Secret Crush Journal

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The day Shen Jingxi reunited with Xu Du, a heavy rain fell over Jing City, and half a rainbow appeared in the sky. Twenty-year-old Shen Jingxi carried her bass on her back as she headed from school to a gig.

Compared to four years ago, the man still had the same air of elegance and wealth, but somehow seemed as if he'd weathered a terrible ordeal. A wave of aching sadness welled up in Shen Jingxi's eyes.

He spun his keychain and smiled at her. "Want a ride?"

Shen Jingxi silently opened the door of another friend's car.

While they waited at a red light, she saw him stretch his hand out the window. His long, distinct knuckles held a cigarette, and he flicked away the ash.

*

As the bassist in a college women's band, the beautiful and spirited Shen Jingxi went from one music event to another, sending the secret crush she'd been writing about in her diary since eighth grade off into the wilderness.

He curled his lips. "Got a boyfriend? If not, I'll be your boyfriend."

The once obedient and sweet Shen Jingxi smiled with drunken, unfocused eyes. "Get lost."

Xu Du: "Look at you, getting bold. Who taught you to swear?"

*

At a get-together, a friend exclaimed, "So your girlfriend is Xixi?"

Xu Du's face fell. "Don't make things up. I'm still pursuing her."

"With that face, it must be easy to win over a young woman."

What nonsense. If showing off his looks were enough, what would he have to worry about? It's so hard to pursue a girl once she grows up. She cries so easily, and no amount of soothing will do...

Note:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only partner, with a two-year age gap. A touch of healing.

2. The heroine had a crush on the hero when she was young. Later, he pursues her.

Next book: Summer Glory. A cocky, cool pro gamer X an elegant beauty, rekindling an old romance

During her three-month internship in her senior year of college, Xia Yanzhi rented the apartment of her dreams. The owner lived out of town, and had locked the master bedroom and study, renting out just one spare bedroom.

A few days after moving in, she learned that the owner was actually Xiang Heng, her first love from high school, once the most handsome jungler on the competition circuit. He was past his prime now, but still as cool and cocky as ever.

She hurriedly packed her things and prepared to move out. As Xia Yanzhi was putting her belongings into a suitcase, the man opened the door and looked at her with a lazy, drawling air.

"Trying to steal my base?"

*

Despite their many unresolved feelings, the two ended up living under the same roof.

One day, her classmates invited her out shopping, and she ran into Xiang Heng, who seemed to be on a blind date. To avoid any awkwardness, Xia Yanzhi hid in the bushes, but Xiang Heng still spotted her and pulled her out.

"You sneaky little thing..." He put his hands in his pockets and bent down to look at her, a grin on his face. "Were you camping in the bushes waiting to ambush me?"

Xia Yanzhi: "..."

*

One day, after a group dinner, Xiang Heng carried a drunk Xia Yanzhi home on his back.

Realizing that the man was being used to fend off her admirers, he asked in a low, husky voice, "Xia Yanzhi, am I just a tool to you?"

Xia Yanzhi lay on his back, silent.

Gazing into the endless night, the man's eyes narrowed slightly. "A tool is fine, too."

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Theme: Love and growth.