Ginkgo in the Rainy Season

During the rainy season twelve years ago, a ginkgo leaf specimen tied with a red cord was a promise Shen Juan left for Chen Yanzhi. The young man turned and walked away, vanishing into the river of time. All that remained was a faint silhouette and feelings left unspoken, which kept blooming in Chen Yanzhi's memories.

Twelve years later, the rain fell again during the plum rain season, and Shen Juan unexpectedly barged back into Chen Yanzhi's life as his neighbor. He had shed his youthful awkwardness, and his features now held a touch more maturity and composure. Yet whenever their eyes met, he could still stir the longing buried deep in Chen Yanzhi's heart.

Old keepsakes are silent, but the past surges back. Was that yellowed ginkgo leaf a forgotten promise, or the opening to a story yet to be continued? Two people who once shared a secret in summer would, amid the rain of their reunion, finally reconsider the bond time had sealed away, drawing closer step by step to the true feelings the years had hidden.