A week after cruelly leaving Xu Zhire, Zhong Yu received texts from many different numbers, all filled with blunt, passionate declarations of love.
Zhong Yu: ?
1.
The summer cicadas buzzed endlessly. The boy possessed a brilliance and spirit all his own, and Zhong Yu fell for him at first sight.
When the college entrance exam results came out, Zhong Yu had no chance of attending the same university in the same city as Xu Zhire. After three years of one-sided love, she couldn't bring herself to keep going when they would be separated by distance too.
After the graduation ceremony, Zhong Yu wrote her wish on a message bottle to be kept in storage:
"I hope he'll always be as passionate as his name."
2.
Zhong Yu excelled at university, rising steadily until she entered a combined master's and doctoral program at Jingping University, where she and Xu Zhire attended the same school but studied different subjects.
It's hard to let go of someone who dazzled you when you were young. As she listened to Xu Zhire introduce the various equipment in the lab, Zhong Yu's heart stirred again for the first time in four years.
Fortunately, four years of experience had made her an outstanding person. This time, Xu Zhire noticed Zhong Yu.
3.
Zhong Yu thought happiness had come knocking, but then she happened to overhear Xu Zhire's true feelings.
He wanted a wife whose abilities and talent matched his own, and Zhong Yu was the perfect candidate.
Zhong Yu was pursuing true love and decided that time would change his heart. There was nothing wrong with getting married first and falling in love later.
But there are always times when hope runs out. On the eve of their wedding, Zhong Yu blocked Xu Zhire on every platform and ran away from the wedding.
4.
Xu Zhire had been treated like the center of the universe his whole life, and Zhong Yu's sudden surprise hit him like a blow to the head.
After handling the wreckage alone, he went out drinking for a night and then sold the apartment they had shared.
He thought he could start over, but at last he realized he couldn't.
The old Professor Xu had calculated everything, but never imagined that his grandson Xu Zhire would one day realize the theories of love he'd taught him were wrong.
Finally realizing just how badly he'd messed up, Xu Zhire borrowed a friend's phone and sent Zhong Yu a text: Zhong Yu, I love you.
Gentle and resilient × blunt and earnest after coming to his senses
Happy ending / mutual secret crush / winning back his wife
Original blurb written 2024.6.9, revised 2024.6.21, screenshots saved
"I hope he'll always be as passionate as his name."
Written 2023.11.29
Theme: Strive to become an outstanding person
