Huang Jingchu was born fair and clean, a girl.
Her father named her, meaning "pure as ever," a name full of good wishes.
Xie Leijun's parents hoped he would be strong and upright, with the steely resolve of a soldier. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out that way. He became a little hoodlum, failed to get into high school after the middle school entrance exams, and ended up at a vocational school.
The two were five years apart. One was a well-behaved girl, the other a troublemaker in the teachers' eyes. They would never have crossed paths, if not for a lunch outside school that brought them together.
Theme: Sincere feelings can overcome ingrained beliefs and assumptions.
