[Mutual first-time love + sweet romance + unrequited love + the second male lead wins + healing]
"Refined scoundrel × sweet, gentle girl"
Xu Ya and Lin Siyan grew up together. She thought they were in love with each other, but it turned out he'd never liked her at all. He even thought she was terribly boring, spending his days partying with other girls.
She unilaterally declared their relationship over and blocked him everywhere. She stopped pretending to be Lin Siyan's little shadow and began living as her true, carefree self.
*
Zhou Qichen was calculating, unfathomable, and wickedly clever.
In everyone's eyes, he was like a flower on a remote mountaintop: beautiful to look at from afar, but not to be touched. Their verdict was that he was far too captivating and far too dangerous, and it was best to stay away.
Little did they know that a begonia flower bloomed in his heart, never withering, its brilliance and warmth hidden deep within him.
“Xu Ya, if you don't hate me too much, would you let me share the rest of your life?” His voice was as rich as ever.
His feelings were now impossible to hide, laid bare for all to see.
*
Only when Xu Ya looked through her old diary did she finally understand.
When she was young, she was bullied at school. Her world was bleak, and everyone had abandoned her to the depths of despair. Then someone pulled her out of the mire.
That person remained anonymous for a long time, keeping her company through the darkest days. He paved her path with flowers, helping her open her heart, face reality bravely, and become the best version of herself.
For a long time, she thought that person was Lin Siyan.
She had mistaken one person for another.
“Zhou Qichen, I'm sorry it took me so long to recognize you.”
“I will.”
