The first half of an orphan girl's life in a turbulent age. Facing one choice after another, every stranger she meets along the way becomes a precious memory in the long years of her life.
Shao Guang gazed out from beneath the veranda at the torrential rain, pouring down as if the heavens had opened. The journey ahead would be arduous and long.
That night, the rain raged and the wind roared like thunder. Just as her teacher had once said: “Growing up is often difficult and painful, but you must be incredibly strong.”
Gu Shaoguang chose to set out without hesitation on that stormy night because, Teacher, I long to see you so desperately.
“Teacher, when it comes to loving you, I'm number one in all the world!”
“What does snow become when it melts?”
“Spring.”
She smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.
At that young, bewildered age, Gu Shaoguang didn't yet understand what those words meant. She didn't know their true meaning. Back then, she felt that her teacher was her whole world, and her heart and eyes held only one person.
