Out of Focus

Winter, 2002.

Lin Jiao's mother remarried, so Lin Jiao had no choice but to live with her father in the Xu household.

That was when she first met Xu Jinchuan.

Back then, he was a spirited boy, brimming with confidence and swagger.

They lived under the same roof, but didn't exchange more than three words a year.

Summer, 2006.

She was glad they would finally be going to the same high school.

But that year, her father, who worked as the Xu family's driver, died in a car accident.

Xu Jinchuan had been in the car. He survived, but badly injured his leg.

She saw the most despondent side of the spirited boy.

She began taking care of him. They became classmates and deskmates, and went to and from school together.

They still didn't say more than three words a day.

Winter, 2008.

The snow fell heavily. Xu Jinchuan kissed Lin Jiao.

Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one romance. It can't really be called a sweet romance.

2. The story is set quite a while ago, not in the present day.

3. More details to come.

Theme: The hero and heroine grow together