But may the flowers also be brightly red

Author: Qiu Rongkang
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Six urban youth—Chen Kang, Xu Liang, Wang Zhen, Zhu Yan, Jiang Xuan, and Xia Yan—share a deep bond yet are also plagued by mutual suspicion due to various circumstances. Amidst a series of intricate emotional entanglements and doubts, they oscillate between trust and betrayal, questioning the purity of love and friendship. At the age of 26, a pivotal life turning point for urban youth—easily overlooked yet crucial for conflicts—three pairs of urban young men and women unfold their emotional journeys, filled with young people's yearning for love and rebellion, their admiration for spiritual life, and the unattainable ideal. In the midst of these contradictions, the three couples each hide secrets, and through the process of mutual selection, interaction, and integration, they embark on a journey of self-awareness. The confused youth, marked by a complex web of interpersonal suspicions, composes a narrative.