Roses in Midsummer

[Upcoming: Tides Toward the Moon // Ji the Dog Reaches for the Moon // Please add it to your reading list~]

In the sweltering summer of her second year of high school, amid the cicadas' cries, Chu Shiyin fell into a whirlpool named "He Feng."

Love at first sight. Her heart leaped.

Chu Shiyin carefully hid the feelings of a young girl, setting off alone into a storm of emotions.

The affection she kept hidden spread from the south building to the north. Every time the monthly exam rankings were posted, Chu Shiyin was closest to He Feng.

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The rose was hidden in the height of summer, along with the two years of youthful, headstrong love Chu Shiyin had kept inside.

On the morning of the graduation ceremony, mist hung in the air after the rain. She gathered her courage, wanting to give her youth an ending without regrets.

He Feng was still dazzling. Instead of answering her, he asked, "Chu Shiyin, which school are you going to?"

At that moment, the mist cleared and the sun shone brightly. Chu Shiyin listened to her heart pounding wildly, her eyes filled with the boy.

· Quartz and HF react, a one-of-a-kind pairing

· Mutual pining

· Both are top students // He excels in humanities, she in science

· No dating in high school

[Blurb for upcoming Tides Toward the Moon]

The tides turn toward the moon. I turn toward you.

Childhood friends

If all went as expected, Lin Jingyue and Ji Chaoming would get engaged as adults, marry once they reached the legal age, and live a peaceful life together.

But Ji Chaoming had to make a fuss. The day before he came of age, he said, "Lin Jingyue, I think we should give this some serious thought."

Lin Jingyue was surprised, but agreed.

They'd been together too long. The affection between childhood friends and romantic love had become hard to tell apart. Taking a break now would give them a better future!

After thinking it over carefully, Ji Chaoming cursed the version of himself from the last day of his seventeenth year. What the hell was he thinking?

Lin Jingyue had thought Ji Chaoming would always be obedient and well-behaved. She never expected him to say "we should think about it" on the eve of their engagement.

She'd made her feelings obvious throughout all three years of high school, and everyone knew. Somehow, one fool still couldn't tell. Now, she might as well consider those three years time she spent feeding a dog.

Ji Chaoming: "Yeah, exactly. You fed me!"

Ji the Dog: "Sis, look at me! This puppy's practically drooling."

Theme: Study hard