Zhou Shiyi and Gu Chi's lives became tightly intertwined after an argument in an alley when they were still in diapers. They were neighbors, heirs to wealthy families, rivals who had competed since childhood, and, beneath the label of "brothers," each other's secret longing.
Seven years apart became a long, drawn-out tug-of-war. London plane leaves fell across Gu Chi's notebook, while ginkgo leaves in Florence hid the waiting Zhou Shiyi had never voiced. From boys who clashed at every turn to partners standing side by side, they spent more than twenty years proving that some rivalry is an awkward way of hiding a racing heart, and some silence conceals feelings held back for far too long.
When the seventh ginkgo leaf drifted down in the morning light, every unspoken "I like you" finally broke through the soil. This time, they no longer disguised their care with arguments. The warmth of their palms pressed together told them everything: seven years of waiting could never outweigh the words "I've always been here."
From childhood sweethearts to lifelong partners, their story is the perfect illustration of love and waiting. Some confessions need seven falling leaves' worth of time to travel from the tip of the tongue to the heart.
Theme: A secret love hidden in time finally steps into the light. Seven years of waiting, and one leaf carries a heart full of devotion.
