[Coming-of-age + campus unrequited love + tragic ending]
[Gentle as spring × carefree as summer]
She was the only light in his youth. But because of something he said, she lost him forever.
“Mom, I really don’t want to see her ever again.”
“My unrequited love is the thing I remember most vividly from my whole life. If I could return to that midsummer, perhaps I could look at his profile a little longer, and my regrets would finally drift away on the wind.”, Xiang Cheng
That year, Xiang Cheng was sixteen when a passionate, bold boy came rushing into her youth.
She carefully treasured for the rest of her life the photo of that boy the wind had brought her that day.
The summer after the college entrance exams wasn’t as sweltering as usual. But in the hospital, the smell of disinfectant and the steady, unchanging lines on the heart monitor left her feeling miserable.
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her throat was so hoarse she could barely speak. Still, she stayed by his side, repeating over and over, “I’m sorry. I came too late.”
