Craving the Light

In her senior year of high school, Ruan Nan was walking with her head down when she suddenly felt something moving above her.

"Ah!"

She shrieked, and heard a group of boys nearby burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, what a country bumpkin. She's such a coward!"

"Ooh, look, she's about to cry! With that miserable face, she's even uglier than before!"

A wave of humiliation washed over her. Ruan Nan lowered her head even further, her almond-shaped eyes turning red.

"Tch, are you even men? Picking on a girl."

A boy's voice rang out abruptly, bold and carefree. "Try sticking around after school, if you've got the guts."

Ruan Nan jerked her head up. A handsome, roguish face was bathed in the bright, scorching sunlight, shining brilliantly.

She'd once thought she'd never see the light in her whole life.

That moment, she did.

-

Three years later, she ran into Su Xu again while interviewing for an internship at a company.

The boy she'd once known had shed some of his youthful innocence, but he was still just as flamboyant. Sitting with one leg crossed over the other, he pointed at her. "She's going to be my assistant."

Ruan Nan's heart skipped a beat.

In that moment, the hope she'd never dared to voice came true.

-

Top-tier star Su Xu is an all-around singer and dancer. In three years since his debut, he's had no dating rumors, but he hasn't interacted with his girlfriend or wife fans either.

Rumors in the industry say he's impotent, that he's gay. People have all kinds of things to say.

Until one day, paparazzi photographed him pinning his little assistant against the door of his van and kissing her. He held her close in his arms, leaving only her pair of reddened almond-shaped eyes visible.

[Su Xu V: In our senior year of high school, she suddenly stumbled into my world, her eyes faintly red, like a lost little rabbit. From that moment, I knew she was the one.]

The entire internet was shocked and dumbfounded, and Weibo promptly crashed.

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What is a secret crush?

It's when a single look from him can throw her into complete disarray.

-- Ruan Nan

After graduation, you disappeared without a word. What was I supposed to do?

I could only climb high enough for you to see me whenever you wanted, and find your way back to me whenever you turned around.

-- Su Xu

* A timid, insecure, sweet little assistant vs. a cocky, confident, all-around top-tier star

* Also known as A Natural Obsession: She's drawn to him by instinct, and for him, one glance lasts a lifetime.

* From school uniforms to wedding dresses

* A sweet story of mutual secret crushes

* Everyone deserves to be loved

[Blurb written on 2022/1/26]

Theme: Long for the light, find the light, chase the light, become the light.