When the Grapes Are Ripe

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A sensitive, resilient girl with incredible strength vs. the pride of the heavens

"Unripe grapes are too sour."

In 2016, Xia Qing followed her aunt out of the mountains and sat in a classroom at Nancheng No. 1 High School, studying alongside girls her own age.

Back then, Xia Qing was introverted and sensitive. She stuttered when nervous, especially whenever she came across that boy who was the pride of the heavens.

He Xian came from a privileged family, was a top contender in academic competitions, and had a face and physique beyond compare. He was a celebrated figure at Nancheng No. 1 High School, and the secret crush of many girls.

They were classmates for only a brief year.

After that, every time they met, it was just a passing encounter on campus.

In the final semester of senior year, Xia Qing transferred back to Yuncheng to take the college entrance exam.

After the exam, He Xian was stunned when a flurry of test papers rained down on him beneath the teaching building. Along with them fell a severely overexposed CCD photo.

The handwriting on the back of the photo was unmistakably He Xian's.

"He Xian, I wish you a bright future. There's plenty of time ahead. If I confessed my feelings for you, would you accept me?"

Later, a topic posted by the Nancheng Evening News went viral online.

If you could go back to high school, what would you most want to do?

Xia Qing sat at her desk, staring blankly at the headline, when a scorching, damp chest suddenly pressed against her back.

He Xian buried his face in the hollow of her fair neck and took a greedy breath, still unsatisfied. His voice was muffled.

"If I could go back to high school..."

"I'd never let go again, even if it killed me."

"I'd confess one more time, even if it were a little later."

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Both leads are each other's only partners.

Theme: Study hard and keep improving every day.