Older man + Reunion after a long separation + Mutual secret crush + Planned from the start + Teacher and student
He Li Tang and Shen Xing Yan first crossed paths as teacher and student. She respected him and feared him, while the seeds of her secret admiration quietly took root. After one absurd dream, she chose to avoid him, unknowingly suppressing the love that had yet to break through the ground. Every time she lowered her head, she missed another of the many glances he cast her way.
They were teacher and student, and that was all they could ever be.
Other people reunite by fate. Shen Xing Yan relied on meticulous probability calculations.
Back then, He Li Tang had been his most well-behaved student. She blushed whenever she stole a glance at him, never realizing that every time she lowered her head, she missed his equally restrained yet burning gaze.
Later, she rented his house, thinking she had just gotten lucky.
He smiled without a word and quietly began his plan to win her over, one delicious home-cooked meal at a time.
He Li Tang: I don't even know how it happened.
I fell for my professor when I was in school, but I didn't dare tell him, so I ran away. Then I went to grad school and happened to rent his house, and he started cooking for me every day.
And after that... we got together.
So, see? Studying more really does have its benefits, right?
(Shen Xing Yan: No. The main reason is that I planned it all from the start.)
