Shiyao was quiet, kept her head down and studied hard, and barely registered with anyone in her class. In secret, she paid attention to someone completely unlike her.
That person was her desk mate, Zhou Zhiyuan: cheerful and kind, easygoing, and so outgoing he could talk to anyone.
Even as Shiyao found herself drawn to him and fell deeper and deeper, she still believed they would never grow any closer. All she could do was watch him from afar, indulging in feelings she had to keep hidden.
Then one day at noon, Zhou Zhiyuan hid outside the gym, hugging a tree and crying. Shiyao, who had followed him, knew he’d confessed to someone and been rejected. Almost without thinking, she went over to comfort him. Her gullible desk mate soon struck a “deal” with her.
From then on, he started spending every day by her side. Shiyao cherished the unforgettable time they shared, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that every day she was stealing happiness that belonged to someone else.
When she realized Zhou Zhiyuan treated everyone the same way, and that his affection wasn’t hers alone, she decided to run away.
Shiyao knew she couldn’t keep sinking into this improper relationship. Gritting her teeth through the pain, she suggested they break up and end things between them.
Zhou Zhiyuan dragged Shiyao, the wicked woman who had toyed with his feelings, home. There was no way he was letting her break up with him, not in this life!
The protagonists are assumed to be adults.
