[A devoted, lovesick girl who cries and fusses a little X a handsome, rebellious genius from Beijing's elite, with a campus setting in the early chapters and an urban setting later]
"Xu Zhiyan, is it really so hard for you to like me?"
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On a night in early summer that year, Qin Zhili met the boy she had liked for so long.
After asking around at school, she finally found out his name was Xu Zhiyan, a boy admired by many.
Somehow, she unexpectedly managed to win the heart of someone so outstanding, someone at the very top of the social pyramid.
But their relationship ended in less than a year. She was the one who walked away.
What remained was regret,
and the explanation he had never managed to give.
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Three years later, their sudden reunion left Qin Zhili at a loss. She instinctively tried to run, but Xu Zhiyan seemed determined to settle their old score face-to-face. He blocked her escape and left her nowhere to go.
He owed her an explanation. Calmly, he cleared up the misunderstanding from back then, and only then revealed what he wanted.
Qin Zhili smiled and teased him. "Mr. Xu, are you saying you want to chase me now?"
To her surprise, Xu Zhiyan really did say yes.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, she smiled. "Fine. Let's see if you're any better at chasing someone than I was back then."
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Years later, in early summer,
Qin Zhili gazed at the boy, still so full of life and confidence. Tears streamed down her face, and she smiled, finally at peace.
"Xu Zhiyan, next time, remember to fall for me sooner."
-2023/9/20-
