When She Arrived, Camellias Bloomed Everywhere

[Irreverent, devilishly handsome hero and cool, gentle heroine] [She has a crush on him + three-year age gap + sweet romance + both are each other’s first] The Lu and Shi families have been close for generations. When Lu Qingzhi was little, she spent some time living with the Shi family. The first time she met him, she was seventeen; when they met again, she was twenty-one. It took her only six months to get close to him, but five years to work up to it. They met again in the Shi family’s courtyard, just after he returned from the army following his service. He was as radiant as summer, always surrounded by girls. Lu Qingzhi quietly stood at the edge of the crowd, watching him from afar. She knew she seemed utterly ordinary next to those girls. In that moment, she realized that no matter how hard she tried, she didn’t seem able to catch his attention. Until one day, he discovered her secret. Tucked inside her diary was a note, its paper slightly yellowed with age. The handwriting was neat and firm. “In 2015, I fell in love with Shi Ye.” The day he finally understood his own feelings, he planned a confession for her. They say love should begin with a bouquet, so he walked up to her holding her favorite camellias. Looking at her with the utmost tenderness, he said, “Lu Qingzhi, would you go out with me this summer?” She laughed through her tears and threw herself into his arms. “Shi Ye, I’ve waited five years to hear you say that.”