[Schooldays crush ✘ unrequited love comes true ✘ rekindled romance ✘ unwavering devotion]
Yin Xiyuan once had a secret crush on a boy. He was gentle and handsome, with a carefree smile, and excellent grades. Everyone around him liked him.
She first saw Xiao Jing on the first day of junior high. The sun was bright, the sky was clear, and the boy’s smile was just as lovely.
As chance brought them together time and again, she gradually grew closer to him. She started to like him, and before long, that affection had become a secret crush.
Day after day, she practiced writing his name in her notebook. She timed her walks home to meet him, and when they walked, she always liked to follow behind him, watching his shadow.
She was always careful with her feelings for him, never daring to be too bold.
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In high school, Xiao Jing’s parents arranged for him to transfer schools. On the day he left, she summoned every ounce of courage she had and tried to confess. But as she watched him walk away, she could only swallow her words and say nothing.
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Little by little, she lost all news of him. It was as though he had never been part of her life, and her heart seemed to fall silent.
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Later, she worked hard and got into the university of her dreams, only to run into him again on campus by chance. His voice was still gentle and pleasant, though now it carried a hint of maturity.
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In the end, he took her to their old school. As she stared at him in astonishment, he opened an elegant necklace box and confessed his love to her.
“Yin Xiyuan, I like you. Will you be my girlfriend?”
Tears filled her eyes before she knew it. At last, the grand love she had kept secret was returned.
