That midsummer, the sun blazed and the cicadas sang incessantly.
The meeting between Gu Yanzhi, a gifted law student, and Lin Wanqing, an art student, was like an accident waiting to happen. A fleeting glimpse beneath the cherry blossoms and an artistic rapport in the studio together built a dream called “forever.”
They once believed life would always be like this:
The thrill of sharing the same old song through a pair of earphones;
The warmth of splitting a bowl of hot wontons on a street late at night;
The little lamp in their cramped rented room, each lighting the way for the other’s dreams;
Their fingers entwined as they planned a future with a courtyard, an art studio, and each other…
Gu Yanzhi used reason to build their reality, while Lin Wanqing painted their romance. Every mundane detail of daily life was gilded, sweet as a summer that would never end.
But fate is best at writing its cruelest turns at the happiest moments.
When a diagnosis from the hospital fell silently like a snowflake, and the word “forever” suddenly seemed out of reach, could the midsummer they had fought with all their strength to protect go on?
This is a profound story woven from the sweetest everyday moments, and a long summer about love, memory, and farewell.
When you open this book, prepare yourself for a journey of exquisite tenderness and exquisite heartbreak.
Their story began in midsummer and ended in midsummer. And the final page of that unfinished book of summer was soaked with silent longing and an eternal echo.
