A secret crush is one person's celebration, and the beginning of something between two.
When did she start liking him? Was it the feeling of crashing into his arms when they first met, the time they spent together after getting to know each other, or the pain of their reunion years later, when the past came rushing back?
Only Ding Shiyu knew that if Yan Xi hadn't cared for her so devotedly, how could she ever have wavered in her feelings for Ye Ze, the boy she'd first fallen for when she was still innocent and young?
He always stood before her, gazing at the boy who was a head shorter than him. Once, his gaze had been just as ardent. But as the years passed, the ties between him and the other boy became intertwined with her love throughout her youth.
Suddenly, she remembered how she'd once described a male lead in a novel: "A striking brow ridge, phoenix-shaped eyes, fluid yet still, alluring but never coquettish, a touch of softness amid his strength, captivating and soul-stealing."
Ding Shiyu's note: It really isn't like that. I guess it's a feeling you only notice once you've fallen for someone.
She didn't want Yan Xi to end up like Ye Ze had, because at least he would never leave without a word or make her guess about everything.
Just as he liked her, he felt that when no one stood in their way and the time was right, he should at least let her know.
If only I had loved you once.
