Can You Hear Me?

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Her best friend Liu Sijia’s birthday party is a grand affair, held at a brightly lit villa. The young heiress clasps her hands together, her lovely cheeks faintly flushed. “I hope he comes.”

Their classmates all know who she means. A chorus of knowing “Oohs” rings out. But whether he shows up is entirely up to him.

Halfway through the party, Ban Sheng walks in carrying a cake, puts out his cigarette, and says, “Happy birthday.”

The heiress is thrilled and asks them to relight the candles so she can make a wish.

Later, while everyone is caught up in the festivities, Lin Weixia goes to the kitchen alone to get fruit and help out. She turns and nearly walks into someone’s chest, instinctively stepping back.

Ban Sheng has one hand in his pocket. He approaches slowly, his shadow falling over her. When he sees the cream smeared on the tip of her nose, his expression shifts. He looks at her and asks:

“What are you nervous about?”

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At a huge school carnival, five of them escape to the beach to play a card-drawing game. Lin Weixia draws the card that lets her ask Ban Sheng a question.

“What do you want to be?”

“A shark.” He pauses, then asks, “What about you?”

“A fish tank.”

Everyone knows a shark and a fish tank can never be together.

Rebellious, aloof cynic x cool, reserved girl

Content warnings: Various youthful bouts of cringey angst; a somewhat ensemble cast. Both main and supporting characters have flaws.

Happy ending / Both are each other’s first love (the leads don’t date or engage in intimate behavior before reaching adulthood)

& Any unpleasant supporting characters in this story face legal consequences.

*The title "You Can Hear Me" was inspired by Jay Chou’s song “You Can Hear Me.”

The complete outline was archived on July 18, 2021.

Theme: Coming of age, good and evil