When Wutong Meets Sinian

In early autumn, the wind stirs the parasol trees. A hurried collision on the first day of high school marks the beginning of the love Lin Zhizhi will keep hidden throughout her youth. Flustered and embarrassed, she flees, remembering only the sunlit scent of the boy’s white shirt and his gentle, clear eyes. But she does not know his name, where he came from, or where he is going. Then, in the student assignment rankings, she catches sight of the name at the top: Gu Mingsi. Secretly, she lets herself hope and quietly imagines that he might be the boy. He is the brilliant star of the honors class, far ahead of everyone else, gentle yet distant, someone everyone looks up to. She is a quiet, timid, ordinary girl, so unremarkable that she dares only to hide her feelings in her eyes. For three years, they are in the same class, close enough to see each other every day. He does not know that at a turn beneath the parasol trees, he stole a girl’s heart all at once. And year after year, all Lin Zhizhi sees is thoughts of him. The parasol trees meet autumn, and I happen to meet you. This is a long, secret crush that began at first sight and lasted through the years, unknown to everyone.