*
At seventeen, Qin Siyi was gentle, quiet, and unassuming.
At seventeen, Wen Yue was rebellious, carefree, and wild.
After they were placed in different classes in their second year of high school, Qin Siyi spent the next two full years secretly stealing glances at him.
On graduation day, she watched car after car rush toward her, claiming her entire field of vision in a dazzling instant before speeding away, impossible to catch or hold onto, as if they had never met.
Just like her nervous secret crush: in the end, all she got was a line in his yearbook:
Wishing you a bright future.
*
Years later, she meets Wen Yue again, just as a series of murders is taking place in the city.
The man in his police uniform stands by the corner of a wall. The night is pitch-black, and only the ember of the cigarette in his hand flickers, illuminating his stern features and the knife-straight line of his back.
When he sees her arrive, he silently stubs out the cigarette. Perhaps the corner of his mouth lifts. “Hello. Wen Yue, Major Crimes.”
Qin Siyi quietly meets his gaze and returns a polite smile.
“Qin Siyi, criminal profiler.”
[Reading Guide]
1. A secret crush comes true / criminal investigation / mystery, crime-solving, and criminal psychology / a sweet romance.
2. The blurb was inspired by “Every moment I loved you was like a subway train rushing past,” from Escaping the Tiger’s Jaws.
Takeaway: May every dream from your youth come true.
