As a child, Atobe suddenly found himself with a new childhood friend: Fuyuno Shimi, whose mother had passed away, whose father was a piece of work, and who was severely socially anxious and possibly expressionless.
At first, young Master Atobe: Ugh.jpg!
He couldn't accept her lack of elegance and promptly launched a ruthless makeover campaign.
Fuyuno Shimi: (screaming inwardly) Why is he picking on me every day?!
A few years later, Fuyuno Shimi's personality had changed beyond recognition.
Atobe: (feeling pretty pleased with himself) I did all that!
But... why does she always look at me so strangely?
Young Master Atobe immediately went on alert, determined not to play out some cliched childhood-friends-to-lovers storyline with her.
So he wasted no time switching to cold-shoulder mode and keeping his distance.
Fuyuno Shimi: (overjoyed inside) Freedom! I can go back to living a normal life!
That very night, she packed her bags and secretly transferred to Seigaku.
Everything about Fuyuno Shimi gave off the impression of an untouchable young lady, yet she was determined to be the most ordinary background character around.
After a chance encounter with the cool and composed Kunimitsu Tezuka, she boldly embarked on a pure, innocent secret crush.
Meanwhile, when Keigo Atobe learned that his childhood friend had a crush on someone, he fell apart on the spot...
Reading guide:
1. The heroine's mother was a young lady whose parents died early. She was later deceived emotionally and physically by a gold-digger, and the heroine was mature from a young age.
2. The hero's story is about saving someone, while the heroine's is about running away from her childhood friend. At first, they are caught up in a purely mutual misunderstanding.
3. At first, the hero thinks he has no romantic feelings for her. In the middle, he falls apart when she transfers her affections to someone else. Later, he gets wildly jealous and pursues her with bold confessions.
4. There is no romance between the heroine and the second male lead. He's simply the unattainable ideal in her heart.
Theme: We can never relive our youth
