That summer

Author: Shen Yan / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Ni Kefeng is the female protagonist of this book, and she and Ni Kexin are sisters with a deep bond. Eight years ago, the younger sister Kefeng followed her parents to immigrate overseas, while her older sister Kexin chose to stay in China to study for university. With her lifelong companion suddenly gone, in the first six months, the young Kefeng even got used to crying every night into the phone, listening to the busy tone because her night was her sister’s day. Her soul felt adrift and lonely. It had always been like this, and it was even more so now. That’s why, after finishing middle school, she insisted on returning to China for university. In that beautiful early summer, Kefeng rediscovered the closeness she shared with her sister and unexpectedly encountered love. Her sister Kexin, a doctor, was accidentally infected while treating patients, her life hanging by a thread. By her bedside, her on-again, off-again boyfriend Gao Yuanjun proposed to her with a ring.
This story about love, family, and friendship is like the gentle breeze of early summer, the dappled shade of trees, the faint scent of flowers, and the refreshing night—it makes one forget the distractions of the world and feel boundless freshness and tranquility.