In their second year of high school, Lin Xi, with the gentle warmth of the south about him, transferred to Jiangcheng No. 1 High School and became deskmates with Jiang Yi, the quiet, thoughtful top student in their grade. From their initially hesitant requests for help to the easy companionship that followed, Jiang Yi's patient explanations and quiet protection seeped into Lin Xi's heart like spring rain. Lin Xi's brightness and cheer, meanwhile, shone like a ray of light on Jiang Yi's otherwise monotonous life as a top student.
They worked through problems in the classroom until sunset, shared their worries about studying beneath the camphor trees, passed warm drinks to each other on snowy days, and encouraged each other under the pressure of the college entrance exams. From school uniforms to graduation gowns, from commuting by subway between their two universities to walking hand in hand into marriage, then raising a daughter and sharing the small routines of everyday life, fifteen years passed without any grand, dramatic moments. Instead, tenderness was hidden in every detail: milk quietly left in a desk cubby, notes filled with problem-solving steps, the tree-lined paths they walked together countless times, and companionship that never changed from their youthful days into adulthood.
This is a sweet love story about youth, growth, and a love that deepens over time. It traces two ordinary people's journey from school into the rest of their lives, with sunshine and sweetness in every line.
Moral: Youth is beautiful
