White Clouds Drift Across the Shallow Sun

This is a story about a spy and an actress.

“I thought you’d choose blue.” Zhong Qianqing put on her helmet and expertly swung her leg over the bicycle seat as if she were mounting a horse. She gave a gentle push forward, leaned back, and perched lightly on the seat.

“It makes no difference. I like both colors. They’re the colors of the sky, day and night.” Seeing Zhong Qianqing ride off, Lu Xingyun hurried after her. The bike was light and easy to ride... but she hadn’t ridden in a long time, so she was a little unsteady at first and nearly fell.

“Then why didn’t you choose the color of daytime? Blue skies and white clouds are so lovely,” Zhong Qianqing called into the wind.

“There are white clouds at night too, you just can’t see them as clearly. Either way, my little cloud can appear whenever she wants, day or night. You’re different.”

“Hehe, I know what you’re going to say.”

“Haha, exactly. There’s no sun at night. You’re a little sun, forever belonging to bright, sunny days.”

Sometimes they wondered if there was something everyone had to protect in life. Maybe it was their own beliefs, maybe their lover’s dreams, or maybe the kindness of the innocent.

Happy ending, personal growth, companionship and protection in both directions, a love where one plus one is greater than two

Mystery, plot

The characters grow throughout the story, which spans a long period of time. Some chapters include glimpses of the future.

Theme: Love and dreams may leave regrets, but love and ideals fear nothing.