At the class reunion, Lin Lai saw the person who had dazzled her back in high school again. He looked exactly the same.
She had first seen him at the school store.
The moment Lin Lai saw him, she understood what love at first sight meant.
Time seemed to stop. Everyone around her disappeared, and the world held only him and her.
When she came to her senses, she lowered her head. Her ears were already bright red, betraying her, but fortunately no one noticed.
Lin Lai had thought that would be the only connection they ever had, but the division between science and humanities classes in their second year of high school put them in the same class.
She learned his name: Lu Yuan.
After that, she began paying attention to him without even realizing it.
So he and Li Shu had been childhood friends. No wonder they were so close.
Wow, he was really good at school. Everything else was excellent, except his English was a little weak.
He said he wasn't going to date in high school and wanted to focus on studying. Great, she thought the same way. They really were in sync.
They started interacting more, too. She wanted to get closer to him but didn't dare. She didn't know that you couldn't hide the way you looked at someone you liked.
But it was just as obvious when you wanted to distance yourself from someone. Being polite didn't help.
One day after school, Lin Lai stopped him.
Her eyes shone as she asked, a little nervously but with certainty, "You know?"
She didn't specify, but they both understood.
"I know," the boy replied calmly.
"Is it... obvious?"
"A little."
There was concern and helplessness on Lu Yuan's face, but no joy.
She had known that all along, but it still hurt so much.
She opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
She lowered her head and fell silent for a moment.
Then she murmured, "Mm," turned, and walked away.
Her girlish crush had been forced to come to an end.
But what she didn't know was that someone else's boyish crush had just begun.
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