[The first part is set at school and told from the heroine’s perspective as she secretly loves him; the later part is set in the city and follows multiple viewpoints]
[Note: The heroine’s secret-crush narrative moves at a slower pace, focusing mainly on everyday school and family life]
Liang Luo believes in love at first sight. From the moment she first met Bai Hongyu, the seed of a secret crush settled in her heart and began to take root and grow.
She would remember the lunchtime when they first met, feel secretly thrilled when they waited out the rain in the same hallway, remember his jersey number, and write diary entries about him...
Years later, she thought the feelings she had never confessed had long since been left behind in the distant past. But then Bai Hongyu, the man who had once made her heart flutter, suddenly appeared before her again. The feelings she had experienced as a teenager crossed through time, and in her twenties, Liang Luo still fell for him.
He was mature and steady, elegant and charming. Time had left its marks on him only by making him more captivating.
Liang Luo never imagined Bai Hongyu would remember her well, but when he called her by name again, she was jolted awake. Someone had tossed a pebble into the lake of her calm heart, sending ripples across its surface.
Later, Bai Hongyu read her diary with rapt attention. When he looked up and saw Liang Luo’s reddened eyes, his heart clenched with pain, as if steeped in vinegar. Heartache and bitterness welled up inside him.
If life could begin again, Liang Luo was destined to fall for Bai Hongyu, and Bai Hongyu would one day see Liang Luo on the stage, performing a one-woman show.
