In the summer of 2012, twenty-two-year-old Song Yu'an met that boy for the first time. His whole manner was so roguish that she couldn't stand him. Gu Ran couldn't understand it. Song Yu'an was so ordinary: ordinary looks, ordinary height, an ordinary figure, and older than him. Even her grades were far worse than those of his previous girlfriends. And yet she had a kind of magic that drew him in, making him race like mad to the place where she worked every day after school.
Only later did he realize, to his astonishment, that she was the only salvation he'd found in the more than ten years he'd spent muddling through life. His cold family had meant that, for the first time, he'd met someone so vividly alive, someone who could laugh and cry freely whenever she wanted.
Song Yu'an didn't want to be anyone's light. Imperfect as she was, she had always thought of herself first, afraid that if she gave all her strength to shine, she'd warm someone else while leaving herself cold.
Her imperfections made her afraid to love anyone easily. The inferiority she felt deep in her bones convinced her she wasn't worthy of the boy before her. She could only shake her head and say over and over, "I'm sorry..." This time, he'd thought long and hard before standing in front of her and earnestly declaring, loud and clear, that he liked her. But when she rejected him again, tears he'd held back for so long somehow spilled down his face. Watching the crystal-clear drops roll down his cheeks, she panicked. Her hand trembled as she took a step forward and wiped away his tears. The moment she realized what she was doing, she yanked her hand back, but the boy opposite her pulled her tightly into his arms.
Theme: Older woman-younger man romance
