My First Love Tastes Like Strawberries

Opening August 22: Wild Chinese Toon, a story about the wealthy elite. For an extra story about her brother, Xie Linyang, follow Taozi on Weibo for updates... [A cunning older brother who takes his time X A first love whose secret crush comes true] School uniforms to wedding gowns. First love that lasts a lifetime. 1. In Xie Linyue's second year of high school, an art-track transfer student arrived at her school. The transfer student was none other than Zhao Youqi, the idol she'd been a fan of for five years. At dusk, the boy raced across the court in a red basketball jersey. His beautiful three-pointers drew cheer after cheer from the girls watching. Xie Linyue stood on the sidelines, just as she had witnessed so many of his shining moments over the years. But he was still the moon, and she was still one of the most inconspicuous stars orbiting it. Their story seemed destined to be: I love you, but I'm not the only one who loves you. 2. At the high school graduation ceremony, Zhao Youqi took the stage as the student representative. Amid rapturous applause, Xie Linyue walked onstage holding flowers. It was the only time she looked at him and found him looking back at her. Xie Linyue would never forget that day. The auditorium's spotlights made her vision go white, and the only thing she could feel was Zhao Youqi's gentle embrace. Amid the roar of the crowd, Zhao Youqi whispered in her ear, "I got into Yijing Drama Academy. If you're interested in acting, I hope you'll keep being my junior." Xie Linyue thought: Since youth comes only once, why not stake it all on him? 3. At the Cannes Film Festival, observant netizens noticed a ring on the left ring finger of young movie star Zhao Youqi. At the awards ceremony, the host joined in the gossip. "Everyone knows you don't like wearing accessories. Did you put that on especially for the ceremony?" The movie star smiled warmly and turned the ring toward the camera. "It's my wedding ring." The big screen immediately cut to award-winning actress Xie Linyue. Her smile had frozen, as if to announce that the nation's first love was over. The host quickly tried to smooth things over. "I'm sure our little moon will find her own love very soon." After the ceremony, reporters surrounded Xie Linyue, rubbing salt in the wound with their questions. "Do you have any words of congratulations for Movie Star Zhao?" The clever young woman tried to smile through the pain. It was heartbreaking, but she still offered a gracious congratulations: "I wish him a happy marriage." Ten minutes later, Weibo crashed. Zhao Youqi: I also wish my wife, Xie Linyue, a happy marriage. The heroine's inner journey: I know he's as distant as the moon, yet somehow he's so close to my heart. The hero's inner journey: How could I be the moon? You're my moon. [Reading Guide] 1. Mutual pining, and the crush comes true. 2. One-on-one romance, first and only love, happy ending. 3. School life in the first half, showbiz in the second half. I know he's as distant as the moon, yet somehow he's so close to my heart., Quoted from the internet Opening August 22. Wild Chinese Toon Blurb: Opening August 22. Heir to a powerful family X College student Reunion after years apart X Rekindled love 1. Lin Yujing's girlhood was filled with love letters, paint, and poverty. In her senior year of high school, to cover the exorbitant cost of art exam prep, she shamelessly agreed to help a powerful family in the capital find their son. At Pengzhen No. 1 High School, famed as a paradise for art students, she lodged at the boy's home. On a hot night filled with cicadas, she rested her foot on the boy's knee beneath the table. Anyone who looked down would have seen Chen Jingshu suggestively stroking her ankle. But that story of youthful longing ended with the girl's cold, contemptuous words: "The one I like is Chen Jingshu of the Chen family in Yijing, not Chen Jingshu of Pengzhen No. 1 High School." On a stormy night, the boy's fist missed her cheek and struck an old locust tree. He roared furiously, "Get out. Don't let me see you again." 2. Lin Yujing ran into Chen Jingshu again at an investment reception for the business elite in Yijing. By then, he was the sole heir to the Chen family, whose status was beyond measure, while she was just a student representing Qing University’s Academy of Fine Arts, there to seek investment. Their social standing was worlds apart. Lin Yujing didn't even dare consider the humiliating thought of approaching him. But just as she was being harassed, Chen Jingshu suddenly appeared. "You have one minute to convince me," the man said, his voice cold. She had long since learned to keep her exuberance in check, and answered cautiously, "My project to protect endangered animals..." "Jingjing, you should know what I'm interested in." Chen Jingshu's eyes were bloodshot, as if suppressing a roiling hatred, or perhaps a love that refused to fade. After that night, word spread throughout the circles of Yijing's powerful families: Chen Jingshu was keeping a pretty swindler by his side. At first, everyone thought Young Master Chen was taking his revenge with patience. But then they watched him pour every kind of resource into Lin Yujing's hands. He held an art exhibition for her at Yintai Center and even opened a personal studio for her just outside Heping Gate, where every inch of land was worth a fortune. A friend teased him, "Young master, your revenge is pretty ingenious. First you raise her up high, then you knock her down hard." The man watched tenderly as she walked toward him and replied after a moment, "There's no such thing as knocking down someone I've lifted up." Don't tell me we're destined to miss each other. If you say yes, I have enough power to move mountains and seas for you., Chen Jingshu Reading Guide: 1. First and only love, one-on-one romance. Everyone is squeaky clean! 2. The school years appear in flashbacks and take up a small portion of the story. 3. The Yijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Suzhou wealthy-family series: a sweet romance in the Yijing social scene. Theme: I'll be there to meet you at the top