Also known as: Who Gets It? My Crush Actually Wants to Marry Me
[Campus Romance] [Sweet Romance] [Mutual Firsts] [Light Comedy] [Mutual Healing]
Adapted from my own experiences. To the youth we can never return to, thank you for crossing my path. We don't have to meet again.
There were once two important Dai Changweis in Cheng Shiyuan's life. One was the little shadow who followed her around until she was eight. The other was the aloof transfer student who returned ten years later and took her breath away. During those ten years, without her knowing, she had already become an obsession etched into his heart.
After they reunited, he forcefully entered her life and drew her back onto his path. They were the most in-sync teammates, solving practice problems together and dreaming about the future together. In the end, they both made the honor roll. Cheng Shiyuan thought their story would end with, "And the prince and princess lived happily ever after."
But Dai Changwei showed her through his actions that love isn't about holding someone back, but helping them thrive. For the research dream in his heart, he resolutely chose a top university in another city, entrusting their love to time zones and distance.
Some say love means giving up. But to Dai Changwei, love means, "Becoming a better version of myself, then embracing you as my best self." Dai Changwei and Cheng Shiyuan chose the harder path: childhood sweethearts, reunited after a long separation, and devoted to growing as individuals while loving each other from afar.
May everyone with a secret crush find that everything they long for is among the stars, and that the stars are within reach. May your secret love have a beginning and an end.
As for me, I'll gradually let go and welcome a new life.
Finally, cherish your life, don't be a doormat, and steer clear of love-addled thinking.
[Conceived on November 28, 2023; written on November 10, 2025]
