Quiet class monitor x roguishly handsome Chinese class representative
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Wenjing and Yu Yi share the top spot at school. Sometimes she takes it, sometimes he does.
They should have been rivals, but back in their first year of high school, Wenjing had already developed feelings for him that were different from ordinary friendship.
She didn't know why. Maybe it was her hormones. She was instinctively drawn to Yu Yi, and her eyes always followed him.
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In their final year of high school, Yu Yi pretended to have a leg injury for some reason. Wenjing helped him along, hoping they could get back early. They took a shortcut and ran into a gang of thugs demanding money. The two of them were cornered.
Yu Yi turned his head and silently mouthed to Wenjing:
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Wenjing ran out to call the police while Yu Yi took on all four of them alone.
After that, their conversations were no longer just about studying.
Their final year was demanding, and she was focused on getting into college. She tried to put away her secret feelings for Yu Yi.
She had a crush on him for three whole years. They say people with secret crushes are cowards, and she was no exception.
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The day before the college entrance exam, Wenjing took out a letter she had written long ago. She went to find Yu Yi, full of hope, only to see him chatting happily with a girl. He was so gentle with her.
Wenjing stood frozen for a long time. She tossed the letter into the trash and ran away.
The letter she had spent so long preparing ended up in the trash, and no one ever claimed the anonymous song, either.
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They didn't get into the same college, either. That sealed the end of her secret crush, the one that had been part of her youth.
During that time, they did chat, but all they talked about was studying.
They met again four years later at a flower shop.
Wenjing hadn't expected that she would still like him. His figure filled the corner of her vision.
Only then did Wenjing learn from a friend that he hadn't had a girlfriend back then.
He just hadn't wanted her to get caught up in that mess.
Yu Yi, we've missed each other for so many years. This time, let's not miss each other again.
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Note: Everyday life at first, then an urban setting later.
Two top students. Happy ending.
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The next book, The Moment You Appeared, is a school romance.
Rational and self-reliant heroine x narcissistic, vindictive hero
Now published
Theme: Loving yourself comes before having a secret crush.
