The chirping of cicadas spread across the treetops in midsummer, gently tying the youth of the two teenagers together.
Gu Huanian is a gentle and calm scholar in the eyes of others. There is an unspoken past hidden deep in his eyes. He is used to wrapping himself in a gentle shell until he meets Bai Jiuxian, the young man who crashes into his life like the sun.
Bai Jiuxian always has a bright and dazzling smile. He is kind and reliable. Under the appearance of full force value, he is the softest and warm-hearted, always warming everything around him.
When the restrained and gentle Gu Huanian meets the fiery and cheerful Bai Jiuxian, the daily life on campus slowly becomes sweet: the casual eye contact when introducing themselves in class, the figures walking side by side under the shade of a tree... Gu Huanian learns to put away the possessiveness in his heart, and just wants to use gentleness to hold up this beam of light that belongs to him; while Bai Jiuxian also unknowingly gives all his preference and trust to this young man with stars in his eyes.
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The moment the fireworks exploded, Gu Huanian's palm gently covered Bai Jiuxian's ear, and his fingertips rubbed against the hot tip of his ear.
"Is it noisy? Does it still hurt?" His voice was wrapped in bright fireworks and fell very softly.
Bai Jiuxian smiled and tilted his head, putting his cheek against his heart. He heard the dancing louder than the fireworks: "Don't make any noise. I won't feel pain as long as you are here. You won't make me hurt. I want to hear you say you like it."
Gu Huanian lowered his head and kissed the thin red spot on the tip of his ear. In the deafening sound, every word was as clear as if it were carved into the wind: "Bai Jiuxian, I like you."
The palms of her hands were always firmly protecting his ears, as if they were carefully holding this bouquet of midsummer sunshine that belonged only to him.
Purpose: Using campus daily life as a carrier, it depicts the two-way journey between a gentle scholar and a sunny boy, expresses the core of growth of "accepting the past and embracing warmth", and conveys the pure preference and trust in youth.