[Mutual secret crush + reconciliation after heartbreak + reunion after a long separation]
Summer 2012. In the darkness of the military training grounds, Ji Chu looked at the boy surrounded by classmates teasing him and scoffed, “You're not handsome at all.”
The boy suddenly smiled and replied with just one word: “Fine.”
Only when a flashlight swept over him did she see his dark, cool eyes. His gaze seemed to say, “I'll remember you.”
Whenever Ji Chu thought back on it, she felt that moment had been the start of her ill-fated connection with Shen Jiangfeng.
Winter 2016. She clutched her phone and sent him, “I like you.” His reply, glowing on the screen, poured cold water on her feelings: “Long-distance relationships never work out.”
From then on, she filed him away as her “lost first love” and never contacted him again.
Summer 2021. After graduating from graduate school, Ji Chu joined her team to film a documentary. As soon as they arrived, a junior colleague tugged at her to look at a handsome man. “Look, Senior! He could debut as a star right now!”
She looked up. The closer he got, the more familiar he seemed. When he stopped in front of them, his voice was clear and captivating. “Hello, I'm Shen Jiangfeng, your point of contact.”
Her junior colleague immediately threw her under the bus: “This is our team lead, Ji Chu!”
After everyone else had left, he spoke with a smile in his voice. “Long time no see.”
Only later did she learn what painful circumstances had been behind his rejection all those years ago.
So, ever since he said, “I'll remember you,” their mutual secret crush had been waiting all this time.
Shen Jiangfeng, don't think you can run away this time.
