He should have lived a carefree life, but he was abandoned at birth.
The year he turned ten, he moved for the sixth time: to Nanshan Ridge. After his adoptive parents died under mysterious circumstances, Aunt Mei (Xia Mei) took him in. Ye Xinnan was Aunt Mei's only daughter, two years older than him.
His adoptive mother left him a final letter full of unanswered questions. Why did she tell him not to go to Jiangan when he grew up? Why had they died so suddenly and mysteriously? What was his true background?
From the moment he lost his family, Shangguan Tang became quiet, withdrawn, and cold.
The hollow in the old aloeswood tree halfway up Nanshan Ridge became his secret mailbox. Inside were many little slips of paper, each with just a few words. The two things written most often were a name and a dream.
"Ye Xinnan."
"Make lots of money for you to spend."
◆ On September 10, 2012, he was sixteen and she was eighteen. Beneath the night sky on the mountainside, a once-in-a-century meteor shower streaked overhead. Her bright eyes shone, her cheeks flushed. "When I graduate from college, will you marry me?" Under the moonlight and falling stars, the boy's face darkened, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably. "I can't."
◆ To unravel the many mysteries, he eventually boarded a train to Jiangan, though he was still underage...
Theme: Both sorrow and hope are rays of light
