The wind at Hengchuan High School is fierce and free, sweeping through the sweltering summer and stirring Lu Ming's heart.
Lu Ming is the most eye-catching boy in class, lively and boisterous, carefree and casual. He seems not to care about anything, yet he pays special attention to Qi Ran.
Qi Ran is openhearted and perceptive, gentle and frank. She treats people with poise and consideration, neither arrogant nor timid, and never fussy or overly sensitive. Clearheaded and decisive, she always has a calm, composed light in her eyes.
A boy's affection is direct and blazing. His unabashed favoritism crashes toward Qi Ran in a grand, passionate rush.
Senior year is lively and full of excitement, and the four of them are always together.
The quiet, reserved Jiang Yan keeps gentle, sensitive Wen Zhixia company, their bond calm and steady;
The passionate, impulsive Lu Ming pursues the openhearted, frank Qi Ran, their love fiery and intense.
The two couples walk side by side through the evening breeze by their desks and the sunsets over the sports field, the most vibrant sight in Class Seven.
But the love of youth is at its strongest, and at its clumsiest.
Lu Ming doesn't know how to rein in his temper, explain himself properly, or make gentle compromises. Rumors gather, misunderstandings build, and youthful stubbornness keeps them from backing down, wearing away at their sincere feelings time and again.
There are no hysterical fights, no desperate, humiliating entanglements.
Once her disappointment has piled up, Qi Ran simply turns away calmly and leaves decisively. For a while, the two lose each other.
While they are apart,
Qi Ran continues to live well, calm and composed, occasionally chatting with Wen Zhixia to clear her mind, and gradually letting go of the past.
Lu Ming, always so bold and carefree, suddenly falls silent, sunk in gloom day after day.
Jiang Yan quietly stays by his side, slowly bringing to light the regret and deep love hidden beneath his impulsive exterior, feelings with nowhere to go.
It turns out that the greatest regret isn't that you didn't love each other, but that you were too young to cherish what you had and pushed away the person you loved most with your own hands.
Years later, they meet again, and the evening breeze rises once more.
Having shed the rashness and temper of his youth, the boy rushes to her through the sea of people, carrying a heart full of belated tenderness and sincerity.
This time, Lu Ming puts aside all his arrogance and stubbornness.
All he wants is to hold on securely to the years he lost and now has back again.
[Extra-sweet school romance at first | A brief separation with some angst in the middle | Reconciliation after a breakup | Mutual pursuit | Crossover with all the characters from Fallen Leaves]
Theme: A boy's sharp edges cost him love. When they meet again, he learns to understand and accept her, and to make peace with the past.
