Under the spotlights at a university startup pitch, Su Nianzhi reunites with Jiang Yubai, the mischievous desk mate who stole her pen when she was thirteen. By then, he has become a confident startup star. His words, "Long time no see, my middle school deskmate," bring back eight years of youthful memories. From their homeroom teacher forcing them to sit together in seventh grade, to the cough in politics class that scared off a mischievous boy, from shielding her from the wind and rain at the sports meet to the shoulders that secretly drew close in their graduation photo, their youthful bond had been foreshadowed all along. But a blank page in her yearbook cut off their contact. The bittersweet crushes of high school, a falling-out with a friend, and her own growth, followed by the sudden loss of contact in college and her belated realization, all became a long journey she walked alone. His gentle pursuit after their reunion and their partnership at work bring the two who had drifted apart close again. Their agreement to a contract marriage gradually unravels through daily life. The flutter of ordinary moments, honesty after misunderstandings, and the protection they offer each other in a crisis bring to light a secret crush that had endured for more than a decade. From middle school desks to the wedding altar, from tentative youthful advances to a lifetime together, this long love that spanned their youth finally finds its happy ending after all their twists and turns. It turns out the most moving love isn't love at first sight. It's when, after the passage of time, you are still the one I choose without hesitation. I give you my youth, and even a love found late is sweet. From now until all the years to come, we will have each other.
Theme: Centering on youthful bonds and reunions after long separations, this story explores the steadfastness of secret love, the push and pull of reality, and the redemption of true feelings as people grow. It conveys the heart of a good romance: even after the passage of time, both people still choose each other. It offers the comforting belief that it's never too late to meet, and that the right people will find each other again.
