Winter Is No Less Than Midsummer

[Redemption x Reunion After Years Apart x School-to-City Romance, Bittersweet Bad Ending]

[Cool, Rebellious Girl vs. Loyal, Obedient Boy]

An accident sets the wheels of fate in motion. Trapped in a dark, lightless cage, they illuminate each other's lives and become each other's only salvation.

After escaping, she cannot recover the memories lost to amnesia. When Wen Ruanyu repeats a year at school, she unexpectedly runs into Song Dongqi, the boy who once begged her for help and endured hardship alongside her. Through their many encounters, Wen Ruanyu finally recalls those dark fragments of the past.

Their reunion after years apart brings back memories and rekindles their feelings, but their relationship is met with opposition.

After enduring many hardships, they finally find their happy ending.

"It began with birds in a cage. Born into a fated, ill-starred meeting, they shone on each other as they grew their scales in days without light."

"They all say that the stirrings of young love come with midsummer and the cries of cicadas, passionate and carefree."

"We were different. Two cold souls warmed each other in the days of early winter, quietly and faithfully."

Forced to live apart, they cannot forget each other.

But their happiness does not last. Years later, just when they could have built a beautiful life together, a scumbag gets out of prison early and ruins everything.

"The road ahead is uncertain, but everything that matters belongs to you."

Reader's Guide

1. The plot moves slowly, so you can save up chapters to read.

2. Though it has a bad ending, it isn't all angst. There are sweet moments too.

4. If you don't like it, feel free to leave, but please don't post hateful reviews. Reasonable criticism is welcome, of course.

5. The characters' values in this book do not represent the author's. Everything serves the story.

6. I wanted to change the title after signing the contract, but it was already too late. I'll change it after the book review.