[Redemption + pure love + mutual first love + bittersweet romance + healing]
[Cool, possessive top × gentle, adorable, straightforward bottom]
Two boys forgotten by the world meet at the crossroads of fate.
Lin Jianyu lives beneath the shadow of a narrow alley, protecting his shattered self-esteem with a prickly exterior. Shen Yuzhou lives under his mother’s obsessive expectations, maintaining a fragile balance through his excellent grades. An unexpected confrontation sends their parallel lives crashing together: one catches the other at his most vulnerable, while the other sees through his toughest disguise.
He shields the other from the world’s cruelty, while the other lights a faint path toward the future. Beneath the stars in a dilapidated attic, two lonely souls lean on each other and vow to “get out of here together.”
But the storms of reality never let up. Family opposition, the trials of distance, and the growing pains of life repeatedly drive them apart. When the words “Let’s take a break for now” ring out on a rainy night, two thousand kilometers become a gulf between their hearts.
Three years later, they meet again, and the wheels of fate turn once more. No longer the awkward boys they once were, one is now a steady, capable newcomer to the workplace, while the other has already made a name for himself as an academic star. When their eyes meet again in a hospital corridor, emotions sealed away by time break through the soil.
“Lin Jianyu, how much farther do you think you can run?”
“Shen Yuzhou, this time, I won’t let go again.”
The author's logic is very clear and his writing style is very good. This little bitter gourd redeems each other, which is really touching.