The Moon Doesn't Know

The day Xu Yunqiao arrives in City A, her longtime crush, Jiang Lingyao, comes to pick her up at his family's request.

At the arrivals gate, Xu Yunqiao is a step too late. She watches helplessly as a young woman rushes over to her crush, beaming. "Dr. Jiang, what a coincidence! Are you here to pick up a friend?"

Jiang Lingyao, reserved and cool, looks up. His gaze passes over the woman and pauses for a second on Xu Yunqiao, a few steps away.

Then, without a flicker of emotion, he looks away. He glances at the exit and turns back, saying calmly, "No. My younger sister hasn't come out yet."

Xu Yunqiao, standing right in front of him: "..."

Much later, their child asks, "Mom, how did you and Dad meet?"

Xu Yunqiao: "Your dad and I were neighbors."

Child: "So you were childhood sweethearts!"

Xu Yunqiao laughs dryly. "We were neighbors for ten years, and then your dad came to pick me up at the airport without recognizing me. That's what kind of childhood sweethearts we were."

Jiang Lingyao smoothly replies, "You got prettier, so I didn't recognize you."

[At the tail end of my youth, I gathered my courage and became a moth flying toward the moon.]

PS:

*A sweet, gentle girl x a surgeon. A longtime crush finally comes true.

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Blurb: Lin Xiaoxiao falls for a guy in the physics department.

He's quiet and reserved, always wearing headphones, and doesn't talk to people much.

One day, Lin Xiaoxiao corners him on an empty sports field. "Hey, do you want to date me?"

The boy is quiet for a long while. Then his usually sweet, obedient eyes turn strangely alluring as he tilts his head. "Why?"

Lin Xiaoxiao, still oblivious to the danger, boldly says, "Because I like you!"

His smile grows deeper. He lowers his eyes, hiding a fleeting, sinister glint, and replies softly, "Okay."

Some time later, Lin Xiaoxiao asks to break up.

The boy gently strokes her trembling lips, a chilling smile in his eyes. "You're not allowed to."

Theme: Always have the courage to pursue love