Riding the South Wind

I would go away with the wind, go away, and hide between someone's pages.

[Blurb]

The first time Xiang Nan met Cheng Ruheng, she was drenched in sweat, with loose strands of hair stuck to her face. He strolled along at his leisure, chatting and laughing with a friend.

The second time, he stood at the lectern teaching Song dynasty poetry while she sat below playing a game.

Later, he told her that his name came from the phrase, "A gentleman is like a jade pendant, shining bright in feathered robes."

Xiang Nan turned to her friend and said, "I'm done for. I'm in love with him. I'm going to make him mine."

I want every poem he recites to turn into my name.

Later still, Xiang Nan dragged Cheng Ruheng to the track to run and pointed to a spot. "This is where I fell in love and drowned to death. Will you come collect my body?"

Cheng Ruheng: ...

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[Little scene]

Xiang Nan leans against the basketball court. Cheng Ruheng grabs her by the collar and pulls her upright. "What are you looking at?"

"College boys playing basketball."

"The boys or the ball?"

She grins and turns to hug him. "What college boy could be as handsome as my Teacher Cheng?"

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"The south wind is passing through and the weather is warming up. Let's fall in love."

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Sporty girl who might leave the house with messy hair x catlike (?) university teacher with lots of books at home

She pursues him | Seven-year age gap | HE

[Reading guide]

1. Not a teacher-student romance.

2. The heroine bravely pursues love without debasing herself; the hero is pure in body and heart.

3. Entirely made up. Don't connect it to real life.

4. The world is vast, but happiness matters most. Wishing you and me all the best.

Theme: Be brave enough to pursue and love