The Wolf Rides In on a Bamboo Horse

Zhang Qingkai missing you describes the turmoil in Zhang Qingkai's heart after Xia Fei's death.

That sunny, sharp-tongued boy. The one who would look up from his book in the study at home when he heard you come in, then smile at you. The one lying in a hospital bed who said, "It hurts like hell," with such relief that everyone else's heart ached in response.

In my heart, Xia Fei isn't dead, so I wrote this story that might be called fan fiction.

It begins with their student days, many years ago,

and takes a turn at the hospital after their secret is exposed,

then they escape a love the world refuses to accept.

In a small, distant town,

they open a little bookstore,

hold a cup of coffee they love,

lean against the person they cherish,

and spend the rest of their lives

in one sunlit afternoon after another.