The First Flutter of Love Beneath the Autumn Wutong Trees
A falling leaf, a stray cat, and a seemingly chance encounter begin B University’s most unlikely romance.
On B University’s campus, where golden wutong leaves flutter through the air, a story quietly begins between a finance major who has it all and an ordinary computer science student. Song Qiuming, 189 centimeters tall, is the heir to the Songyang Group and B University’s most popular guy. He’s protective and devious, but has never dated. Lin Zinan is one of the few women in the computer science department, the cheerful darling of her dorm, and is trying to move on from her ex.
On an autumn day at B University, the wutong leaves had turned various shades of gold. Song Qiuming walked unhurriedly toward the finance building, one hand in his pocket, stepping on fallen leaves. At 189 centimeters tall, he stood out in the crowd.
“Qiuming! Wait up!” Footsteps hurried up behind him. Song Qiuming didn’t turn around, continuing on until someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind.
“I’ve been calling you forever. Are you pretending you can’t hear me?” Zhou Fan caught up, panting. “The skateboarding club and calligraphy club are having a mixer tonight. Are you coming?”
Song Qiuming raised an eyebrow. “A mixer between two clubs that have nothing to do with each other? Who came up with that lousy idea?”
“I really don’t want to go to a mixer,” Lin Zinan protested for the hundredth time. “I only broke up a month ago. I’m not in the mood to meet new guys.”
“That’s exactly why you should go out and take your mind off it!” Fang Tong wouldn’t let up. “A jerk like Ye Chen isn’t worth crying over.”
As they neared the mixer, Lin Zinan suddenly remembered something. “Tongtong, go ahead. I’ll feed Xiaobai and catch up.”
She turned down another path, never imagining that this turn would bring her face to face with the most important person in her life…
