Gentle, sensitive good girl × Rebellious, devilishly handsome golden boy
Silver-tongued lawyer vs. tech mogul
"A secret crush is a damp, bitter rain."
"As for where the rain comes from, don't ask."
1.
Chu Ling had a secret crush no one knew about.
She had devoted almost her entire youth to one name: Qin Shusheng.
He was the only son of the Qin family, rebellious and carefree, dazzlingly confident, and blessed with a face that could turn heads everywhere. His peach-blossom eyes made even a dog feel adored. He had ranked first in his class for years, the very picture of a golden boy, with countless girls chasing after him.
Chu Ling was just one tiny drop in the ocean of his secret admirers.
Quiet and reserved, she wore thick glasses and was the most forgettable person in her class. No one paid her any attention. Even though she liked him, all she dared to do was write her unspoken feelings in her diary, page after page filled with his name.
She knew that someone so far beyond her could never be part of a love she could bring into the light.
One evening after class, Chu Ling was walking around a corner with her book of mistakes when she happened to see several boys at the end of the corridor, chatting around a tall, slender figure. Someone laughed and asked, "Qin, what do you think of Chu Ling?"
The boy tapped the windowsill with his fingertips, his voice lazy and drawling. "Her? Too well-behaved. Not interested."
Chu Ling instinctively tightened her grip on the book. From then on, she quietly put all her feelings away.
2.
At the graduation party, Chu Ling was pinned against the entrance to a private karaoke room. Hazy light shimmered as glasses clinked around them.
The boy's tall figure leaned over her, enveloping her completely. His long fingers tilted her chin so she had to meet his gaze, while his other hand held up the diary filled with her secret feelings.
His eyes were faintly red with drunkenness, but his smile was roguish. "You like me?"
Chu Ling's face flushed crimson. She couldn't force out a single word.
"Why are you still so well-behaved?"
Qin Shusheng stepped back and returned her diary. He even straightened her glasses for her. His hot breath, mixed with the smell of alcohol, washed over her as the words he spoke landed one by one in her heart:
"All right, then. Let's give it a try."
But she wasn't as confident or brave as she'd imagined. Later, their breakup came without warning. She blocked him everywhere, and things ended badly. In the end, they each returned to the sea of humanity.
3.
Years later, they met again.
By then, he had become a rising tech mogul, while she had grown into a silver-tongued lawyer.
An investor led her over to Qin Shusheng and introduced her with an ingratiating smile. "This is our famous Lawyer Chu. She can argue the dead back to life, and her tongue is sharp. With her on the case, we can't lose, right?"
Chu Ling raised her eyes, meeting the man's ink-black gaze.
Her heart gave an inexplicable leap.
Qin Shusheng's eyes darkened. He looked at her for a few seconds, then looked away, his voice as plain as water.
"She's impressive, all right."
"That mouth of hers was just as fierce when she kissed me back then."
*Rekindled love, bittersweet tension, sweet romance, happy ending.
*Both leads have only ever loved each other; the male lead has loved only the female lead from beginning to end.
*The female lead grows from an insecure, forgettable girl who can barely get a word out into a silver-tongued lawyer.
Theme: Love has its roots in beauty.
