To outsiders, Song Yin is a quiet, sweet, well-behaved girl who always follows the rules.
Few people know that beneath her gentle exterior lies a stubborn, rebellious streak she keeps hidden.
On an April evening, with locust blossoms drifting down, she glimpses the boy Lin Huai beneath a tree from afar, and a long, secret crush quietly takes root.
He is a dazzling, gifted young man. She can only fold her feelings into a paper airplane, tuck it away, and never show it to anyone.
After an unexpected failure in the college entrance exams, everyone urges her to settle for less. But Song Yin, who has always been obedient, resolutely chooses to retake the exams, enduring an entire lonely winter on her own.
A year later, she makes her way to the same city, and they reunite after a long separation.
Many years later, Lin Huai discovers the yellowed paper airplane in an old box among her dowry.
It turns out that the young girl's long, overwhelming love for him began many years ago.
Theme: A gentle-looking girl carries a long-held secret crush. After setbacks, she grows on her own, overcoming distance, time, and regret, until the feelings she had as a girl are finally returned. This story portrays a tender, long-lasting school-days crush and explores perseverance, waiting, and personal transformation.
