The day after deciding to hate Shi Yu, Pei Qinglu made three rules for him:
He could not spend more than an hour in the same place as her in any one day;
He could not talk to her for more than ten sentences at a time;
He had to stay at least three meters away from her.
Then, one late night, Pei Qinglu came down with a high fever. Shi Yu stayed by her bedside without leaving for a moment, singing her favorite English songs all night long.
On the night she threw a tantrum and ran away from home, he followed her through the hazy darkness, shining a flashlight for her the whole way.
Later, they sat atop the wreckage of a ruined fishing boat. He gently pressed his lips to hers and gave her an eternal, sweet dream of midsummer and the blues.
Shi Yu never followed a single one of their three rules, but Pei Qinglu suddenly found she no longer wanted to hate him.
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In Pei Qinglu's eyes, Shi Yu can do anything, except love her.
Twice in his life, Shi Yu cast aside his own name: once to become family with Pei Qinglu, and once to make it proper for him to be with her.
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When the blue night falls upon the world
No one sees us walking hand in hand
--Pablo Neruda, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Pseudo-incest, mutual pining / school life to city life
No romantic feelings are depicted while they remain related by blood
Blurb revised on November 5, 2025, and again on December 2
Theme: Bravely pursue love
