Oxygen Deprivation

Secret Crush on a Schoolmate | Reunited After a Breakup

Back in school, Yue Cheng had a secret crush on He Zhaoye.

He never paid attention in class and loved to sleep, yet he ranked first in every subject.

She studied hard for him, stayed up late to catch up, and lost weight, finally getting into the same university as him.

After the college entrance exams, she summoned her courage, clutching the letter she had spent so long writing, ready to confess.

But in a dim alley, she saw He Zhaoye and the school belle tangled together.

Under the streetlamp, their shadows stretched long, and they looked like a perfect match.

She gave a self-mocking smile, tossed her confession into the trash, deleted all his contact information, and decided to set off on her own path in life.

At university, He Zhaoye was still the center of everyone's attention.

Yue Cheng deliberately avoided him, denied that they had ever gone to the same school, and made sure they had no chance to interact.

Everyone said she was a cold and aloof campus beauty who was hard to approach.

Until, at the end of the corridor,

a tall, cool figure blocked her way.

"Classmate." He Zhaoye lowered his eyes to look at her. "Why do I get the feeling you've been avoiding me?"

"I don't know you. Move."

She tried to slip past him, but he stepped forward and trapped her between himself and the wall.

"Are you sure?"

He took out a sheet of paper and said,

"Then what is this?"

"..."

That was the confession letter she had thrown in the trash!

Before she could say anything, he took out his phone and held it out to her.

"Also, could you please add me back?"

On the screen was his chat with her, showing a message He Zhaoye had sent her:

"I've always liked you."

But the message had been rejected.

You are not friends yet. Please send a friend request first.

#The flowers at your door, I've been looking at them for a long time. What I meant to say is, I'm waiting for you to open the door.#

Both leads are virgins. Happy ending.

Coming soon: She in the Mist, another secret-crush story. Please add it to your favorites, mwah.

1.

Lin Nuannuan had a secret. She had been in love with someone for seven years.

From high school to college, she only dared to follow behind that cool, distant silhouette.

She didn't dare tell him. She only wrote his name over and over on paper.

Pei Ji.

Pei Ji.

Pei Ji.

2.

Until one day, during a field survey, the campus beauty Xia Wan was found gravely injured and unconscious inside a cave.

All the evidence pointed to Lin Nuannuan. Her advisor questioned her, detectives came to her door, and even her secret crush was exposed. The whole internet accused her of acting out of jealousy.

She wanted to explain.

Pei Ji only said coldly, "Stay away from me from now on."

She froze for a long while, then almost laughed.

At herself, for those seven years.

3.

Several days later, Xia Wan awoke and revealed the truth.

Everyone realized they had wronged Lin Nuannuan and rushed to post apologies. But by then, they discovered that Lin Nuannuan had already entered that cave and never come out.

Outsiders said she had died inside.

Only Pei Ji went into the cave alone. He searched for three days and found nothing.

4.

Half a year later, during a covert mission, Pei Ji met her again.

Dressed in black gauze, she stood deep in Ailao Mountain, shrouded in mist.

Before a moss-covered stone Buddha, she heard a sound, turned around, and looked at him.

There was no surprise or resentment in her eyes, only a perfectly calm stillness, as if she were looking at a stranger.

A companion asked, "Do you know each other?"

She looked away, her voice like mist:

"No. Let's go."

Theme: Learn to be sincere and courageous