[Mutual pining, childhood sweethearts, sweet romance, reunion after years apart]
Fang Xi had a secret: she had fallen in love with her childhood friend.
Their separation put distance between them, and little by little, she began to hide her feelings.
Ten years later, she heard that He Zhiyu's arranged-marriage partner had returned from abroad. Perhaps wedding bells were just around the corner.
With selfish motives, she came back to China.
*
After a misunderstanding soon after her return, Fang Xi flew back to England, heartbroken.
A few days later, to her surprise, He Zhiyu showed up at her home.
When he confessed his feelings, Fang Xi turned away, unable to look at him, and said with a bitter smile,
“He Zhiyu, this isn't funny at all.”
“Do you really enjoy messing with me, He Zhiyu?”
Instead, he pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear, “I like you. I've liked you for a very, very long time.”
*
One day after they got together, Fang Xi flew back to England by herself again.
She thought she had finally escaped He Zhiyu's clutches, but the next morning, she woke up and found him in her kitchen.
He Zhiyu: “Xixi, come home with me.”
Remembering how he had worn her out over the past few days, Fang Xi shook her head. “No.”
He cornered her against the wall, his voice turning coaxing. “Xixi, I'm sorry. I'll come over less often from now on.”
*
The language of the lily of the valley is “May happiness return as promised.” That's why, every time Fang Xi came back to China over those ten years, He Zhiyu gave her a bouquet of lily of the valley.
