I Believe in No Gods, Only You

Timid heroine, aloof hero

Based on a true story

They are each other’s salvation and each other’s abyss.

The first time Chen Yi saw Gu Yesh ao, he was standing at the lectern, ignoring the students’ ruckus as he scrawled the three characters of his name on the blackboard. A repeat student, rich, handsome, and well-connected: that was Chen Yi’s first impression of Gu Yesh ao. The first time Gu Yesh ao noticed Chen Yi, she came rushing out of the restroom in a panic and slammed into his chest. Her hair was disheveled, there was a handprint on her cheek, and tears glistened at the corners of her eyes. The sight stirred a faint memory of her: a transfer student from the countryside, with no money or connections, sitting beside the trash can, never heard to speak, and seemingly always bullied by her “good friends.”

In that moment when their eyes met, Gu Yesh ao saw helplessness and fear in her eyes. Chen Yi, meanwhile, saw nothing in his but indifference, even disdain. Gu Yesh ao could never have imagined then that, when he was so lonely he felt ready to rot away, this girl would stay by his side, cook for him, care for him so carefully, and pay attention to his feelings. She would pry open his long-sealed heart and let a ray of light shine in.

Chen Yi could never have imagined that this aloof boy would one day take in a homeless girl like her, go with her to chase the sunset, and play a childish raffle game outside the school gates just to win her a hamster. He would become the greatest salvation and the deepest abyss of her life.

“Gu Yesh ao, do you believe there are gods in this world?”

“Don’t believe in gods. Believe in me. The gods can’t save you. I’m the only one who can.”

“I don’t believe in gods. I only believe in you.”