A tender, emotionally nuanced campus story, full of fun and reflections on growing up.
It might be a little slow to warm up?
One day, he discovered that he could hear her thoughts.
One afternoon, Xu Qingmian walked over and looked up at Zhou Sijing in puzzlement.
“Actually, you’re not short at all. I think you’re just the right height as you are.”
Zhou Sijing lowered his head slightly, gazing steadily at Xu Qingmian with a serious look in his eyes.
Zhou Sijing, why are you acting so strange today…
Xu Qingmian’s cheeks instantly flushed, and her mind went blank. She could only stand there staring at him, unable to think of what to say.
Seeing the tips of her ears turn red, Zhou Sijing’s fingers curled slightly. He hesitated for a moment, but in the end he couldn’t resist reaching out and gently touching the top of her head.
Then, on another heart-fluttering evening.
Zhou Sijing looked at Xu Qingmian with an innocent expression, his voice low and listless.
“Mianmian, didn’t you want to see my chain?”
Xu Qingmian covered her eyes with her hands.
Her voice was rushed and flustered, her face tinged with red.
“I wanted to see your chain? And you put it on? I was mad because you can hear my thoughts but never told me, so I deliberately let you hear those ridiculous things!”
“You big jerk, did you put it on or not?”