[Second chance romance|Mutual devotion|Both are virgins|Happy ending|Cherished beyond measure]
Zhou Shiye met Shen Xin in the height of a Kyoto summer. She was a bright, blazing ray of light in his life.
Hoping for even the slightest chance of seeing her again, he insisted on going to Ningcheng to study.
They met again at winter camp a few years later, but Shen Xin no longer remembered him.
He approached her with an ulterior motive, and his obvious feelings were impossible to hide. At last, he confessed during the summer after the college entrance exams.
“As long as you’re willing to take one step toward me, I’ll gladly take the remaining ninety-nine, no matter how hard they are.”
After two years together, Shen Xin asked to break up. Under pressure from his family, Zhou Shiye went abroad to continue his studies, with a marriage alliance in mind.
She thought he was thriving in London, with a beautiful woman by his side.
She had no idea that he missed her day after day.
Years later, during a business project, Zhou Shiye grabbed Shen Xin by the wrist and demanded angrily, “Why have you changed partners again?”
“That’s none of your business.”
At a Zhou family banquet, he pulled Shen Xin close in the dark and danced with her. She was so out of practice that she kept stepping on his feet.
“Step on me one more time and I’ll kiss you by force.”
“You’re crazy.”
So Zhou Shiye deliberately missed a step, and Shen Xin planted her foot squarely on his. He took the opportunity to lift her into his arms, bearing all her weight on his own feet.
“You stepped on me, darling.”
“You... You did that on purpose.”
“Mmm...”
