Youyang in the Clouds

The story begins with a seemingly ordinary campus friction. Zhong Xiaojun, a young man with a quiet personality and outstanding academic performance, just wants to grow up stably in books and family; while Zhao Minke, who is equally excellent but has a complicated heart, quietly promotes a series of changes driven by vague jealousy and possessiveness. A lost exercise book and a maliciously synthesized "puppy love photo" were originally a conflict between teenagers, but with the intervention of Liao Yuanxing, director of the school's Discipline Inspection Commission, they gradually escalated into a rigorous and ruthless investigation. This is not a novel about youth trauma. The operation of power comes earlier than imagined. A group of underage children are thrust into the center of adult rules. For the first time, they realized that rules are not always about protecting people, but sometimes just about finding a "suitable bearer." And things didn't stop there. An old photo accidentally revealed the secret entanglement between the previous generation. The ambiguous and dangerous relationship between Ruan Hui and Zhao Mingke brings out the unspeakable past of the two parents. When emotions, blood ties and real interests are entangled, the choices of the parties involved become difficult and fragile. In this test of dignity, growth and self-affirmation, everyone faces a test. This is a novel about youth and a mirror that reflects reality. What you read is not only their stories, but also the confusion, struggles and choices that each of us has experienced while growing up.