This is a novel with two male protagonists that delicately depicts youthful crush and long farewell. The story revolves around Lin Jianqing and Xu Yuhan, who are college roommates and inseparable best brothers in the eyes of others.
The outgoing and cheerful Xu Yuhan has a colorful love life, but he always relies on Lin Jianqing's company after falling out of love. And Lin Jianqing always stayed by Xu Yuhan's side as a brother, silently enduring the bitterness of secret love again and again. His biggest secret is that every time Xu Yuhan starts a new relationship, it takes him a whole summer to digest the unspeakable emotions.
The turning point of the story happened on the night of graduation dinner. Drunk Xu Yuhan hugged Lin Jianqing and said, "If only you were a girl, I would marry you." This seemingly joking statement became the last straw for Lin Jianqing. He responded with a smile, turned around and vomited in the bathroom.
Ten years later, at a class reunion, Xu Yuhan appeared with his newlywed wife. When the wine glasses touched each other, the tattoo with the abbreviation "YH" (Yu Han) hidden under Lin Jianqing's watch, which once symbolized his entire youthful love, finally faded completely. This moment marked the silent end of his secret love that had lasted for more than ten years.
Purpose: To explore the dignity and weight of "wordless love", to witness how silence shapes a person, and how letting go can achieve the ultimate self-salvation.