"The Bubble Explodes in the Fifth Second"

On the first day of the second year of high school, Shen Yuwei yawned in math class. The class fell silent, and her yawn exploded in that vacuum. She picked up the pen without changing her expression and pretended that nothing had happened. Only the red tip of her ears betrayed her. Ji Hanyu remembered her that day. It's not because she made a fool of herself, it's because she didn't laugh awkwardly or explain in a panic after yawning, she just lowered her head calmly, as if to say: "Yes, I yawned, what's wrong?" Ji Hanyu thought this person was very interesting. From then on, a silent contest began. A winter as cold as Siberia and a summer as proud as arrogance. No one looks down on anyone, and no one is too lazy to pay attention to anyone. But they would "happen" to appear in the same oden restaurant, "coincidentally" meet in the laboratory building late at night, "coincidentally" share an umbrella on a rainy day. There was no confession, no testing, not even extra glances. But when Shen Yuwei ran 1,500 meters, Ji Hanyu would walk down from the highest row of the stands and just say "take a breath." Shen Yuwei would secretly draw Ji Hanyu's profile on the edge of the sketch page. They thought they were hunters disguised as prey, but they didn't know that the other party was too. The bubbles of White Peach Sparkling Water exploded in the fifth second. And the inexplicable thoughts between them fermented and expanded bit by bit during the long winter, until they could no longer be hidden. This is an ambiguous tug-of-war between two tsunderes. There are no grand confessions, only "accidental" encounters again and again; there are no earth-shattering vows, only one postcard after another that has never been sent. From not liking each other, to taking the initiative, to the long distance and silent waiting—— It took them many years to understand that heartbeat never needs a reason, and persistence never needs to be proven. --- The full text is about 80,000 words, including two extra chapters. Sour, slightly sweet, and ambiguous, it is suitable for those who want to read a warm story in winter. Concept: Shen Yuwei and Ji Hanyu are both proud people. They don't want to speak first, don't want to get close first, and don't want to let the other person see that "I need you." This kind of pride is a resistance in the first half of the story, but turns into tension in the second half - how can two equally proud people let go of their pride in love? The answer is: not to let go, but to be proud in a different way. Shen Yuwei's pride is "I don't need anyone", but she turns into "I only need you" in front of Ji Hanyu. Ji Hanyu's pride was "I can control everything", but in front of Shen Yuwei she became "The only thing I can't control is my feelings for you". "The heart beats in the fifth second, and you will admit defeat for the rest of your life" - admitting defeat is not admitting defeat, it is being willingly captured by another person. This is the most solemn confession a proud person can give.