There was a saying that had long circulated at City No. 1 High School.
Don't get close to Ye Tingchuan. You'll end up unhappy.
At first, Yu Lan didn't understand what the saying really meant. But when he finally met Ye Tingchuan in person, he understood why so many people fell for him, one after another, like moths to a flame.
The boy leaned casually against the doorway, a basketball in his arms. A passing breeze lifted the untucked hem of his uniform, and with a carefree smile on his lips, he waved to someone in the classroom.
The oppressive summer heat seemed to vanish in an instant.
Thump, thump.
Yu Lan heard his own heartbeat, pounding like a drum at a celebration.
As City No. 1 High School's undisputed campus heartthrob, Ye Tingchuan received countless love letters every day. He always threw them all away, leaving no one room to hope.
That was until he noticed someone who was always among the crowd, watching him with the most fervent attention.
One day, Ye Tingchuan cornered him in the darkest part of the stairwell, his gaze playful and cruel as it lingered on the boy's face.
The zipper of his uniform was fastened neatly at his collarbone. The collar folded back, revealing the pale skin of his neck.
Ye Tingchuan instinctively lowered his voice.
"Everyone else gives me love letters, chocolates, or snacks when they like me. What did you prepare for me?"
Yu Lan pressed himself against the wall, trying to calm his racing heart. At the question, he looked bewildered, his voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"I don't have anything..."
He had nothing at all, except the most sincere and burning feelings of a boy in love.
A school romance, a short story of around 100,000 characters. School bully gong × top student shou.
"Love has no shape in this world."
Until I met you.
Theme: Free to love.