On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Qiuyu was being harassed at a dessert shop when Lin Wangshu stepped in front of her and stood up to them.
She remembered Lin Wangshu's scent and soft fingertips, but forgot to ask her name, and regretted it.
On the first day of school, Jiang Qiuyu looked at Lin Wangshu on the platform, surprised and delighted.
The older girl she'd been thinking about turned out to be her math teacher.
“Hello, everyone. I'm your math teacher, Lin Wangshu.”
Lin Wangshu, she repeated to herself, thinking it was such a gentle name.
Because of that fateful encounter, they gradually grew closer. At school, they were an affectionate teacher and student. Outside school, they were a gentle older sister and a well-behaved younger one.
Eight years passed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Qiuyu was now the age Lin Wangshu had been back then, but unlike her, she wasn't composed and confident. She stumbled through life instead.
After work one day, Jiang Qiuyu sat in the office and saw the crescent moon. Her feelings surged within her.
She wished she could go back to following her teacher around, just like before, and remain a carefree student.
Only after growing up did she realize that those years of youth had been a utopia.
They met again at a product presentation. Lin Wangshu was the product manager, and Jiang Qiuyu was there on behalf of a business partner.
Jiang Qiuyu was overwhelmed with happiness once again. She could hardly believe her teacher had appeared here.
Lin Wangshu told her she'd resigned from the school after graduating.
Jiang Qiuyu threw herself into her arms, her voice trembling. “Sis, I've missed you so much.”
She poured out all her grievances, and the flood of longing swept over her. Thankfully, they had met again.
As they chatted late into the night, they reminisced about the past. Every memory was utterly childish, and for a while, the mood was easy and warm.
Until Jiang Qiuyu said, “Sis, actually, I like you.”
Lin Wangshu set down her cup and replied calmly, “I know. I've always known.”
Now it was Jiang Qiuyu's turn to be shocked. “Then you...”
Lin Wangshu smiled. “What teacher would fall in love with her student?”
That's right. What teacher would fall in love with her student...
But Lin Wangshu was in love with Jiang Qiuyu.
Gentle older sister vs. well-behaved, half-dead younger sister
#Content warning: This story features a teacher-student romance and an eight-year age gap. Please don't read if that bothers you.
#Content warning: The secondary couple is the female lead's mother and a younger man, a heterosexual pairing.
Theme: Be kind and cultivate yourself
