Part 1. [Secret crush + two top students + tragic ending]
Genius girl × steady boy
From their first meeting to the gradual familiarity that followed, Liu Yu thought her heart would eventually settle on him.
But years later, thanks to her outstanding grades, one of her university professors offered her an exchange-student spot to study abroad.
At first, she hesitated again and again. But when his beloved returned from overseas, she realized that perhaps the boy had never been hers at all.
Only years later did she finally understand: she had spent all that time chasing a star that was never hers, never noticing the person who had quietly waited in the same place for her.
But by then, it was too late…
An unrequited love comes to nothing, like willow blossoms that never bear fruit.
In the end, the dream faded, and the willow catkins returned to the sea of people.
Part 2. [Side couple, all sweetness, no angst]
Cheerful, outgoing writer & aloof, sharp-tongued top student
She is sunny and lively; he is arrogant and conceited.
But little does he know that she has another side: she writes mystery novels and is good at solving puzzles. The haughty, self-important boy suddenly becomes an anonymous nobody among her many fans.
After her secret identity is exposed, he confronts her directly: “You’re Yu Da?”
“So what? Can’t I be?”
In that instant, the tables turn.
Later, he asks shyly:
“What do you think of me?”
“What do you mean?”
Realizing she is pretending not to understand, he curls his lips into a roguish smile and says, “What would you think of me as your boyfriend?”
