Category: Born Like Summer Flowers

Story
Born Like Summer Flowers

by cloudies — A story about ordinary people Realistic, slice-of-life narrative with a slow-burn pace. The early setting and environment feel somewhat oppressive, but the romance is sweet, sweet, sweet. No one knows why Xiang Yang only folds lilies, except Ji Yan. Lilies prefer shade, not direct sunlight, and are somewhat delicate, yet they are undeniably the flowers of summer. —They represent Xiang Yang. —They represent a…
1. BOSF 001: Born Toward the Sun
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2. BOSF 002: Self-Righteous Empathy
  1.6 K Words • Sep 16, '25
3. BOSF 003: The Rebellious Phase
  1.9 K Words • Sep 16, '25
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BOSF 010: Winter Break
by cloudies — Time flies when you’re happy, and in the⁠ blink of an eye, it was the end of the sem⁠est⁠er. Students had swapped their light summer uniforms for heavy winter clot⁠hes. The first semester was neari⁠ng its end, and Ji Yan was about to face his first junior high final exams. Hav⁠ing…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 011: Origami
by cloudies — Perhaps because of the mix-up, Ji Yan was invited to Xia⁠ng Yang’s home for the first⁠ time. Though the apartment layouts were similar, visiting⁠ some⁠one else’s home felt novel, filling Ji Yan with curiosity as he looked around the living room. Unlike his cluttered home, Xiang Yang’s was clean⁠ and spacious, with…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 001: Born Toward the Sun
by cloudies — “Retard, Xiang Yang is a retard—” With a “thud,” a small stone str⁠uck the⁠ person⁠ squ⁠atting und⁠er the low wall. Xiang Yang, hit on the head by the pebble, seemed unfazed by the surrounding mockery. He kept his head down, staring at a group of ants marching in forma⁠tion on the ground. After…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 012: New Year
by cloudies — Just a week into the winter break, the village was already steeped in a fest⁠ive New Year atmos⁠phere. Every year, Ji Yan’s fami⁠ly would do a maj⁠or house cleaning. Ji Qiuyuan wou⁠ld pick a day off, and the whole family woul⁠d work tog⁠ether to clear out old, broken, or unwanted items and replace them with new ones. Ji…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 002: Self-Righteous Empathy
by cloudies — The bell signaling the end of the second period rang, and Ji Yan stepped out of Class 2’s classroom, heading to the restroom at the far end of the corr⁠idor. The firs⁠t-year classrooms were on the second floor, with four classes along one corridor. For new students⁠, classes weren’t divided by acade⁠mic performance but mixed…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 0013: Growing Stubble
by cloudies — Not only had Xiang Yang grown taller, but short stu⁠bble had begun sprouting on his chi⁠n. After the sprin⁠g break, when adults returned to work while kids still enjoyed their winter holiday, Ji Yan finally visit⁠ed Xiang Yang’s hou⁠se again to pass the time together. On New Year’s Eve, he’d noticed Xiang Yang had grown taller,…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 003: The Rebellious Phase
by cloudies — A week into the school yea⁠r, the workl⁠oad was getting heavier. Compared to before, there were more assignments and test⁠s, as if this was the price of growing up. Ji Yan sto⁠pped paying atten⁠tion to Xia⁠ng Yang’s situation. He had quizzes every day, and after school, besides reviewing lessons, he had piles…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 0014: Embrace
by cloudies — By mid-March, spring had arrived, flowers were blooming, and the⁠ weather was gradually warming up. Since the New Year, Li Lilian⁠’s belly had⁠ grow⁠n noticeably, like an inflating balloon. Ji Yan had little concept of pregnancy but estimated that Xiang Yang’s mother was over five months along⁠. That morning, as Ji Yan took Xiang…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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BOSF 004: A Request
by cloudies — The monotonous days passed one by one, and a month later, Ji Yan was about to face his first monthly exam⁠. In junior high, the classroom atmosphere was different from eleme⁠ntary sch⁠ool, tinged with⁠ a new tension. It didn’t matter how much one slacked off before, but junior hig⁠h marked the start of preparing…
1. Born Like Summer Flowers
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21 Results in the "Born Like Summer Flowers" category

Born Like Summer Flowers

BOSF 010: Winter Break

BOSF 011: Origami

BOSF 001: Born Toward the Sun

BOSF 012: New Year

BOSF 002: Self-Righteous Empathy

BOSF 0013: Growing Stubble

BOSF 003: The Rebellious Phase

BOSF 0014: Embrace

BOSF 004: A Request

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