Before meeting her, Ye Jinxia was a programmer living among code and disguises, burying her confusion over her identity in the late nights after work. After falling in love with her, he finally found the courage to question his own heart and gradually live as the person he was meant to be: Ye Xiyao. One fleeting glance at an anime convention was all it took for him to fall for Lin Baiwei's radiant charm. She was so open and at ease, with a gentle warmth in her exquisitely made-up eyes, a softness born of weathering life's storms. He thought he could only admire her from afar, but Lin Baiwei reached out first and pulled him from the mire of self-repression. From work to everyday life, from uncertainty to conviction, they find warmth in each other's arms despite society's judgment, using love to fight prejudice and courage to define themselves. This is not a sensationalized transformation, but the mutual salvation of two souls who cross the boundaries of society's definitions.
From hormones to surgery, from men's clothes to skirts, from social identity to intimate relationships, Ye Xiyao transforms step by step, with Lin Baiwei always by her side. But when they want to get married, reality hits them hard: the law, their families, and society's prejudice, every hurdle a test...
“If I can't even be in control of my own body, then what is the point of being alive?”
This is a forbidden love story about gender, love, and self-identity.
“Do you love a man or a woman?”
“I just love you.”
