[Cool, aloof top student x cheerful, straightforward bottom + healing, adored little sister + quirky group of six]
Lin Zhiyu spent his entire youth chasing someone named Xu Zhe.
Lin Zhiyu and Xu Zhe grew up together. They were neighbors, roommates, and, above all, the best of friends.
In an effort to catch up with the boy who was always so cool and brilliant, cheerful Lin Zhiyu studied with all his might. At last, he climbed from the middle of the grade rankings into the top tier, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
They lived under the same roof and breathed the same air. To everyone else, they were the closest of "brothers."
In this little world, where each floor had only one apartment and no adults to keep an eye on them, they went wild together, got into mischief together, and protected Lin Zhiyu's younger sister, Lin Ximeng, who was suffocating under their grandmother's preference for boys.
With her brother and friends doting on her and helping her see things differently, Lin Ximeng grew from a timid girl into someone bold, spirited, and kindhearted.
Together, they showered Lin Ximeng, who had been put down by their grandmother, with so much love that she became a little sun. They also shared the most passionate years of high school.
Lin Zhiyu thought he would have to keep his feelings buried forever.
He never knew that the cool, aloof boy had been waiting for him for a long time, somewhere he couldn't see.
"Lin Zhiyu, stop chasing."
"Turn around. I'm right behind you."
So every unrequited love finds an answer.
Theme: I crossed mountains and seas in pursuit of your light, but along the way, I lit up my own. In the cracks of our broken past, we planted a sun, using the reckless spirit and tenderness of youth to soothe every shadow. It turns out the best kind of secret love is becoming a better person by your side; and every feeling that never faded will, in the heat of youth, finally hear an answer.
