At the end of a corridor in the senior-year classroom building, an argument shatters two years of secret yearning.
Wen Shubai, the top student in his grade, has been quietly in love with Xie Yanchen for two whole years.
He secretly slips him milk, runs relay races in his place, and keeps his cautious affection hidden.
But after malicious rumors spread, one cold remark from the boy he loves, "playing innocent," crushes all his restraint.
Misunderstandings, arguments, fights, confrontations.
The proud, brash Xie Yanchen believes the lies and personally pushes away the only person who truly cares for him.
When the truth comes out, all that remains is endless guilt and shame.
He swallows his pride and apologizes, unaware that Wen Shubai has already fallen for him completely.
His parents have been absent for years, and all his relatives are gone. In this bleak world, the only light for Wen Shubai, alone and with no one to rely on, has always been Xie Yanchen.
A rumor on the school forum lays bare all their unspoken feelings.
From cautious desk-mate interactions to a life spent together, day and night.
Cooking, solving problems, embracing late at night, and secretly falling deeper in love.
Rumors spread throughout the school, and people maliciously mock him for being homeless and dependent on someone else.
Wen Shubai steps in front of him every time, protecting him and keeping him safe year after year.
Everyone else thinks he's gentle and harmless. Only Xie Yanchen knows that all his tenderness is reserved for one person, his devotion intense and completely undisguised.
Two boys starved of love keep each other warm and see each other through the rest of their lives.
Once, I fell into this world alone, adrift and with nowhere to turn.
Then the evening breeze brought you to my side. From then on, year after year, all my tenderness was yours.
The heat of senior year, a heart set aflutter in midsummer.
A chance encounter in youth, mutual salvation, and a devotion that will last for all their lives.
Theme: Two lonely, love-starved boys in their final year of high school endure misunderstandings and rumors. They heal each other's loneliness with tenderness and withstand the judgment of the world with wholehearted devotion. Amid the chaos of youth, they save each other, grow side by side, and journey toward the years that belong to them both.
