Looking Up at Spring

A slightly awkward school romance. Read with caution. [Blurb] At seventeen, Jiang Linjuan is dragged by his father, the school's dean, into keeping a rebellious girl in line. His father gives him two tasks: tutor her, and keep an eye on Wen Su at school so she doesn't prey on the boys and disrupt the school environment. On their first day of tutoring, Jiang Linjuan sits across from Wen Su in a light gray shirt, cool and aloof, with an air of elegance. Wen Su props her chin on her hand and shamelessly flirts with him. “Would dating a top student like you be really boring?” Jiang Linjuan gives her a cold glance. “Turn to page twenty-six.” Wen Su doesn't focus on her studies at all. Every day, she finds new ways to tease him. Some time later, the dean is patrolling the school when he happens to catch Wen Su trying to sneak into the woods with someone. Furious, he wonders which poor boy she's leading astray this time. He angrily yanks the boy out, only to take a closer look Well, would you look at that. Isn't this his own son, the model student? -- In everyone else's eyes, Wen Su has always been a willful, unruly wild child. She gets into fights and dates early, and no one wants to be friends with her. But no one knows that she only fights to protect herself, and that her teacher falsely accused her of dating. That Monday, she is made to confess her mistakes in front of the whole school. As if she's used to scenes like this, Wen Su walks up to the microphone with cool red lipstick and an unconcerned expression. Just then, Jiang Linjuan, who has just finished sharing his study tips, resolutely pulls her off the stage. For the first time in her life, Wen Su sees spring. [The day I met you, I collided headfirst with spring.] Theme: Don't grow into the person others' prejudices say you are.