If a Year Had Two Seasons

Self-centeredness vs. heroism

Proud and aloof, warm on the outside and cold within vs. sunny, straightforward, and prone to tears

Dong Ling was born with a heart condition and moderate hearing loss. When she was sixteen, a high school sophomore, she was working alone on her entry for the 12th Suyang Youth Science and Arts Exhibition.

A tall, slender boy burst in and hid behind the door, signing to her, asking her to help him avoid being seen.

Dong Ling helped him.

Maybe because he knew sign language.

Everyone knew Chi Zhuoxia liked Dong Ling.

Dong Ling knew too.

But later, she forgot, including the person called Chi Zhuoxia.

At a university club gathering in their first year, Chi Zhuoxia saw Dong Ling again. He hesitated over whether to say hello, while his roommate enthusiastically introduced her, perfectly at ease: "This is my crush, Dong Ling."

Later, his roommate asked him to be his "dating coach" and suggested that Chi Zhuoxia and Dong Ling add each other on WeChat in person. After they scanned each other's codes, the app showed they were already friends.

Dong Ling didn't remember him. She opened their chat, and message after message from Chi Zhuoxia appeared before her.

"Did we know each other before?"

"We did. I used to like you a lot." I still do.

Dong Ling x Chi Zhuoxia

Reading guide and potential triggers

1. The male lead is openly in love and pursues the female lead. He's a big crybaby.

2. The female lead doesn't like him at first, and genuinely forgot him.

3. Their romance begins in university. They're each other's first love.

4. The first part is from the male lead's perspective; the second is from the female lead's. The male lead appears very, very, very rarely in her perspective.

5. Everyone in the Suyang F6 group is just friends. Only Xiaoyu and Xuxu get together many years later.

6. Happy ending, with extras...

Theme: Live well