On the first day of the spring term at Sunshine Kindergarten, three-year-old Lu Tinglan immediately fixed her eyes on Wen Yushu, who sat quietly in a corner clutching a cloth rabbit.
The little tyrant tried to get her attention by grabbing things and picking fights: snatching her rabbit, tugging her braids, and acting stubborn and awkward. Yet she quietly remembered that Wen Yushu was afraid of the tall swing and that she'd pricked her finger on a thorn while picking flowers. Wen Yushu was soft-spoken and gentle, with a delicate nature. Though she seemed to give in at every turn, she could see through Lu Tinglan's clumsy concern. She would wipe the beads of blood from her fingertip and carefully save the wilted little flower, secretly returning it to her.
Their parents were close friends, so the two girls grew up side by side. Gradually, a group of playmates gathered around them. They went on spring picnics and flew kites, visited summer markets, shared family dinners, and dropped by each other's homes for afternoon tea. The children bickered, gave each other the silent treatment, and made up again. To outsiders, they were natural-born rivals, always at each other's throats.
Their innocent affection took root in the little moments of childhood, growing amid constant one-upmanship and instinctive acts of protection. The bond that began in kindergarten lasted for twenty years. Over the long years, the childhood bully and the quiet little girl turned their childish rivalry into a mutual, helpless crush.
Childhood sweethearts, bickering pair, coming of age, one-on-one romance, happy ending.
Theme: From the moment they first met in kindergarten, two girls grew up together, awkwardly pulling and pushing at each other along the way. They slowly learned to recognize the tender bond hidden beneath their arguments and to face the deep feelings they had for each other.
