At seventeen, Jiang Qi received a scholarship and made it from a poor mountain village to Jiang University.
The kindhearted benefactor who funded her studies was Yu Jianzhi, an upperclassman at the same university. She came from a good family, excelled in her studies, and was beautiful. To everyone around her, she seemed untouchable.
Jiang Qi didn't dare let herself hope for anything more. She could only admire Yu Jianzhi from afar, never expecting her to approach first.
From freshman to sophomore year, they kept giving in to temptation in an off-campus apartment.
The sheets were changed again and again, the nightgowns washed over and over.
Collarbones, shoulder blades, the small of the back... Their kisses left marks everywhere on each other's bodies, and they couldn't get enough.
Afterward, Yu Jianzhi stroked her face and asked gently, "Will you be the lead in my graduation film?"
Dazed, Jiang Qi was swept up in the affection Yu Jianzhi showered on her, and agreed.
She thought that if she could star in Yu Jianzhi's film, she would eventually become the leading lady in Yu Jianzhi's life, too.
Then Jiang Qi learned from someone else that the film had wrapped long ago, and its lead was a hugely popular actress who had risen to fame over the past two years.
She wanted to confront Yu Jianzhi and demand an explanation, but overheard her talking with a friend.
"A girlfriend? She's just a junior."
Yu Jianzhi's voice was cold, her smile icy. "If she hadn't been pretty and happened to look a little like Shuyue, I wouldn't have gone all that way to sponsor her."
"Now that Shuyue is back, of course I'm done with her."
That year, Jiang Qi dropped out and never contacted Yu Jianzhi again.
Yu Jianzhi thought Jiang Qi was just a passing stranger in her life, a piece of driftwood she'd clung to during a dark time, someone she would forget completely after a while.
Until four years later.
In an interview room, the host gave the newly crowned Best Actress a knowing look.
"Ms. Jiang, I've heard you had a first love at Jiang University. Would you be willing to tell us a little about her?"
On camera, Jiang Qi's expression didn't change. She smiled softly.
"There was no first love, just an upperclassman I was close to. I hope everyone won't get the wrong idea."
Outside the screen, Yu Jianzhi gripped her wineglass so tightly her knuckles turned white.
Just an upperclassman... nothing more?
Theme: If you love, love with all your heart.
