"Xu Fang, you're as blazing as the sun, something beautiful I can only dream of having, yet can never reach."
"Xu Fang, you're the one who brought me a sky full of stars."
At seventeen,
Xu Fang transfers to Beining No. 1 High School
and meets Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao gets good grades and is liked by her teachers,
but she's no goody-goody.
She goes to bars to drink away her sorrows,
and laughs and fools around with a whole crowd.
She's a "big name" at school,
the notorious "queen bee" everyone knows.
Until Xu Fang appears,
giving her warmth
and lifting her up from the dust.
In his eyes,
Jiang Qiao should be a moon surrounded by stars,
not someone who is constantly put down.
They're alike,
both passionate and outspoken,
giving each other a love so blazing.
They are confidants who have known each other online for years,
and lovers who cherish each other deeply.
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"Now that I love you, I've chosen you for life."
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"Love doesn't depend on age. I love you at eighteen, and when I'm eighty, I think... I'll still love you."
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"Xu Fang, do you think we fell in love over time or at first sight?" Jiang Qiao pokes Xu Fang's back with her fingertip under the covers.
"Why are you asking all of a sudden?"
"Just curious."
"All right." Xu Fang wraps his arms around Jiang Qiao and buries his head in the warm, delicate hollow of her neck.
In a muffled voice,
he says each word slowly:
"I, fell, for, your, looks."
His words are unhurried, but his breath is scorching, carrying a faint hint of mint that burns against Jiang Qiao's neck.
Jiang Qiao gently kisses Xu Fang's lips.
They're warm, too.
She breathes out
and says softly,
"What a coincidence. Me too."
Theme: A positive, sweet journey through young love.
