The hot summer wind is blowing in Linzhou No. 1 Middle School, and the old and new campuses are separated into two completely different scenes of youth.
Song Shiyu lived under the tilted balance of his family. Long-term preference and sacrifice made him accustomed to restraining his emotions and keeping silent. The exclusion from the outside world and the neglect of his family built up a high wall in his heart layer by layer. He digested all the grievances alone and did not reveal his weakness to anyone.
Pei Lin is a bright and open-minded top student in the first year of high school with outstanding grades and a bright personality. An accidental encounter allowed him to glimpse Song Shiyu's scars hidden under his calm appearance.
Teacher Yan adjusted his seat so that two teenagers who had not had much interaction were arranged to sit at the same table. There was no dramatic redemption, but Pei Lin approached slowly and cautiously, not forcibly opening his wounds, but only giving him quiet protection and respect.
Song Shiyu, who was deeply guarded, loosened his guard a little in the face of this non-oppressive kindness. They became each other's glimmer of light during the boring and heavy high school years, such as writing questions in the classroom, day and night in the dormitory, and the daily fireworks in Wutong Street.
But the shackles of the original family and the obstacles of reality stand in the way. An unexpected separation forces the two to run into their own lives.
As time goes by, when the two people who have been apart for a long time meet again, will the pain left over from their boyhood finally have a chance to be healed?
Purpose: This novel is intended to write about the growth and redemption of a young man under the raw pain. Song Shiyu was trapped in the hurt caused by his family, and was used to closing himself off, burying his grievances and pain silently in his heart; Pei Lin was not an omnipotent savior, but only used his clumsy and sincere companionship to knock on the closed door of his heart little by little.
The story does not exaggerate the grand rescue, but expresses that true healing is never one-sided sacrifice, but two ordinary people seeing each other's gaps and giving each other warmth. Youth is full of ambiguity and helplessness, and will encounter separation and obstacles from reality, but small and gentle companionship can become the force against suffering.
At the same time, I also want to say that growth is allowed to be slow and there is no need to force yourself to reconcile with the past immediately. Even if you travel a long and circuitous road, you will eventually find your own glimmer of light and have the right to choose a new life.