Walking in the Rain Isn't Romantic

[Complete] [Childhood Sweethearts] [From high school through undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies, a slow-blooming romance]

On the first day of his second year of high school, Gao Yexi sees his childhood sweetheart, Su Xuemo, again after six years apart.

She is the “fiancée” he has never stopped thinking about. She left without a word when they were young, and now they sit one behind the other in class.

In class, he gets up to walk her home so she can rest when she has a fever.

Though clumsy with his hands, he painstakingly folds a paper rose for her.

He loses himself at the sight of a strand of her hair left on his scarf.

Before long, all his friends know that he has chosen her as his future wife.

…

When the college entrance exam results come out, he goes straight to find her, and the two promise to attend university together.

Looking her in the eyes, Gao Yexi says, word by word, “Xuemo, I’m willing to wait for snow with you.”

The slow-witted Su Xuemo blurts out the truth: “It might never snow in this city, even if we wait our whole lives.”

Gao Yexi clasps her hand tightly and answers without hesitation, “Then we’ll wait a whole lifetime.”

…

At university, Su Xuemo forgets all about Gao Yexi when an older student she runs into invites her to dinner.

Consumed by jealousy, he pulls her onto a deserted campus path and corners her. “What did you tell him I was to you?”

Su Xuemo tries to remember what she blurted out just moments ago.

“A friend? A good friend?”

Unhappy with that answer, Gao Yexi pins her against the wall and kisses her forcefully, acting as spoiled and rough as ever.

“You’re my fiancée. No one can take you away from me.”

…

He’s the only one who gets to spoil his childhood sweetheart, showering her with kisses and hugs and lifting her up high.

From campus to marriage, theirs is a love that grows steadily over time.