The first time Zhou Yanli set foot on Yunqi University, it was because his mother told him to enter through the west gate and take a walk along Gardenia Lane.
The campus was quiet after the rain, and the scent of gardenias drifted on the breeze. That day, he met Wen Zhimian, the prettiest and most unapproachable senior in the School of Music.
She asked him, "Are you a freshman?"
He thought it was nothing more than a simple exchange of directions.
But he didn't know that Wen Zhimian had recognized him long ago.
Many years earlier, he had called her "Sister Mianmian." She had promised to sing for him when they grew up. Later, they lost touch. Zhou Yanli remembered only a hazy voice, while Wen Zhimian had kept the memory of the little boy with the white porcelain boat for many years. One was a gentle, slow-to-warm freshman who was good at writing lyrics and composing music. The other was a cool on the outside, soft on the inside campus beauty who only wanted to sing for him. They gradually grew closer amid the most authentic rhythms of everyday university life.
She waited for him to recognize their past.
He slowly learned how to love her.
And Gardenia Lane witnessed them meet again and fall in love, from their campus days through the rest of their lives.
