[Two Male Leads + Modern Day + School Campus + Slight Angst + Slow Burn + Mutual Healing]
Occasionally provocative, proactive, gentle gong with double standards x outwardly warm but inwardly passionate, avoidant, awkward, gentle shou
Happy ending
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Time burns away the memories, while the dying embers flow backward with the river.
They shield the light and shut out the world's clamor.
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Love needs no reason.
Xiao Yao's father died in the line of duty, and his mother only recently got out of the detention center. His family was shattered long ago, and he hasn't felt warmth in a long time.
But winter always gives way to spring. He finds a spring breeze in this world, and the wild grass in his heart keeps sprouting again and again.
"I fell in love at first sight, but my confession came after falling in love over time."
Wu Shu was forced by his parents to study from childhood. He didn't have a genius's mind, but they pushed him until he became a so-called "genius."
Having grown up with little understanding of love, he has no idea what it means to like someone.
But someone is willing to be his compass, guiding him step by step toward the final stop called love.
Among countless glaring lights, he finds the one his heart longs for.
"The world is bitter and dark, but you're the light I can't hide."
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A broken family.
Traditional parents.
A bitter world.
And the light is right beside them, with no need to hide.
Note:
Because the story includes some realistic elements, it gets a little angsty around the middle. Consider this a heads-up.
Some side characters also face a little heartbreak early on, so here's an advance warning.
