This book is the first installment in Crab and Scorpio, titled Borrowing a Heartbeat from Autumn
This is a fictionalized adaptation of a true story.
At Fangzhou Campus in 2004, a static-electricity jolt while borrowing a pale purple star-patterned phone card brought the youthful, impulsive Ma Xiao and the gentle, reserved Pan Yuxing together in an unbreakable bond. From stammering and blushing while borrowing the card, to awkwardly sincere words in love letters, to a heartfelt confession on the basketball court, with the words "Yuxing" carved into it, the two turn their innocent flutter of attraction into a tender young love amid falling plane-tree leaves and starlight. Lin Wei's matchmaking and Zhang Yulan's care make their campus romance all the more vivid.
In 2005, Pan Yuxing defies all objections, gives up her studies, and follows him. Their ten-square-meter rental room bears witness to the warmth of the everyday as they weather hardship together: the comfort of soft-boiled eggs, the sweet fragrance of sugar-roasted chestnuts, and the keepsakes of a star necklace and phone card bind their futures tightly together.
