Chen Jian (North Star) × Lin You (Fox)
Chen Jian: physics, chemistry, biology
Lin You: history, politics, geography
Chen Jian, a student in the science track, has a precise set of rules for everything.
His solutions to competition problems look like standard lab reports, and even his tutoring sessions for classmates run on a schedule.
The whole school calls him “the human North Star,” never knowing that the lining of his winter uniform is marked in ballpoint pen:
cy, Star No. 17
“Sis…” he began, his voice a little hoarse. “I’ve… been feeling… kind of strange lately.”
“Hmm? What feels strange?” Chen Jiahe prompted patiently, already suspecting what was going on.
“It’s just…” Chen Jian furrowed his brow, seemingly searching for the right words to describe an elusive feeling. “When I’m doing problems, I get distracted… thinking about things… that have nothing to do with them.”
“Like what?”
“Like…” He paused. A faint blush crept up his ears, almost too subtle to notice. “Like… everything Lin You does.” He absently rubbed his nose. “Or… the cake she brought over that evening…”
“Sis, I know it’s a waste of time, but I just can’t seem to help it.”
His voice grew quieter and quieter.
Chen Jiahe smiled, as if she could see her own younger self all over again. “You’ve fallen for Youyou.”
Chen Jian felt a rush of blood surge to his head, his cheeks and ears burning fiercely.
He almost immediately wanted to deny it. His lips moved, but no sound came out.
All the formulas of the summer he was sixteen began to spiral out of control.
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