The School Hunk Has Been Coveting Me for Years

【Delicate, Gentle Ray of Sunshine × Ill-Tempered, Cold Demon King】 【Chen Ci × Zhou Hanye】 【Mutual Pining and Mutual Salvation】 Chen Ci saw Zhou Hanye again on the first day of their second year of high school. The boy, his expression cold and detached, lounged in the seat behind her and said quietly, “Long time no see.” Chen Ci's back stiffened. The demon king who had ruled her entire childhood was back. The only thought in her mind was: I wish we hadn't met again. Chen Ci figured she could just avoid him, but after a few days, she realized Zhou Hanye seemed like a different person. He no longer bullied her; instead, he protected her at every turn. Before long, rumors that the two childhood sweethearts had always been close spread throughout their grade. Everyone could tell Zhou Hanye liked Chen Ci, but she was stubborn and slow to catch on. Her refusal to date in high school was written all over her face, and she lived by the rules. To humor her, Zhou Hanye somehow got hold of a megaphone and played this announcement on loop around their grade: “Attention, attention: rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows.” And so, everyone thought they were just good friends. But when a rival appeared, the boy wore a smile, though the chill in his eyes was impossible to hide. “We're friends for now, but you'd better not get any ideas about her.” By the time they graduated high school and went to colleges in different cities, Chen Ci thought their story with Zhou Hanye had ended because of the distance. But one day at college, she saw Zhou Hanye on her campus. Chen Ci was walking with an older student in her department, discussing their thesis, when she looked up and spotted him. She was stunned. Why was Zhou Hanye here? Right in front of the older student, the familiar boy pulled her into his arms without a word. His voice hid his displeasure, though his smile was careless and teasing. “I've looked after you for over ten years, and now you're about to let someone else steal you away?” Later, Chen Ci asked him, “Didn't you say rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows?” Somehow Zhou Hanye had gotten hold of that megaphone again. It turned out there was a second half to the announcement. “Attention, attention: rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows.” “But Zhou Hanye likes Chen Ci.”