In his sophomore year, He Ran met Xu Shen, the youngest and sharpest-tongued teacher in the department.
After getting a low grade on his first assignment, he thought Xu Shen was putting on airs.
When they were forced to team up for a competition, he thought Xu Shen was impossible to work with.
Then one day, he went to meet the legendary figure in international architecture, Ian, on behalf of his family’s company
And Xu Shen walked through the door.
Only later did he realize that the lights on in the studio late at night, the proposals rejected and redone, the hot water handed to him, and the drinks turned down on his behalf had all been more than coincidence.
He spent two years exchanging views, two years understanding himself, and after graduating, two years proving this:
It wasn’t because you were a man or a woman. It wasn’t because you were Ian or Xu Shen.
It was because you were you. No one else would do.
Younger architect top × cool, reserved lecturer bottom. One-on-one romance, happy ending.
They keep things professional while they’re still students and get together after graduation.
Core theme: A load-bearing wall matters not because it looks good, but because it can stand firm. Love is the same: a love that can stand firm has never depended on gender.
