Since childhood, Liang Jia had watched her parents argue and fight, so she had little longing for love. But then she met the handsome, sunny, talented Shuai Sirui. Even though she initially resisted her feelings, she fell helplessly in love with him.
After the college entrance exam, Shuai Sirui gave her a Hoya kerrii and stammered, "I-it means..."
Liang Jia smiled.
Shuai Sirui was mortified by how awkward he looked and pleaded, "Don't laugh."
"I'm not laughing." Liang Jia pressed her lips together and gave a muffled reply, but her shining eyes and upturned lips gave her away.
Shuai Sirui drew her into his arms and said with relief, "Go ahead and laugh. What matters is that you're in my arms now. You win some, you lose some."
Then he cupped Liang Jia's face in both hands and said earnestly, "For this, I'd be willing to lose a thousand times over."
But their happiness didn't last. Shuai Sirui dropped out of school, debuted under the name Xiao Shuhao, and became the subject of countless rumors. They broke up, too.
After successfully winning Liang Jia back, Xiao Shuhao announced their relationship. His post read: "The Hoya kerrii now fills an entire wall. This is my most beautiful bride." The accompanying picture showed him holding a hand with a diamond ring on its slender, pale fingers.
It was only then that his fans learned that the Hoya kerrii he loved was their token of love; the blue sweater that took the internet by storm had been bought by his girlfriend; and he'd carried her on his back to the college entrance exam...
Sunny, gentle man x resilient girl adored by all
I'm terrible at writing blurbs. April 22, 2024
Picking Stars from a Dangerous Tower
When Yu Xingchen met her benefactor, Lou Siwei, again, she tried all sorts of ways to be good to him, but only caused a misunderstanding. He thought she liked him, and listed a whole string of evidence:
"You were afraid people would criticize me, so you told me to ask you whenever I didn't understand something. You said you'd make me personalized study notes, told me not to smoke or drink, and volunteered to investigate the truth and clear my name."
Lou Siwei listed one example after another. It seemed to fill him with satisfaction, and a smile crept onto his face. "You bought me lollipops, too. Oh, and breakfast every day."
Yu Xingchen explained why she'd done all those things: to repay his kindness.
Lou Siwei: "Everyone knows repayment usually means giving yourself to the person. All that isn't nearly enough."
"..."
Later, the whole school knew Lou Siwei was passionately pursuing Yu Xingchen.
During winter break before the college entrance exam, they promised to attend the same university.
"Pinky promise, no taking it back for a hundred years."
"Seal it."
But as soon as the exam ended, their vow to never change for a hundred years collapsed. Yu Xingchen received a message from him: "Forget me. I was just bored when I transferred to this lousy little place. I'm going back to a bigger world. Don't expect to see me again."
Seven years later.
When they met again, neither spoke. Afterward, neither reached out to the other. Yu Xingchen even tortured herself by reliving the pain of being abandoned every day, using the memory to keep herself in check.
Then the truth from seven years ago came to light. If she'd been in his shoes, she would have made the same choice.
Lou Siwei: "The stars shine in a brilliant galaxy. I ask for nothing more. One Xingchen is all I need."
Reader's Guide:
* A reunion after a long separation, happy ending. The leads remain faithful to each other in both heart and body.
* School life in the first half, workplace in the second.
* The male lead never stopped loving her. He had a reason for leaving.
A flirtatious, fake top student who pretends to be a slacker x a passionate, fake nonchalant actor
Theme: Circumstances forced them apart, but when the time was right, they found their way back to each other
