A Little Tree Hollow

At fourteen, Wen Yao fell for a boy named Xu Yu.

At fifteen, Wen Yao had no choice but to distance herself from him to protect herself.

At eighteen, Wen Yao prayed to Buddha to keep Xu Yu safe and well, year after year.

At nineteen, Wen Yao went alone to Xu Yu's school, but she didn't see him.

At twenty-four, ten years had passed. She had forgotten many things, but she still remembered the boy who had fought desperately to stand up for her when everyone else abandoned her.

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At fourteen, Xu Yu fell for a girl named Wen Yao.

At fifteen, his mother threatened to kill herself unless he left that girl.

At eighteen, his father died by suicide, his younger brother passed away from illness, and his mother cheated on his father. At the lowest point of his life, he secretly went to catch a glimpse of her. No one knew that another boy was standing by her side.

At nineteen, he went alone to her school, but he didn't see her.

At twenty-four, before entering graduate school, he went to a temple for the first and last time in his life. He prayed to Buddha to bless her with a smooth and happy life ahead.

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Back then, we all thought we had plenty of time, never knowing that youth had only one chapter: the height of summer.

Early on: A bold, passionate heroine × a gifted hero

Later on: A sensitive, suspicious heroine × a lonely, stoic hero

Reading notes:

🧊 Sweet at first, angsty later; mutual pining; a bad ending ૮ ·ﻌ·ა

🧊 This novel contains a lot of depictions of xybl. You may want to read only Volumes One and Three (*^ω^*)

🧊 Realistic in tone. If you find it upsetting, please stop reading immediately (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

🧊 No paid chapters during serialization, free to read; it will become paid once complete ✩*:.˶˃ ᵕ ˂˵ .:*✩

Weibo: @Xu Zhi Bing ⊹꙳ ˶˙ᵕ˙˶ ⊹꙳

Theme: May bullying in schools be a thing of the past.