Ji Yi always thought she was a lucky person.
She scraped into the city's top high school on the high school entrance exam. Then, thanks to Zhou University expanding its enrollment, she was lucky enough to get in. After that, she fell for Zhou Su, the famous campus heartthrob, at first sight, and he confessed to her just a few days later.
She had both academic success and love. She really was an incredibly lucky girl.
That is, until the night before Zhou Su's birthday. Ji Yi called in favors to find a brand of star-shaped candy that had been discontinued long ago.
In the pouring rain, drenched from head to toe and clutching a glass teddy-bear jar filled to the brim with the candy, she was about to open the private room door when she heard the people inside talking.
"Brother Su, are you really into that junior?"
Ji Yi looked forward to the moment and took out her phone to record it, only to hear Zhou Su reply, "Fanxing likes her childhood sweetheart. I'm just doing her a favor. What's the difference who I date?"
The smile froze on Ji Yi's face. Chu Fanxing was her roommate.
Chu Fanxing had also told her that Zhou Su liked this candy. Star candy, Chu Fanxing, and the teddy-bear jar smiling in her hands all seemed to mock her for being presumptuous and delusional.
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Ji Yi and Zhou Su were the campus couple everyone at Zhou University envied.
The day of Ji Yi's college graduation party also happened to be Zhou Su's birthday, and it rained just as hard as before.
She did not show up at the birthday celebration, but sent a gift instead. Chu Fanxing egged Zhou Su on to open it so everyone could see what was inside.
Unable to refuse her, Zhou Su opened the gift box and played the audio file on the USB drive inside.
The conversation from the private room a year earlier played over the speakers, reaching every corner of the venue. After it had played several times on repeat, it moved on to the next recording.
Ji Yi's cheerful voice rang out: "Senior Zhou Su, thank you for spending four precious years playing with me. I had a super fun time. When it comes to dating, what's the difference who you date? Besides, your voice is super nice. I like it. This has been my bedtime recording every night for the past year. I'm sending it to all of you."
A message from a priority contact popped up on a phone. Someone said, "Brother Su, your girlfriend just announced your breakup on Weibo."
The whole room fell silent. No one dared look at Zhou Su's face. He had planned to propose to her on his birthday.
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They met again at Ji Yi's engagement party to her childhood sweetheart.
Everything at the venue had been arranged to suit Ji Yi's tastes.
But Ji Yi, who was supposed to appear on stage, was nowhere to be seen. Her childhood sweetheart saw that the seat reserved for Zhou Su was empty and calmly kept the engagement party running.
Upstairs, in the bridal dressing room, Ji Yi was pinned to a chaise longue. In front of her stood Zhou Su, his eyes dark and feverish. "Xiao Yi, you kept me company while I dated you, and you kept me company while you disappeared. Now I want you to keep me company while I marry you. You can listen to my voice for the rest of your life. You won't need recordings."
Theme: Water the flowers on time, then wait patiently for them to bloom.
