Lin Xun has a secret no one knows: hidden on the memory card of his mirrorless camera is a photo he took without permission. It happened one afternoon during the first week of school. While testing his camera on a tree-lined path, he accidentally captured a second-year senior reading beneath a tree. The sharp click of the shutter gave him away on the spot. He thought his days were numbered, but the girl walked up to him, her eyes crinkling with a smile. “Hey, junior, did I turn out pretty? If not, you’ll have to stay and take another one.”
From then on, the gentle senior Xia Ziyan began appearing in his life under all sorts of pretexts.
“I want to learn photography. Will you teach me during lunch?”
“The second drink is half price. I can’t finish them by myself.”
“We’re going the same way. Let’s walk together.”
“Your headphones are leaking sound. Hmm? I like this song too.”
Lessons in the photography club’s darkroom, sunsets in the stadium stands, quiet walks side by side after evening study, and a sudden hug during sports day... Every day, Lin Xun wonders: Does she just think it’s fun to tease me? And every day, Xia Ziyan wonders: When will this dummy realize I’ve never shown up beside him by accident?
When the boy who always hid behind his camera finally gathers the courage to point it at his own feelings, he says, “Senior, this time, let me take your picture. Not secretly, but... properly.”
A school romance that begins with getting caught taking a sneaky photo. Sweet from start to finish, with no angst and a mutual secret crush, so sugary you’ll want to shove your phone into your mouth.
