During a class on classical literary theory at Jinling University, freshman Tuo Shi'an caught the attention of Su Zhiwei, a junior, with an interpretation so awkward it stumbled over itself, yet so sincere it shone like the sun.
He is a “hidden young master” from the Magic City, but all he wants is to find a genuine heart among old books. His feelings are simple and easy to read.
She is Hangzhou's renowned “icy beauty,” with an astonishing academic record. She judges everything by its results, and even when she likes someone, she keeps as quiet as a meticulous scholarly paper.
Everyone says theirs is an unequal encounter.
Until, one day, people see that
For her offhand remark, “The sunset here is like an unfinished poem,” he skips class and travels a hundred miles to a barren mountain.
When his family background is exposed and he is swept up in a storm of criticism, she simply hands him a cup of warm tea and says, “Junior, your interpretation comes closer to the truth than anything they've said.”
Later, Su Zhiwei's milk tea shop, “Time,” quietly opens its doors outside the university district.
Late one night, after closing, she speaks to Tuo Shi'an as he checks the accounts. Her tone is as cool and measured as if she were discussing an academic paper, but her words are solemn:
“Junior, my mom wants to meet your parents.”
“To talk about our marriage.”
Tuo Shi'an freezes. Then, on that face that has never been good at hiding anything, countless stars seem to blaze into life
