Spring Awaits the Orioles

[The print edition went on sale nationwide on July 18. Pick up a copy!] Insecure, quiet girl x carefree playboy / top-tier star x reporter / playboy reforms / girlhood crush comes true / second-chance romance 1. No one knew Ye Ying had a high school crush on Pei Si. She followed him to the province’s top high school, and every day listened to her roommate gush about him. He changed girlfriends one after another, wild and unruly like the wind, impossible to hold on to. Ye Ying secretly prepared a love letter, but before she could give it to him, her roommate plagiarized it and became Pei Si’s newest girlfriend. 2. One night, Ye Ying returns from a shower and sees her roommate on a video call with Pei Si, complaining that he’s cold toward her. Ye Ying lowers her head and walks over to hang up her clothes. Her roommate deliberately points the camera at her and asks Pei Si in a sugary voice, “Which of us is prettier?” Ye Ying instinctively raises a hand to cover her face. From the phone comes a faint reply: “Her.” The boy’s voice is low and languid, softened by the static, and far too pleasant to listen to. A few days later, Pei Si and her roommate break up. 3. At T University, no one would ever connect Ye Ying with Pei Si. Pei Si was born into privilege, surrounded by admirers. Everyone knew he liked gorgeous, uninhibited girls. Ye Ying was quiet and introverted, as bland as water. Until one day, in a downpour, someone sees Pei Si hold an umbrella over Ye Ying despite the strange looks around them. When she tries to dodge him, he pulls her firmly in front of him, sheltering her beneath the wide umbrella. “Don’t be difficult. If you get sick from the rain, I’m the one who’ll feel bad.” [Spring returns to the land, and at last she catches the wind] A few answers: Both leads are sexually inexperienced, as mentioned in the story. The male lead has had many girlfriends, though most of that is rumor. Please don’t read if you dislike that. Theme: Even the girl next door gets her springtime.