When Love Calls, We Walk Together - The Story of a High School Underachiever Getting into Tsinghua University

Author: Yu Zhichao
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Publish Date: 2008-01-01
Features: This is a book depicting the high school life of the 1980s. The love story between Lin Fei and Zuo Xinxin forms the main plot of the book, meticulously describing their journey of getting to know each other, falling in love, yet ultimately unable to be together due to various reasons. Lin Fei is a typical example of a student who transforms from a poor performer to an excellent one. Although his father holds a prominent position in the city, Lin Fei is skilled in fighting and drinking, which catches the attention of Zuo Xinxin and makes her secretly fall for him. Lin Fei is also attracted to Zuo Xinxin's beauty and grace. Zuo Xinxin helps Lin Fei improve his academic performance to the top, and through continuous interaction, the spark of their first love ignites, beginning a happy high school life. Amidst the pressure of the college entrance exams, there are also moments of lightness and joy. Zuo Xinxin's father is also a big figure in the city, and his corruption and bribery become the reason for their breakup. By chance, Lin Fei develops an illicit relationship with his home tutor, Liu Xu, which isly discovered by Zuo Xinxin, leading to their separation. Interwoven among these stories are the mischievous yet endearing tales of high school students Sun Qixing, Chen Jian, and Yang Fan, capable of evoking memories for many of their peers. The author uses a humorous and witty writing style to reminisce about the lost youth, searching for the warm rays of sunlight that once warmed the author in the gaps of time.