He Meets the Morning Light

An accident took Su He's parents, leaving her alone in an empty house. During her senior year of high school, Song Shizhao moved into the apartment across the hall. Evenings spent working through practice problems, the breeze on a mountaintop as they made wishes, New Year's Eve fireworks, and his quiet care when she fell ill: the boy's gentle companionship was like a ray of light, slowly finding its way into her life.

He had never been kind to her out of pity