"It's Not Too Late for Gardenia" starts from a small northern town in 1998. It tells the affectionate story of Jiang Fengmian, a boy adopted by an orphanage, who gains warmth and new life in the Xia family and protects his unrelated sister Xia Zhi since childhood. Xia Zhi was frail since childhood, suffered from congenital heart disease, was sensitive and stubborn, and relied solely on Jiang Fengmian. In the midsummer when gardenias are blooming, twelve-year-old Xia Zhi has her menarche and her first growth as a girl. Jiang Fengmian, who has always been gentle and restrained, is quietly moved by his guardianship, and is caught in the pull of brother-sister identity and secret love.
The story uses growth, illness, and companionship as clues to depict a tender love without blood ties, super familial love, and deep restraint. From ignorant dependence to youthful heartbeat, from day and night companionship to long-distance care, Jiang Fengmian used his brush and tenderness to protect Xia Zhi through her fragile and restless youth. In the old alley, the fragrance of gardenia flowers and the delicate daily life, she wrote a long, poignant and healing bond, hiding the ultimate tenderness of "you are the light that I want to protect in my life".
Purpose: Protect with love, grow gently with fragile life