A Summer of Gardenias: The Great Adventure of Love

“A secret crush is a successful silent play. Speak it aloud, and it becomes a tragedy.” This book tells the story of how, during her school years, the heroine Shi Nianyue secretly loved the top student Zhou Liang. After the college entrance exams, Shi Nianyue mustered her courage and boldly confessed her feelings to him. Zhou Liang let her down gently. Although she had expected it, she was still heartbroken for a long time. Little by little, she came to accept the outcome. A few days later, the exam results came out. Zhou Liang got into a Project 211 university, while Shi Nianyue's scores were only average. She got into a vocational college, so she decided to retake the exams, determined to get into a university. From then on, she and Zhou Liang had more to talk about. He was as gentle and patient as ever, always encouraging her. That was the year they talked the most. They rang in the New Year together over their phones, played Honor of Kings together, and wished each other good night. It was the happiest year of Shi Nianyue's life. She succeeded in getting into university. She thought her life would carry on quietly and peacefully like that. But after the college entrance exams, on Qixi Festival, Zhou Liang suddenly confessed his feelings to her. And so they started dating. Amazingly, Shi Nianyue was Zhou Liang's first love. They had their share of disagreements, and many things happened along the way. In the end, the beautiful Shi Nianyue became a teacher, while the handsome male lead became a geological engineer. They loved each other deeply and became the model couple among their classmates. After working for just over two years, they got married and had two adorable babies, a boy and a girl. They went on to live a comfortable life...