Blurb:
Many years later, someone asks Chen Xiangjian, "Which of you fell in love first?"
She thinks back to a day many years ago, when Xie Chengyu stood outside the Peking University library. The mist was thick and the morning light faint. He was hazy in the distance, but his bearing and figure stood out.
At the time, she thought her heart hadn't stirred. But a twenty-seven-degree breeze had blown through her youth, and the wind had left its trace. That was the best proof that she'd fallen for him.
The first time Xie Chengyu saw Chen Xiangjian was on the Peking University track field.
She was a top student who had earned her way into a prestigious graduate program through sheer hard work. Overnight, the internet had thrust the beautiful young woman into the spotlight.
He remembered that the sun was shining brightly that day. She stood on the track, taking questions from the media without getting flustered. A reporter asked why she had chosen to study psychology.
She answered calmly, "Because I want to live well. I want a happy, sunny life. I want to heal myself."
It was the most moving answer Xie Chengyu had ever heard.
She had grown up with her grandmother, and carried some of the older woman's compassion and open-mindedness.
She came from a troubled family. Her parents divorced and neither of them wanted her. She had endured hardship and criticism, but none of it could take away her right to live a happy life.
Later, her wish grew beyond that. A cool, upright young man became the unexpected breeze that swept through her youth. Years later, with him standing by her side, she wanted to heal his whole world.
This girl was like a little sun, shining brightly just by standing there.
It made people want to draw near.
Theme: I once only wanted to heal myself. Now I want to heal my whole world
Nearly freshman, psychology major