Su Zhiyu, the top student in the grade, firmly ranks first, followed closely by Lu Yu, who ranks second all year round. The two are in the same class, but they deliberately pretend to be strangers in front of everyone and pass each other indifferently. They are recognized by the whole school as rivals.
No one knew that they were old friends who had grown up together. In order to avoid unnecessary teasing and gossip, they made an agreement early and put on the mask of alienation. They stand indifferently in front of others and strive to be their academic rivals; when they are alone, they take off all pretense and study problems together, bet on the outcome of monthly exams, and share sweet-scented osmanthus cakes in the alley.
The names on the list that are closely related to each other are separated by a deliberately created distance. On the green campus, with the rustling camphor trees, the hidden feelings of the top academics are hidden in the pretended ignorance time and time again. Finally, they will overcome the ranking barrier and embrace their own piece of stars.
Intention: "We pretend to be the world's number one rivals, but actually we want to be each other's only destination in the universe." This is why the title of the book is called "Lan" instead of "Pick" - because the stars are in the sky, and what you have to do is not to conquer, but to open your arms and welcome the light that belongs to you. ✨
