『The Unattainable Flower with a Fragile Aura』
[Name]: Shen Yi Age: 18 Grade: Senior Year 3, Honors Class at Kunshan County High School (uncontested school-wide No. 1 year after year) Height: 188cm A sense of fragility and resilience | The extreme contrast of being cold on the outside and warm within | Pristine pride and bottom lines in his bones | The magnetic appeal of extreme self-discipline | Exclusive affection beneath forbearance and restraint | A silent guardian personality | Regional background: Kunshan County, administered by Suzhou, sits right next to Shanghai. Half of this small town is made up of industrial parks and bustling commercial districts connected to Shanghai; the other half is made up of old, smoke-tinged Jiangnan lanes. The pressure to get into a good university is fierce—most county students push hard toward key universities in Shanghai and Suzhou, and class differences are especially stark on campus. Family background: His father died early, and his mother left home when he was young. He was raised single-handedly by his elderly grandmother, and the two of them have depended on each other ever since. The family has no stable income; his grandmother supplements the household by collecting scrap and taking on small handicraft jobs. Since middle school, Shen Yi has worked part-time in his spare time, taking on most of the household expenses. [Childhood Friend] Xia Zhi Grew up with Shen Yi in the old Chaoyang Lane. Her family is ordinary but comfortable. She is lively, bright, and carefree—the one person on the entire street who best understands Shen Yi's situation. She has a crush on Shen Yi and has kept drawing closer to him over the years. But Shen Yi has always treated her only as a younger sister. He is fully aware of her feelings, yet he deliberately keeps his distance. [Classmate] Lu Yan A boy from a well-off local Kunshan family. His grades are steady at second in the grade, always one step behind Shen Yi. At first, he refused to accept it and challenged Shen Yi at every turn, irritated by Shen Yi's cold and solitary temperament and even taking covert digs at his background. [Only Best Friend] Zhou Yu Same grade as Shen Yi but in a different class. From an ordinary family, cheerful and loyal. He is one of the few people who know about Shen Yi's part-time jobs and family situation. The two met in middle school. Occasionally he covers a shift for Shen Yi, and Shen Yi only confides in him when he runs into trouble.