The story takes place at a medical university in a northern city. Qingxue is a lesbian who has long been deeply in love with her classmate Mia. Unable to be open about her identity, she is tormented inside. In the end, with the help of Xiaobei, who is also gay, she finally gathers the courage to confess to Mia. Perhaps the two have similar personalities, or perhaps they share the same loneliness and longing for true love. In the end, kind and sensitive Mia takes the hand of Xiaoxue, who is kind but emotionally fragile.
Many young people living in big cities lead fast-paced lives surrounded by material abundance. On the surface, it seems to satisfy all their needs. Yet the more convenient information becomes and the more plentiful material goods are, the more empty and lonely people feel inside. Under immense psychological pressure, all kinds of mental health problems begin to appear and flare up more frequently. Just as in Sunflowers Turning Toward the Sun, Qingxue suffers from anxiety-related insomnia; Mia has obsessive-compulsive disorder and agoraphobia; and Xiaobei develops adjustment disorder after breaking up with Xixi.
What will become of these young people, tormented by inner pain and conflict? Will they find true love? Can they reach that faraway City of Sunshine? Find out in Sunflowers Turning Toward the Sun!
P.S. This book was originally titled Give Me Sunshine.
2016: A new story + my first full-length novel + 2011: A new story +
Sunflowers Turning Toward the Sun is now available as a custom-printed edition. The text has been revised throughout, with the addition of author notes, the first draft, Mia's monologue, an afterword, and more. Thank you, dear readers, for all your support along the way!
Theme:
An own goal, a joke. From beginning to end, I saw only one person working hard and nervous. The other one only sees words but no actions, only confessions but no protection, and the only action is to break up many times. What's even more ridiculous is that Mia, who has always had a high IQ but low EQ, suddenly turned around when the other person was in love and depressed. She only held hands with the other person in just half a year. . . Also, this copywriting is too outrageous.
Many places cannot withstand scrutiny. It is Xiaoxue's first and only birthday. Is it necessary to invite so many people? It is just a birthday wish, and everyone around him knows it like a god. Also, in our country, men and women have not been close to each other since ancient times. , People of the same sex can be intimate. If the two women are a little closer, people around them will not think much about it, unless they see someone above the KISS level. Mia is too sensitive. The author uses the mentality of a sensitive person instead of an objective position to narrate the story, which is inconsistent with reality. In addition, Mia's mother is so weird that she goes crazy and forces a daughter in her early 20s who is still in college to go on a blind date.
What's even more confusing is the illness. Was it gastric cancer? There is no explanation from beginning to end, and it is clearly a misdiagnosis, but the body responds to the misdiagnosis perfectly, just like a skilled actor acting according to the misdiagnosis script. Is it Mia's body that fools the author, or does the author take it for granted and fool the reader?
It's a good thing to revise the article, but I suggest the author finish it in one go. It's not interesting to be posted on the home page every day. Popularity is not something that comes from brushing up. In fact, I want to read the second part, but the author's Azure Hibiscus has not been updated for more than a month. I don't dare to wait, although I didn't follow up on that article.
The beautiful scenery of your good time comes to nothing from my mouth.
Very good article!
The writing is really great. I want to know if the author is documenting it, but I feel that it is not rational.
What's up with Give Me Sunshine? Did you post it yourself?
I just read this chapter... Sigh... So sad... This is realityˇˇ
I shed all my tears and felt inexplicable pain in my heart. I didn't like the final ending. Even if it was true, why didn't the text give us any hope?
I won't watch it. I'm afraid it's a tragedy. I'll just give it a rating.
I would like to ask if this article has a tragic ending. I read the comments and it seems so, so I'm a little afraid to read it.
Is life a joke?
An own goal, a joke. From beginning to end, I saw only one person working hard and nervous. The other one only sees words but no actions, only confessions but no protection, and the only action is to break up many times. What's even more ridiculous is that Mia, who has always had a high IQ but low EQ, suddenly turned around when the other person was in love and depressed. She only held hands with the other person in just half a year. . . Also, this copywriting is too outrageous. Many places cannot withstand scrutiny. It is Xiaoxue's first and only birthday. Is it necessary to invite so many people? It is just a birthday wish, and everyone around him knows it like a god. Also, in our country, men and women have not been close to each other since ancient times. , People of the same sex can be intimate. If the two women are a little closer, people around them will not think much about it, unless they see someone above the KISS level. Mia is too sensitive. The author uses the mentality of a sensitive person instead of an objective position to narrate the story, which is inconsistent with reality. In addition, Mia's mother is so weird that she goes crazy and forces a daughter in her early 20s who is still in college to go on a blind date. What's even more confusing is the illness. Was it gastric cancer? There is no explanation from beginning to end, and it is clearly a misdiagnosis, but the body responds to the misdiagnosis perfectly, just like a skilled actor acting according to the misdiagnosis script. Is it Mia's body that fools the author, or does the author take it for granted and fool the reader?
It's a good thing to revise the article, but I suggest the author finish it in one go. It's not interesting to be posted on the home page every day. Popularity is not something that comes from brushing up. In fact, I want to read the second part, but the author's Azure Hibiscus has not been updated for more than a month. I don't dare to wait, although I didn't follow up on that article.
The beautiful scenery of your good time comes to nothing from my mouth. Very good article!
The writing is really great. I want to know if the author is documenting it, but I feel that it is not rational.
What's up with Give Me Sunshine? Did you post it yourself?
I just read this chapter... Sigh... So sad... This is realityˇˇ
I shed all my tears and felt inexplicable pain in my heart. I didn't like the final ending. Even if it was true, why didn't the text give us any hope?
I won't watch it. I'm afraid it's a tragedy. I'll just give it a rating.
I would like to ask if this article has a tragic ending. I read the comments and it seems so, so I'm a little afraid to read it.