The 23-year-old Mingyan meets the 32-year-old reserved.
A cup of coffee spilled is an encounter spanning nine thousand kilometers.
Exchange student at Shanghai International Studies University and the youngest professor at the Department of Architecture at Humboldt University.
He is a walking Gothic, rigorous, precise, and awe-inspiring.
She was the color that broke into his black and white world, fresh, agile, and unexpected.
He said that the city is a container of memory, but she said that architecture is an unfinished poem.
On a rainy night by the Spree River, in the mottled light and shadow of the library, and in the piano music left by my mother, two hearts slowly came closer.
Until that pair of silver cufflinks engraved with "Tis the End of the World" surfaced,
Until the academic committee's inquiry and family past came at the same time,
Only then did they discover——
Love is never a multiple-choice question, but a narrative about "home" that two people translate together.
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Reading tips:
1. Age difference of 9 years｜Transnational romance｜University professor × exchange student｜Double academic masters
2. Strong plot and strong emotions, reality becomes sweeter and warmer, cultural collision and family bonds are equally emphasized
3. Involving themes such as urban memory, cultural translation, and identity pursuits
4. HE, 1v1, running in both directions, healing each other
Intention: In front of true love, the end of the world is just a stone's throw away.
