Dark, obsessive little sunflower x flirtatious, scheming man
Chen Qingyuan feels like she must be dreaming.
The person she has secretly loved for years has moved in next door.
On the first day after moving in, Pei Heng knocks on her door.
The man outside is tall and slender, gentle and polite. He tells her, "I hope we get along."
Of course her upperclassman doesn't remember her. After all, they exchanged fewer than ten words during their years at university.
Chen Qingyuan doesn't dare reveal a hint of her feelings. She greets him properly, answers his questions enthusiastically, then closes the door and looks at the walls covered in posters and photos, swallowing hard.
In short, she absolutely cannot let him find out.
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Chen Qingyuan and Pei Heng get along well. As they grow closer, she occasionally invites him to try a new dish she's come up with.
Pei Heng always praises her generously, offering encouragement and approval, just as he does with everyone else.
Chen Qingyuan likes him so much.
And she likes him more and more.
She does her best to maintain the image of a harmless, friendly neighbor, concealing her feelings as carefully as if walking on thin ice. But behind her closed door, she keeps his photos and videos, whispering his name on every unbearably hot, humid night.
The days are torture.
Then, one night, she runs into Pei Heng, who's had too much to drink, outside her door.
He looks out of it, his face flushed and his shirt collar open. He's nothing like his usual self.
He gives Chen Qingyuan an adorable tilt of the head and asks if she can give him some water.
After a brief inner struggle, Chen Qingyuan decides she simply can't resist the temptation and takes him inside.
Drunk Pei Heng is very well-behaved. She resists the urge to get handsy, settles him on the sofa, and turns to fetch him some water.
When she turns back, Pei Heng is standing in front of her bedroom.
The door is wide open. Everything is in plain view.
Chen Qingyuan freezes.
In the ensuing silence, Pei Heng slowly looks around the room, then turns to her, his eyes astonishingly clear.
"That's a photo of me from my first year of college."
Faced with his question, Chen Qingyuan has no idea what to say. She can only feel that she's finished. Her carefully crafted image has collapsed, her life is over, and she'll probably spend the rest of it behind bars...
"So you really like me that much."
The man's voice reaches her from across the room.
He sighs softly, looking at her with what seems like satisfaction.
"...Qingyuan."
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"I understand all your possessiveness and longing."
Reading Guide
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads' first time
2. The male lead has no romantic history
3. A somewhat timid little sunflower vs. a seemingly radiant but secretly calculating man
Premise: None
