[Warm and radiant Chen Anqi & proud and self-reliant Zhou Yueli]
That summer solstice, Chen Anqi met Zhou Yueli beneath the jacaranda trees. Later, when she was in danger, he saved her. After school started, she learned that Zhou Yueli attended the high school across the road, and from then on, she had a special reason to look forward to the end of each school day.
She loved music, so he taught her piano and violin. He excelled in science, so she came to love science too...
His brilliance completely captivated her.
Chen Anqi took a step back, the smile on her face strained. Tears unexpectedly welled in her eyes. “I know you and I aren’t from the same social class.”
Zhou Yueli never took his eyes off her, but he didn’t know how to respond.
“So I really don’t know how to act around you... or around Zhou Yuchao... I don’t know how to act around either of you anymore...”
She knew she had met someone dazzling and utterly out of reach at the very moment she was first falling in love.
“At first, I just thought we were friends. Now everything is different...”
Her feelings had stopped being innocent long ago, from her initial gratitude to the impulsive longing to see him. Chen Anqi broke down in tears. They traced her simple, lovely face and fell heavily to the floor.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have drawn you into this.”
Only later did she realize that the distance between them was more than just the fact that they attended different schools.
