/. Secretly loving you in the name of friendship is the biggest lie I've ever told
#01
Before the start of her second year of high school, Cheng Yixia discovered that the handsome guy she'd 'bumped into' three times was actually Lin Peishu, her childhood friend whom she hadn't seen in seven years.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't mad.
After Lin Peishu realized his prank had gone too far, he stuck close behind Cheng Yixia, afraid she'd really stop talking to him.
"Trying to liven things up? Don't you have anything better to do?"
"What, did you think you were throwing a party?"
Knowing he was in the wrong, he said, "I was trying to surprise you!"
Cheng Yixia: ?
That surprise turned into a scare. Maybe don't prepare one next time.
Seeing how aggrieved he looked, Cheng Yixia began to wonder if she'd been too harsh. I didn't even say anything that mean, did I?!
Come on, dude, are you trying to pick a fight or something?
"All right, all right. I'll graciously forgive you this time."
After saying that, she turned to look at Lin Peishu beside her.
Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other.
"Actually, if you hadn't been such a brat when we were little, I might have recognized you sooner."
Lin Peishu still followed behind her.
Beneath the streetlights, their shadows stretched long, one overlapping the other.
#02
One evening during late study, the school lost power, and the classrooms instantly erupted in cheers.
Cheng Yixia leaned against the window. The afterglow of sunset fell across half her face.
Lin Peishu ran downstairs to find her and, on a sudden whim, decided to take her on an 'adventure.'
"Cheng Yixia, I'll take you to see the sunset."
Before she could reply, Lin Peishu pulled her toward the rooftop.
His faint citrus scent mingled with the wind, enveloping her in an instant.
After that day, she began to sense that something was different.
#03
After the college entrance exams, Cheng Yixia was sorting through textbooks at Lin Peishu's house when she found a deep blue diary among a pile of books meant to be sold.
"Saw her today. How did she get so much shorter and thinner?"
"She called me a pest."
"Well, fine. A pest it is."
"My jokes aren't funny at all. Squidward was really happy today."
"The school lost power today. She seemed upset, so I took her to the rooftop to watch the sunset. I want to tell you that you can tell me all your troubles."
"Cheng Yixia, I hope we both do well on the college entrance exams."
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Idealistic science student x romantic arts student
Theme: Study hard and keep improving
