Listening to Snow in Late Winter

The first time Jiang He met Shen Yi, he had a backpack slung over one shoulder and tapped the counter lightly with his fingers. His voice was lovely. "Hello. A pack of cigarettes, please." Jiang He made a mistake and handed him a box of... strawberry-flavored you-know-what. The boy smiled meaningfully. "Wouldn't have guessed you had such a bold taste, classmate." "..." After that, Jiang He became one of Shen Yi's special targets... and never escaped his clutches again. Next up: "Old Lanes of the Ancient City." Please add it to your favorites! ★ Secret crush / mutual devotion / healing / childhood friends / both leads are each other's first ★ Scheming, unhinged big bad wolf vs. top student little white rabbit _ Xu Muqing used to be the school bully, someone nobody dared to provoke. Then Chi Nian damaged his most precious bicycle... That day after school, Chi Nian waited along his usual route to apologize. In the evening glow, the boy walked over with his arms around the shoulders of a few other boys. One of his underlings said, "Good girl, you're done for. You should think about transferring schools." Another said, "That bike is the only thing Qing-ge has left from his grandpa. Are you trying to get yourself killed?" But Xu Muqing, the one at the center of it all, said nothing. Though they were classmates, Chi Nian was afraid of him. Just how bad was this guy? Everyone in the old town used him as a cautionary tale. But at that moment, perhaps it was just her imagination, she saw the boy's eyes, burning like hot flames. "I'm sor..." "You know where I live?" Xu Muqing cut her off, casually looking away after just a moment, his tone indifferent. Chi Nian nodded. "Come pick me up tomorrow." "!" From then on, she became his "lackey." _ Later, when they went to college, Chi Nian went north while Xu Muqing stayed in the south. They should have had little to do with each other. Miraculously, in her sophomore year, she saw him at a campus assembly! In full view of everyone, Xu Muqing sat down beside her as if it were the most natural thing in the world, his expression serene and his words few. Someone said he was a first-year student, and the top science-track scorer in the country that year. Chi Nian was stunned. It took her a long time to hear herself ask, "Qing-ge, with all that distance between north and south, how did you end up here?" Xu Muqing didn't answer. His gaze settled on her rosy face, and he spoke in a low, soft voice: "Senior, would you take in a stray dog?" Premise: Strive and fight for what your heart desires.