Childhood sweethearts who fell in love as teenagers, Lin Jianqiu and Shen Weining were the only light in each other's youth. He saw her at her most wretched; she stood by him through his most silent years. A tart green tangerine and the words “I'll stay with you” were all the vows they needed.
But after the college entrance exams, she left with a resolute look and disappeared for ten years.
When they meet again, he is an internationally acclaimed genius architect, and she is a sharp, capable rights agent. Everyone thinks theirs is a story of one-sided waiting, but they don't know that during those ten years, she struggled to survive far away, rising from waitress to the top of her profession, all so she could return to him as an equal.
He thinks she owes him an explanation. All she wants is to prove she deserves his devotion.
When the truth finally comes to light, he understands:
All along, he wasn't the only one waiting through those ten years.
This novel is very touching, and the young couple are the most touching. Come and see everyone.