Lotus in the Scorching Summer

[Mutual Devotion, Happy Ending + High School Romance + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Brash, Mischievous Boy + Cool, Rebellious Girl]

At seventeen, Xu Qinghe transferred to Yuncheng No. 1 High School. The midsummer sun was glaring and oppressive, but at a glance, she spotted the carefree boy on the basketball court and the hem of his shirt lifting slightly as he raised his arm... “The wind stirred by a boy sprinting ahead, the national flag never falling.”

*

The boy raised his brows, leaned down until their eyes were level, and studied her startled little face for a while, amusement flickering in his eyes. Then he lightly tapped her head with his index finger, straightened up, and strolled ahead without a care. “Keep up, little lost lamb.”

*

Walking backward, the boy spun the basketball on his index finger in a graceful arc and lifted his brows lazily. “Little Qinghe, was I cool just now?”

*

Fireworks erupted overhead, flooding the night sky with brilliant light. “Shen Zhuozhou.” Her voice was soft, nearly swallowed by the cheers. But he turned around at once. It was as if the noisy world had been muted; he heard the girl’s gentle voice, clear as day: “Let’s get into Jing University together.”

*

Their time in Yuncheng was so beautiful it felt like a dream. At that moment, Xu Qinghe suddenly understood. Perhaps youth was never about having to “become someone,” but about the eternity we shared in each fleeting moment. The wind of the future might blow in every direction, but the light and shadows in the classroom, the breaths, the warmth, and the one name so clear in her heart had all been perfectly preserved, a bookmark in her life that would never fade...