In September 2006, at the opening ceremony of the county's No. 1 High School, sunlight filtered through the leaves of the plane trees and fell on Wang Yibo's white shirt. He tilted his head slightly, his gaze passing over the crowded audience to land on Lan Linlin, a girl from the class next door. She was on tiptoe, fixing the wisps of hair on her forehead, her ponytail swaying gently with the movement like a little bird perched on a branch.
At the time, Wang Yibo had no idea that this moment would become his...
