Wen Yuci has a childhood friend who can do anything.
When she's upset, she hides out at Zhou Ke's house.
When she's in trouble, she asks Zhou Ke for help.
Because she's always losing things, she leaves them with Zhou Ke to look after.
She even shares the secret of her crush with him.
Zhou Ke's whole world is full of her, but she takes a long time to realize it.
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When they meet again, Wen Yuci isn't sure whether Zhou Ke is still as easy to talk to as he was before.
As they spend time together, she becomes cautious and polite, no longer clinging to him as freely as she did when they were children.
Until one day, Zhou Ke asks, “Did you forget my number, or do you just not want to talk to me?”
Wen Yuci mumbles, “I thought you didn't want to see me again.”
Much later, Zhou Ke brings her a pair of women's slippers. Kneeling on one knee, he helps her put them on, his voice still cool and distant. “That's all in the past.”
His answer gives Wen Yuci the wrong idea.
Before they can part on good terms, she grabs his wrist, her nose stinging and her voice a little aggrieved. “On the morning of the first day of senior year, I put the change from buying breakfast into your school uniform pocket. Can I have it back?”
Zhou Ke: “...”
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* Airheaded sweetheart x aloof, secretly passionate guy
* 2026.1.14/2026.7.24
Theme: Sincerity
