Gentle Crossing

The first time single Song Yingying was confessed to was on a bustling summer night. She was brought to the playground in a daze, surrounded by heart-shaped candle formations. A crowd of onlookers, unfamiliar but enthusiastically cheering, shouted, “Say yes to him, say yes!” She, feeling overwhelmed, with her scalp tingling, curled up her hands and feet, her toes almost tearing through the soles of her shoes, mentally erecting a Great Wall of China on the spot. Just as she was contemplating how to gracefully refuse, a figure wielding a fire extinguisher rushed in and extinguished all the candles with great vigor. Wearing a school uniform, Gao Minghe slung his bag over his shoulder, holding ...