Xia Zhi likes Sun Xunbai so much that even she finds it embarrassing.
When he draws three circles on his scrap paper, she understands: he drew them for her, in case she gets stuck on a problem again. He turns his head and says, "Annoying," his watch flashing in the light. But when a basketball comes flying at her face, he's the one who rushes in to block it. He's shaken for ages before finally admitting, "If I'd been half a second slower, it would've hit her in the face."
She doesn't dare say it. He never would either. After one account is hacked, the two of them lose touch across their screens, then meet again. He looks down at her and says, "I've liked you for a long time too."
A gaze can't hide what it feels, and neither can the heart.
Theme: Liking someone starts with the eyes. To truly be loved is to have someone gently embrace even the feelings you've carefully hidden away.
