My name is Xia Yao. When I was seventeen, I fell in love at first sight with my quiet deskmate, Shen Xingye.
I pursued him passionately, and we gradually fell for each other.
His family situation was complicated, and his responsibilities weighed heavily on him. I gave up a bright future for his sake.
But the pressure from his family, combined with his personality, ultimately kept us from being together.
And Lin Yue was always causing trouble between us.
My parents loved me, but they didn't understand how fiercely I held on to love.
It was a painful romance that left a mark on my heart.
Xia Yao becomes deskmates with Shen Xingye, falls in love with him at first sight, and pursues him.
As they spend time together, feelings blossom, but Shen Xingye has a complicated family and many responsibilities.
Xia Yao gives up her prospects, but family pressure and Shen Xingye's own personality keep them from ending up together.
Lin Yue, a hypocritical and jealous classmate, also meddles in their relationship.
Xia Yao's parents love her but don't understand her devotion to love. It is a heartrending story of unrequited love between deskmates at the age of seventeen.
