Late Spring

Name: Late Spring
ISBN: 9787553507972

打伞的蘑菇Shanghai Culture Publishing House · ChinaMar 2026

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Word count: 115K words
Chapters: 62
ISBN: 9787553507972

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Summary

Something About *Spring Comes Late*: In a small town, a very ordinary family's illegal structure was being demolished when local residents saw medical waste piled up all over their backyard... Synopsis: To "share her father's burdens," Lu Dongxia, daughter of the owner of a medical device recycling plant, drags her childhood sweetheart Chen Shisi along to proactively seek partnerships with local hospitals. She meant to bring her father a business deal, but instead finds herself falling for neurologist Mu Chishen. This is destined not to be a pleasant story. It is also destined to be an unsolvable love triangle. Holding the ailing Lu Dongxia in his arms, Chen Shisi says, "Lulu, will you marry me?" After a very, very long time—so long that the world has fallen completely silent—Lu Dongxia says, "Okay." Once a wife, she will no longer dwell on the person she loved in her youth; she will love the person beside her with all her heart. After all, love turns into life, and life turns joyful. How wonderful.

Editor's review

*Spring Comes Late* is an emotional novel set against the backdrop of everyday small-town life. The author, Mushroom with an Umbrella, interweaves the realistic subject of medical waste recycling with the characters' emotional entanglements, creating a narrative texture with an earthy, grounded feel. The story revolves around Lu Dongxia, the factory owner's daughter, who, while running errands for her father's business, becomes emotionally involved with neurologist Mu Chishen, while her childhood sweetheart Chen Shisi remains ever-present, and this three-person relationship generates the book's emotional tension. The novel does not sell itself on lighthearted sweetness; instead, it places love within real circumstances and family responsibility, exploring how affection settles into everyday life. The exchange in which Lu Dongxia finally accepts Chen Shisi's proposal carries a sense of relief after exhaustion, and serves as the emotional landing point of the book. It suits readers who want to immerse themselves in quiet hours and feel the choices characters make amid the trivial realities of life, rather than those seeking intense dramatic conflict.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy emotional novels with small-town settings and realistic themes
Readers who can accept a three-person emotional entanglement and an open-ended emotional conclusion
Adult readers interested in the conflict between family responsibility and personal feelings

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer lighthearted, sweet romances or stories without angsty plotlines
Readers expecting fast-paced, high-conflict plots

Reading tips

Read through the first few chapters to see whether the narrative pace suits your taste before deciding to read closely or skim
Slow down during the dialogue passages between Lu Dongxia and Chen Shisi and watch for foreshadowing of shifts in their relationship
After finishing, revisit the chapters involving Mu Chishen to reinterpret where the three-person relationship is headed

About the publisher

Shanghai Culture Publishing House China · Founded in 1955

Shanghai Culture Publishing House focuses on practical living and popular culture, while also building a concentrated list in adjacent knowledge areas such as foreign literature, Western philosophy, military studies, and politics. Representative titles in the library include Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and The World as Will and Representation; Goethe's Faust; the Homeric epics (8 volumes); and Carl von Clausewitz's On War, along with Flatland. In terms of translators and authors, Chen Zhongmei, Tian Linian, Qi Jiafu, and Ruan Huishan have contributed to related titles. The press is characterized by connecting classic texts with the reading needs of a general audience, balancing cultural accumulation with knowledge popularization. Given limited public information, this description emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in the library's books.

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作者前言
与《春迟》有关的那些事
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第二章逢雪
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第三章冬暮
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第四章早春
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第五章信花
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第六章春杪
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第七章长夏
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第八章听蝉
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第九章秋半
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第十章春迟
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FAQ

Is the romantic storyline in *Spring Comes Late* a love triangle?

Yes. The story revolves around Lu Dongxia, neurologist Mu Chishen, and her childhood sweetheart Chen Shisi; this emotional relationship runs through the entire book. It is an entanglement weighed down by real-life pressures, not a lighthearted multi-suitor romantic comedy.

Is this book suitable for reading in one sitting?

Its length and pace suit reading in two or three sessions. The novel's mood is on the heavy side, and reading it continuously can be tiring; reading it in segments during quiet hours is recommended, leaving room to reflect on the characters' relationships.

What does the title "Spring Comes Late" mean?

The materials do not offer a direct explanation of the title. Readers may interpret it for themselves in light of the story's themes of belated love and life settling; the emotional rhythm of the characters echoes the word "late."

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About the author

打伞的蘑菇 Author · China · 1994

Da San De Mo Gu, whose real name is Xu Ran, was born in 1994 in Hubei Province. She is a Chinese writer of youth literature and a signed author with Xiaohua Reading. Public information about her is limited, and her creative profile is mainly reflected in her published works. Her style is varied, spanning time-travel and alternate-world fiction, youth literature, and modern romance, while also encompassing suspense and mystery, science-fiction romance, and fantasy historical romance. Her representative works include the Meng San Sheng series (6 volumes), the Chunfeng Ji series (3 volumes), and the Ai Bu Xian Chi series (5 volumes), as well as Chun Chi, The Top Student Lives Next Door to Me, Chunfeng Ji 03: I Wish We Could Last Forever, and Deep Love Like the Long Wind. She has a recognizable presence among readers of youth literature.