive Dad, a Mom Who Left, and a Broken Son

【Rural Childhood + School Days + Two Academic Stars + Mutual Pining + Devoted to Each Other + Healing and Redemption + Slow Burn】 【A brave, determined heroine who wears her heart on her sleeve + A seemingly aloof hero who blushes easily and gets shy】 In the summer of 1995, thirteen-year-old Jian Yuan heads to her maternal grandmother’s home for the holidays, as she does every year. An accident leads her to meet fourteen-year-old He Wei. Though everyone else sees He Wei as eccentric and withdrawn, he is gentle and obedient around Jian Yuan. They have only just met, yet they are already about to part. Two years later, they meet again in high school. Each has their own feelings, and after taking a winding road, they discover they have been secretly in love with each other all along. In He Wei’s eyes, Jian Yuan is a budding flower sheltered by warmth and sunshine, while he is nothing but barren soil scorched by the sun and battered by wind and rain. Still, he selfishly longs to draw near, to touch her, to be the one to tenderly nurture that flower. He feeds her with his longing, fertilizes her with his love, and waters her with his blood and sweat. One day, the flower blooms in his hands. He Wei: “I was ready to run to her without hesitation, but halfway there, I realized she was running toward me too.” Jian Yuan: “He Wei, believe me. I will never break my promise to you.”