The Cheng and Su families have been close friends for three generations. Their parents meet without fail every week to play mahjong, and their villas are separated by just one wall.
**Childhood**: Cheng Ye tugs on Su Tang's pigtails, only for her to smear mud all over his brand-new sneakers.
- **High school**: He's the dazzling star of his school's basketball team, while she's the top student rolling her eyes from the sidelines. She always manages to “accidentally” expose his truancy in front of their teachers.
- **College**: He heads north to attend police academy, while she goes south to study law. They trade threats: “Whoever contacts the other first is a dog.”
**Her note**: “Cheng Ye is the most annoying person in the whole world!” (written in childish handwriting)
- **His words over hers**: “But I like Xiao Tang ten thousand times more than I like basketball.” (written in bold, forceful strokes)
Moonlight spills across the windowsill. He raises a ring and arches an eyebrow. “Counselor, the evidence is conclusive. How about sentencing me to life in prison?”
She snatches the ring, slips it on, and turns to leave. “We'll see how you behave... Cheng, you little dog.”
> “We never need to mend a broken relationship...”
> “Because we never drifted apart, so why would we need a fresh start?”
> Childhood sweethearts have blossomed, and the boy next door has come home.
