Youthful secret crush | Healing campus romance, bittersweet ending | Short, angsty story
Fragile yet strong x bright and passionate
Little rabbit Xu Chun x little sun Lu Xiayun
[Blurb]
September 10, 2008. Clear skies, clear through the afternoon.
"My life has always been like a calm, slow-moving river. Like spring, quietly existing all along. But lately, I've realized that I want to hold on to summer.
He's so full of life, like a dazzling sun. I can't look at him directly, but inside, I'm wrapped in a rush of warmth. If I had the chance to change myself, the first thing I'd want to do is ask him: maybe, on some bone-chilling winter day when you're starving and freezing, would you like spring?" -- An entry from Xu Chun's Summer Diary
In Rongchuan City, at the end of a sweltering summer, a breeze stirred the leaves, leaving behind a rustling sound.
On the last day of August, a ray of sunshine entered Xu Chun's dim and joyless life.
He was passionate and brilliant, showing Xu Chun a kind of affection she'd never known.
Courage, rosemary, a shell necklace, a smartphone, care, help, praise, good luck.
But in the end, the one thing he forgot to give her was himself.
On a night of thunder and rain, cold wind pierced Xu Chun's body mercilessly. She exposed herself completely to the storm, abandoning her dignity and self-respect along with everything else.
Xu Chun, if meeting Lu Xiayun means living through a life like this, would you still be willing?
By the time she knelt without hesitation in a trash heap, determined to search for that pot of rosemary, all thoughts of willingness or unwillingness seemed ridiculous.
Blurb screenshot dated 2026.3.19 | Original draft written in 2023
Written by Tan Qingli
Would You Like Spring?
Theme: Spring has long since passed
