Officer Hou, Both Deeply Affectionate and Distant

That summer, Lin Yu runs into Hou Yu in Haicheng, the man who saved her life three years ago. She has just finished the college entrance exams and carries a dream of becoming a writer; he is already a police academy cadet, cocky and domineering. They meet again at an internet cafe, where Hou Yu takes the initiative and gives her his contact information, stirring her heart.

Lin Yu gets into the Chinese department at Jinling University, while Hou Yu's police academy is only two subway stops away. A dorm get-together brings them face-to-face again. Hou Yu's blatant favoritism and his invitation that sounds almost like a threat make Lin Yu's roommates sense that something is going on. On a weekend trip to Jiming Temple, Liu Yao secretly plays matchmaker. Hou Yu catches the careless Lin Yu twice when she's about to fall, then plucks a peach blossom petal from the tip of her nose. In the glow of the setting sun and the incense smoke, the subtle tension between them gradually grows warmer.

As the professor said, some things matter more than studying: like the peach blossoms blooming at Jiming Temple, or the person who always catches you just before you fall.