[Youthful Campus Romance] [Mutual Pining] [Two Top Students] [Ensemble Cast] [Direct Confessions]
[Handsome, cocky bad-boy genius x Gentle but stubborn girl]
The night Wen Xu treated everyone, he said, "I like you."
With a red face, she avoided him for a whole week, assuming he'd just been messing around.
Then one day, she went to get some water and passed the stairwell, where she heard someone on the phone.
It was Wen Xu's voice. He was telling his older brother, "If I didn't pretend, she'd be too scared to even look at me."
Bai Mo finally put the pieces together.
Him stumbling so she'd have to help him, asking "How many fingers is this?" and answering "Three."
It had all been an act.
Furious, Bai Mo went in to confront him.
He was leaning against the wall, watching her walk in, completely unruffled.
"You heard all that?"
"You tricked me."
"Yeah."
"And you still say 'yeah'!"
Wen Xu took two steps toward her and leaned in close, drawling, "Didn't you like it?"
Bai Mo opened her mouth.
Never mind. She couldn't quite bring herself to answer.
He smiled, ruffled her hair, and turned to leave.
The wind swept through the stairwell, and Bai Mo's ears burned.
The boy was dejected and proud, free-spirited and carefree, with a stunning face and a devil-may-care air, as if the world were just a game.
She was even less the sort of girl he could possibly like.
She was proper, quiet, and dull.
Yet these two slowly drew closer in a corner where no one was watching.
The proud boy always let down his guard when he was with her.
She was gentle and quiet, but stubborn to the core.
They say Jiangcheng summers are long and sweltering.
But the love in that boy's eyes when he looked at her was brighter than midsummer itself.
