No one at the affiliated high school dared cross Jiang Yi. Hot-tempered and vicious in a fight, he was the school’s notorious bully, bristling with hostility and keeping everyone at a distance. Even the teachers gave him a wide berth.
No one knew that this fierce, volatile Jiang Yi would fall for a young woman working a street stall at a night market, one late night.
Lin Wanxing dropped out of school at seventeen and took on the burden of making a living. She washed dishes and waited tables at a restaurant by day, then set up a stall at the night market to sell handmade accessories at night. Life was hard and money was tight, but she never bowed her head to it. Quiet and resilient, she was like a faint, unwavering light in the darkness, silently standing against life’s storms.
Jiang Yi was deeply drawn to her refusal to give up. First, he watched her from afar, curious. Then he couldn’t help edging closer, testing the waters. Before long, he was gladly protecting her in secret. He chased off the thugs who harassed her and followed at a respectful distance to make sure she got home safely when she closed her stall late. He awkwardly bought up all her remaining accessories so she could go home and rest sooner. When she fell ill, he panicked and ran all over the neighborhood to find fever medicine.
Little by little, Lin Wanxing let down her guard. The boy who seemed so fierce had a gentleness and sincerity no one else knew about. When a customer gave her a hard time, he was the first to step in and defend her. When she worried about her grandmother’s medical bills, he quietly helped her gather the money. When she was exhausted and discouraged, he clumsily told her corny jokes to cheer her up.
They came from completely different worlds: one lived freely and boldly on campus, while the other struggled through life. Yet an unexpected encounter brought them together.
