That day.
Chen Zhizhou pinned Liang Wan in a dim, secluded corner while a crowd surged nearby.
His thin lips brushed the corner of her eye. His voice was low and husky, laughter threading through it, both seductive and wicked. "Never been kissed? You're such a good girl."
"Want to keep going?"
Liang Wan was bewitched and nodded.
Chen Zhizhou was a roguish playboy, always with a new girl at his side. She had never seen him fall for anyone, and everyone knew he was only playing around.
But Liang Wan still nodded when he asked, "Want to date?"
Later, after a messy breakup, Liang Wan left.
The night she went abroad, she received a call from him.
On the other end of the line, Chen Zhizhou played with his lighter, his voice as nonchalant as ever. "Coming back?"
-
Years later, they ran into each other on a narrow street on a rainy night.
Chen Zhizhou snuffed out his cigarette and fixed her with an intensely possessive gaze. He let out a cold laugh. "Are they better than me?"
Liang Wan turned to leave.
But he forcefully pinned her against the wall and kissed her hard, his throat tight with anger and ragged breaths. "Liang Wan, come back."
-
At sixteen, Liang Wan was mute.
She had a secret she couldn't speak of, and mustn't speak of:
She had fallen in love with her "older brother," Chen Zhizhou.
He was born exceptional, adored by everyone.
He would never turn around and notice her.
At twenty-six, Liang Wan
heard Chen Zhizhou tell her, "I will."
Content warnings:
Both leads are inexperienced / secret crush / reunion after years apart / rekindled romance
The leads are not related by blood and have no legal relationship / they are not registered under the same household
The title comes from Cyndi Wang's "Seven Minutes Before Sunset."
The blurb may be polished further, but the story won't change. This is a secret-crush story.
Revised 2021.10.30 and 2022.3.18
Theme: None for now
