🍏"Our youth is no hastily scribbled poem"
· A cocky liberal arts guy x a pea-shooter science girl
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Through her first year of high school, Song Chiyu relied on her quick wits to be late without ever getting caught by the student council.
But quick wits can backfire.
The day Song Chiyu was caught climbing over the wall, Zhou Jiashu stood beneath it, laughing with wild abandon.
He lowered his head and wrote down her name without mercy.
The next day, the third day... For a whole week, no matter which hidden corner she sneaked in through, whenever she looked up, she would run into Zhou Jiashu, whose appearance and bearing were practically flawless.
Zhou Jiashu soon became famous again.
Along with his outrageously good looks, his radar for accurately spotting latecomers was downright terrifying.
There was even a rumor going around: If you wanted to pursue Zhou Jiashu, being late a lot would get you halfway there.
A friend jokingly asked whether seeing Zhou Jiashu first thing every morning had made her develop feelings for him.
After hearing that, Song Chiyu set her alarm half an hour earlier that very night.
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On Monday, Zhou Jiashu stood on the assembly platform as usual, basking in the spotlight while giving his award acceptance speech.
Meanwhile, Song Chiyu bowed her head and ground out her self-criticism.
Song Chiyu was determined to stay away from Zhou Jiashu.
Every day she ran into him was a day with bad weather.
But things never went as planned.
Even after she stopped being late, she still kept running into Zhou Jiashu around campus from time to time, as if he were an NPC popping up in the game.
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But Zhou Jiashu seemed unaware that Song Chiyu had unilaterally declared him her enemy.
The extra bottle of pomelo soda he always bought was his one-sided way of showing goodwill.
After accepting his treats, Song Chiyu gradually let down her guard and went back to her habit of arriving just in time.
The rumors shifted again: Zhou Jiashu already had someone, and no longer caught latecomers with such ironclad impartiality.
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Spring arrived, bringing a long, endless rainy season.
During the break when a rainbow appeared...
Zhou Jiashu ran all the way from one teaching building to another, stopping by Song Chiyu's classroom window and pretending not to care as he tried to make peace.
"It's nice out today, so stop being mad. Let's make up."
Song Chiyu twirled the water pen between her fingers.
She tilted her head toward him. "Then trade me a bottle of pomelo soda for it."
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"I talk about the weather, you talk about movies. Could we end up together just like that?" - Off-Season Zoo
/Obliviously thinks he's showing affection x perpetually provoked and grumpy
▫️A bickering school romance
-🏫 School Guide -
· Not a wish-fulfillment story, and they're not academic elites in the true sense
· Everyday squabbles between childish kids
· The pea-shooter symbolizes that anything is possible
· Both are virgins
Blurb written on 2026.3.11, revised on 8.3
Theme: The essence of spring is being reborn through love
