In this era of MBTI, my deskmate suddenly got a strange idea and became utterly obsessed with astrology.
Looking for case studies, my deskmate asked Yun Fei, "What's your zodiac sign?"
Yun Fei replied, "Aquarius."
My deskmate drew a sharp breath, then gave an earth-shattering response: "Aquarius? Not even a dog would date one!"
Yun Fei: "?"
As a new tenth-grader at Yuncheng Experimental High School, Yun Fei has a plan for her three years of high school: study hard, keep improving, and get into the university of her dreams. If she can, she'll also get better at Go and build up her strength.
And that's it.
In short, young love isn't on the list.
No one could have expected Ji Linyang to barge into her life.
The first time they meet, he's wearing a pair of outrageously flashy, globally limited-edition sneakers, answering questions from her ultra-social deskmate.
"Zodiac sign? Oh, I'm a Capricorn."
"Capricorn." Her deskmate earnestly writes down his birthday and sign in her notebook. Then she suddenly looks up and pats Yun Fei on the shoulder. "Other signs might not like it, but Capricorn really is a great match for Aquarius!"
Yun Fei: "?"
Ji Linyang: "???"
He glances at Yun Fei, raises an amused eyebrow, and asks, "Is that so? What's an Aquarius like?"
Aquarians are strange. No one can figure them out.
Yun Fei doesn't believe in astrology or the occult. For a while, she thought the idea that your birth date could determine your personality was just a self-deceiving lie.
Until the day a downpour hits Yuncheng and she takes shelter beneath Ji Linyang's umbrella.
She looks up at the boy holding it.
His features are proud and defiant, raindrops speckle his face, and the black umbrella in his hand tilts toward her, leaving half his shoulder soaked.
"Yun Fei," Ji Linyang says through gritted teeth. "Didn't I tell you I was at the library too? If you didn't bring an umbrella, you could've asked me to walk you home. Do you just tune out everything I say?"
"..."
Thump, thump.
At that moment, Yun Fei hears her own heartbeat
"Astrology and all that isn't reliable, but my heartbeat can show me which way to go. It's reliable."
#The author actually knows nothing about astrology. The blurb is made up.
#1v1, happy ending
#Primarily a school story
#Blurb written on 2026/3/1. Inspired by a conversation with friends in 2024, which was recorded.
Theme: Don't believe in superstition
