The Girl Who Grew Toward the Sun

The heroine. In middle school, her classmates thought she was an “idiot,” and she was bullied. Ten years later, she has grown into a beautiful, capable career woman. She is deeply in love with Kosuke, but she is hiding an astonishing secret. The hero. A somewhat introverted junior account executive at an advertising agency. In middle school, he helped Mao and fell in love with her, but had to transfer schools. Ten years later, he reunites with Mao, and the two quickly fall in love and get married. Reunion and romance after ten years: While working, Kosuke unexpectedly runs into Mao, his middle-school classmate whom he has not seen in ten years. Once dismissed as an “idiot,” Mao has become radiant and captivating. They quickly fall in love and decide to marry. · A change in their happy life: Their newlywed life is sweet and blissful, like a fairy tale. But Mao's health suddenly begins to decline. · The hidden secret and the truth: As the story unfolds, the “unbelievable secret” Mao has been keeping is gradually revealed. Mao is actually a cat Kosuke rescued when he was little. To repay him, she used all her strength to transform into a human and share her life with him. This secret is also directly responsible for her deteriorating health.