Flirting Together

In second grade, Su Wei got a new deskmate. The new boy's textbook was torn up as soon as he arrived, so Su Wei pushed his own over and said, "It's yours."

Later, that new deskmate disappeared without a word, taking the textbook Su Wei had given him.

In eleventh grade, Su Wei transferred to a high school in another city. He expected to struggle to adjust to the new place, but he never imagined the hardest person to get along with would be the top student sitting in front of him.

At their first meeting, the top student opened with a sarcastic remark. Su Wei thought they would be like fire and water, but just one day later, the aloof top student had turned into a selfless Samaritan helping people cross the street. And he didn't help anyone else, just Su Wei.

Su Wei: I think there's something weird about our relationship.

Xia Lin: I only think of you as a friend.

Su Wei: Then why do you hold an umbrella over me when you're the one getting soaked?

Xia Lin: I'm just helping someone out. Don't read too much into it.

Su Wei: Why do you write my apology letter when I'm the one who did something wrong?

Xia Lin: The teacher agreed to it. If I don't write it, who will?

Su Wei: I wanted first place at sports day. Why did you compete for me and leave everyone else in the dust?

Xia Lin: I just performed normally. The others were too weak.

Su Wei, who was left with a fear of intimacy with other boys, is especially wary when another boy gets close. But one certain top student always has a "reasonable" explanation for everything he does. That is, until one day, Su Wei finds his old elementary school Chinese textbook at the top student's house.

Su Wei: Why is my elementary school textbook at your house?

Xia Lin: You gave it to me.

Su Wei: Then why have you kept it all this time?

Xia Lin: Because you gave it to me.

Su Wei: I think there's something weird about this!

Xia Lin: What's weird about it?

"This feeling of my heart fluttering is weird..."

Interviews with the two protagonists

- Xia Lin, what's the most memorable thing from your school years?

- My deskmate in second grade, who made the first move to get close to me.

- What did your deskmate do to get close to you?

- Gave me a present, held my hand, took me home for dinner, and...

- And what?

- [Cold stare]

- Ahem, let's move on to the next question. What would you do if you met again?

- Return everything he did for me.

- And what is that student's name?

- ...

"Ahem, Xia Lin had to leave on urgent business. Next, let's interview Su Wei."

- Su Wei, what do you hate most?

- I hate it when other boys get too close to me.

- What do you think of Xia Lin, the top student in your class?

- He's unfriendly, cold, and sarcastic to his classmates.

- Is that all?

- He's also cold, petty, and holds grudges.

- So, since Xia Lin avoids everything you dislike, is he your type?

- ...That was just how he seemed on the surface. The top student is actually cold on the outside and warm on the inside.

Theme: Only by chasing your wildest dreams with all your effort can you find out whether they'll come true.