By the Time He Came to His Senses

Hu Nanshao thought reuniting with the person she had secretly loved for years was fate giving her a second chance.

Beneath the New Year’s Eve fireworks, she cast aside all restraint and poured out the love she had kept hidden for so long.

She never expected his indifferent gaze and distant tone to shatter every hope she had.

“Stop liking me” sent her fleeing in humiliation.

Back at university, she began an internship at a fashion studio. The studio then teamed up with a gaming company to launch a 3D dress-up game. As a hanfu designer, Hu Nanshao once again crossed paths at work with Li Ji’ang, the company’s founder.

But just as she had finally let go of the man she’d loved for years, he began to fall for her talent and personality as they spent time together… and embarked on a long, arduous journey to win her back.

When Hu Nanshao begged him to leave her alone, her face full of disgust, Li Ji’ang suddenly remembered how, long ago, she had nervously confessed her feelings to him. “I’ve liked you, over and over, ever since middle school…”

So, many years later, he followed her example and asked her carefully, “If you’ve liked me for so many years, why can’t you keep going a little longer?!”