Rain During Cicada Season

A friend once asked Meng Yu what it felt like to have only each other to rely on. Meng Yu replied, "I suppose in a world full of a thousand kinds of suffering, he is that one sweet thing in a thousand, the only reason I exist."

That summer was humid and stiflingly hot. They walked hand in hand through the old alleys, their fingers intertwined. The hot wind roared past their ears, and their hearts thundered. They huddled in a shadowy corner, waiting for the gangsters to leave. Li Zhou wiped his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, then took a few crumpled bills from his pocket and pressed them into her palm. "Take this. Go buy yourself a new dress."

[The male and female leads are unrelated by blood and are not listed in the same household registration book.

Blurb written on March 17, 2023. May be revised later.]

Theme: Grow wild and never stop striving