1
On the first day of elementary school, Tao Xingxing crossed paths with her nemesis, Xue Yu. They both competed to be the most impressive kid during introductions.
Tao Xingxing: "Hey, everyone! I'm Tao Xingxing. Don't underestimate stars. When they fall, they can hit the Earth with tremendous force."
Xue Yu learned on the spot and fired back: "Xue Yu. Yu, as in the universe. Don't underestimate the universe. It contains the stars, otherwise how could the stars..."
"...hit the Earth?"
Ten years later, she went north to study, while he enrolled in a flight academy. From then on, his life was a whirlwind, with nothing but the dim clouds above and a boundless river of stars.
2
It was an ordinary day. He was preparing for a flight when a clear, gentle female voice suddenly came through the radio static, reminding him, "Watch out for crosswinds."
His colleagues guessed the weather station had a new young observer, a lovely girl with a sweet voice and a gentle manner.
Xue Yu said nothing. He lay back with his arms behind his head, a blade of grass in his mouth, remembering her face and voice.
The wind high above had no roots. Its steady roar tore through the clouds. And long ago, he'd already been in a state of weightlessness, swept along by an unknowing wind that had buffeted him for years.
Summers at sixteen and seventeen were restless, with lush leaves and fiery clouds.
They saw another side of each other: flushed, feverish, and utterly lovestruck.
*Pilot x weather observer
*Childhood sweethearts / mutual pining / school days to city life
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