Su Xingchen had a secret love for Lu Yi, and she hid it so well that she thought no one knew about it.
But Lu Yi knew everything. He knew that she peeked at him, knew that his name was written all over her scratch paper, and knew how early she came to the classroom every day just to say "morning" to him. He just kept waiting, waiting for her to work up the courage to speak.
They became roommates in their sophomore year of high school, and his love could no longer be hidden - he would bring an extra breakfast, teach an extra question, and the umbrella would always tilt toward her when it rained.
She thought it was her own secret love, but one day when she opened her old notebook, she saw a sentence written by him:
"I've liked you too, for longer than you thought."