Hey, Campus Heartthrob, You Flirted and Then Ran Away

That year, the boy in white on the flag-raising platform lit up the eyes of countless girls (and perhaps a few boys too). Yet he chose to take Xu Su's hand in a high school on the eve of the new millennium. Xu Su thought the boy holding his hand was a prince from a fairy tale, only to learn that even princes could fall like shooting stars. They embraced during the floods of 1998 and made promises beneath the fireworks welcoming the new millennium, but in the end, they were still swept apart by the unavoidable torrent of everyday life.

When he was seventeen, Xu Su folded 999 paper stars for Wang Chenfei, wanting to tell him, "Nine hundred and ninety-nine blessings: miss even one, and it won't last forever." Wang Chenfei said, "Trust me. We'll always, always be together."

When he was seventeen, Xu Su wrote down the lyrics himself: "Let's cherish every moment as we go." Wang Chenfei told him with certainty, "Don't worry. I understand."

So when Wang Chenfei asked him, "Leslie Cheung and Mr. Tang were together for twenty years. How long do you think we can last?" Xu Su silently answered in his heart, "A lifetime."

But the person who had made that promise vanished from his life without a word, never to be heard from again. From then on, his world turned to ashes.

Twelve years later, the runaway prince returns with all his old swagger. Can you still do this?

Early school days: A talented, unruly campus heartthrob top × a refined, soft-spoken, aloof and secretly passionate literary genius bottom.

Later city life: A gentle, wealthy, increasingly tech-savvy executive top × a fussy, pretentious university lecturer bottom.

PS: First love, both are virgins, devoted to one another. Their story begins at a high school in 1996 and unfolds alongside major historical events. The top and bottom are separated for twelve years, during which the bottom marries and has a daughter. It is absolutely not a sham marriage, and there is no betrayal. Read on to discover the reasons! Realistic, second chance romance, HE.

Theme: Striving through adversity, supporting each other, and never giving up on one another is the best kind of love in life.