At the age of seventeen, when the locust flowers were blooming, Lin Jingci was like an unexpected light, splitting open Su Yingtang's gloomy world.
He was a newly moved neighbor, with the refreshing scent of tiger fangs and mint candies, he forced his way into the door of her heart that was closed due to her bad family of origin. From the "accidental encounter" in the alley to the classmate of several years, he clumsily and persistently taught her to resist and feel the warmth of being cherished. He used the notes he stayed up late to compile, the candies secretly stuffed in the desk, and the untimely bouquet of locust flowers in winter to melt the ice in her heart bit by bit. Two souls who also lack love but warm each other quietly get closer under the pressure of the college entrance examination.
However, fate bared its fangs at its brightest moment.
On the first date after the college entrance examination, a sudden explosion tore all the longings and promises to pieces. At the moment when the torrent of destruction swept forward, Lin Jingci used his last strength to push Su Yingtang away, and used his body to build a wall of flesh and blood for her.
"Live!" - These were the last words he left for her, and they were also a curse carved with his life.
In the morgue, Su Yingtang hugged his cold body and cried until his soul was torn apart. When she tremblingly opened his clenched hand, what she saw was a peace charm completely soaked in blood. On the talisman is the young man's delicate but extremely heavy prayer: "May Su Yingtang live a safe and happy life, and not be troubled or anxious about anything. Please wish her success in the college entrance examination and admission to her ideal school."
He prayed for her peace and happiness, and a bright future, but he only forgot about himself. He fulfilled his promise of "a sweet life" in the most brutal way, and left her alone forever in a future without him. That youth that was as gorgeous as summer flowers was finally fixed in the ruins, a pool of blood and a blood-stained peace charm, which became the pain and thoughts that Su Yingtang could not escape for the rest of his life.
This is a story about redemption and protection, and about the hottest and cruelest side of youth. It is the sweetness of mints, the heartbeat of gardenias, the fresh blood on the peace charm, and the way a young man uses his life to light up the path forward for another young man, but his own light is extinguished forever.
Intention: The "life" protected by life has become an unbearable curse; the redeemed body is imprisoned in the moment of blood solidification for life.
