I Never Said I Hated You

[Childhood Friends + School Life + Mutual Pining + Secret Crush]

On the day new students registered at Yancheng Middle School, Ye Zhiheng spotted Zhou Yanwen in the back row of the classroom.

The girl sat in front of him. The scent of white tea drifted into his nose. Her profile was exactly like that of his childhood friend who had left without a word, but she looked at him no differently than she looked at anyone else.

In eighth grade, she suddenly transferred schools without even saying goodbye.

He thought he'd forgotten her. When he forgot his meal card at the cafeteria, his ears burning with embarrassment, she swiped hers for him and walked away without even saying, "You don't have to pay me back."

He stood there holding his tray, stunned.

Until after the college entrance exams.

Ye Zhiheng and Zhou Yanwen walked down the familiar alley,

when she suddenly spoke.

"Do you want to go to college with me?"

Ye Zhiheng wasn't sure he'd heard her correctly.

"I mean, I like you!"

It turned out that all these years, he hadn't been the only one in love. Two hearts unwilling to be bound by fate

had long been beating in sync, faithful until death.

(The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story itself. Thank you for your support.)