Slow burn / mutual healing / bittersweet romance / ensemble cast
[Cool on the outside, resilient within × cheerful flirt]
They first met during the torrential plum rains. Cheng Qinglang didn’t even have time to get a clear look at the person before the intense scent of sweet flag unsettled his soul.
As if guided by fate, he followed his father to Yuhe Village for the first time, and barged into Xu Lai’s life just as forcefully.
A dark, narrow alley. Rain pouring down.
The boy curled up on the ground, letting the bullies kick and punch him. His eyes were full of fury, yet he didn’t fight back.
Xu Lai guessed the reason. Tears struck his heart as she trembled with anger.
"You’re so reckless. You weren’t thinking straight!"
"I wasn’t thinking straight."
He raised a hand covered in mud and water, but when he was about to touch her, he pulled it back with restraint. Pain spread through every part of his body, but at least he had won her some peace of mind.
"Maybe I got caught in too much rain tonight. My brain’s probably waterlogged..."
Xu Lai couldn’t understand why this boy who had appeared out of nowhere was always smiling and always had so many questions.
"Am I the only one?"
"Were you the one who invited me?"
"Am I included too?"
"Could you look at me a little more?"
"Xu Lai, thank you for being born."
During that long, damp plum-rain season, he became her only sunny day.
