The story begins at the start of their first year of high school, when the very different male and female leads meet at the freshman assembly. One is obsessed with math, quiet and reserved; the other loves literature and is lively and talkative. From then on, the little moments of school life bring their paths together. From a fleeting glance in math class to being “forced” to join the literature club, from a chance encounter in the library to a caring hand at the sports meet, they keep finding themselves together, and affection begins to blossom without either of them noticing.
In their second year, their relationship grows closer. Working across disciplines to bring math and poetry together helps them discover what shines in each other. Skipping class together to bask in the sun and secretly tutoring each other before exams deepen their unspoken understanding. They have their arguments, too, but each reconciliation leaves them closer than before, and an air of budding romance settles around them.
Then senior year arrives, and the pressure of the college entrance exams is never far away. They have less and less time together. But working on their graduation yearbook and talking on the rooftop keep them thinking of each other amid the rush. After the exams, their disagreement over university applications puts them on the verge of parting. The confessions they never managed to voice become the most beautiful regret of their youth.
With delicate prose, this work portrays three years of academic struggle, friendship, and innocent first love in high school. It captures the clash between reason and emotion and the journey of growth and transformation, stirring fond memories of youth and immersing readers in a time that was pure and unforgettable.
