More Than Like

Thick-skinned and says one thing while meaning another x two-faced and secretly ruthless / They flirt and prank each other in their everyday lives / The hero is deeply devoted / The heroine flirts, then runs Cool, taciturn top student vs. a smooth-talking blabbermouth "If there is such a thing as the ultimate, it is my frenzied surrender to you and my obsession with you. All his irrationality, desire, and greed come from her." Later, Xu Xin finally learned what kind of person she had provoked. 01 Xu Xin had endured the darkest, most joyless three years of her life. After getting into the city's key high school, she swore to turn over a new leaf and start again. She would never give her heart to anyone, and would simply make it through these three years in peace. That was until she met Lin Ruobai that year. Top of the grade, cool and abstinent, with pale skin, peach-blossom eyes, and a tiny beauty mark beneath one eye. He was the top-student heartthrob everyone looked up to. Xu Xin had no self-control and fell helplessly into the whirlpool of a secret crush. She flirted with him openly and subtly, but the handsome iceberg remained unmoved. After the college entrance exam, a post on the school forum went viral: [Who did the heartthrob give up a top university for?] One day, everyone noticed that beneath the post, which had been pinned in red, Lin Ruobai had commented: "I'm voting for Xu Xin." Just as everyone assumed someone was impersonating Lin Ruobai as a prank, a few weeks later, at the graduation party, Lin Ruobai pinned Xu Xin against the sink in an empty restroom. If there is such a thing as the ultimate, it is my frenzied surrender to you and my obsession with you. All his irrationality, desire, and greed come from her. -The scheming top-student heartthrob's pursuit of his girl- [Being cool and secretly passionate feels great for a while, but pursuing her forever feels "great" forever.] That summer, when I was sixteen and everything tasted like soda, I saw my Xin Xin for the first time. She was different from everyone else. She was my secret. One day, she would be mine. -Xiao Bai's Diary Bonus Scene: Class Twelve was battling Class Five on the basketball court. At the center was a showdown between the school's two heartthrob boys. Xu Xin stood in the stands, shouting, "Brother Sheng, go! Brother Sheng, you're awesome!" After the game, girls rushed forward to offer Lin Ruobai water and towels, but he paid them no mind. He walked through the crowd to Xu Xin, lowered his peach-blossom eyes, and looked at her casually. "Which Brother Sheng were you cheering for just now?" Xu Xin: "I suddenly remembered the nickname I gave you. Brother Sheng. Do you like it?" Lin Ruobai smiled indulgently. "I like it." Xu Xin: "..." - One day, a few years later, Xu Xin suddenly felt like asking him, "Why didn't you ever say you liked me back then?" Lin Ruobai thought for a moment, then smiled slowly. "Maybe because I like you even more than I like you." Theme: Love