On her very first day at university, Xu Zhining did something that sent shockwaves across campus.
She reported Zhou Yanli, the famously aloof computer science genius at Nanchuan University, as a campus scammer.
Even worse, she accidentally spilled milk tea all over him.
Everyone thought the new freshman was finished.
But then, people gradually began to realize something was off.
During military training, her blood sugar dropped, and Zhou Yanli had already prepared candy and warm water for her.
While she was up all night revising a poster and broke down in tears, Zhou Yanli stayed by her side until three in the morning.
When people accused her of getting ahead through connections, Zhou Yanli said in front of everyone, “Opportunities can come through recommendations, but the work speaks for itself.”
When she was caught up in a plagiarism scandal and the whole university waited for her explanation, Zhou Yanli was the only one who stood firmly by her side.
Xu Zhining always thought she'd stumbled into Zhou Yanli's world by accident.
It took her a long time to learn that the anonymous fan “Y,” who had quietly liked, saved, and encouraged her work ever since her very first drawing, was none other than Zhou Yanli.
All those years when she thought no one cared, someone had already been taking a genuine interest in her world.
He didn't suddenly decide to favor her.
He had been waiting for her to appear all along.
This is a story about campus life, secret crushes, growing up, and being cherished.
She used to be afraid of being seen.
So he stayed by her side as she gradually stepped into the light.
Before long, the whole university knew that the cold-as-a-snowy-mountain senior Zhou gave all his tenderness to Xu Zhining.
He said:
“Xu Zhining, you are not an extension of me.”
“You are the person I've been waiting for all this time.”
