Xie Suyuan is a rising star in the world of sports. Not only is he exceptionally talented, he's tall, handsome, and full of swagger. He's the dream man of many girls who follow competitive sports.
Sheng An never imagined she'd have anything to do with someone like him. Even less did she expect him to be the childhood friend she'd lost touch with years ago.
They first met again at the sports field of Imperial Capital University.
Sheng An mistakenly thought Xie Suyuan had put something suspicious in her water bottle, and dragged him to campus security without hearing him out.
After leaving the security office,
Xie Suyuan told his friend, "She's a lunatic."
Sheng An angrily told her roommate, "He's such a creep."
It had all happened so suddenly that neither recognized the other. They couldn't stand each other.
*
After finding out the truth, Sheng An went to apologize to Xie Suyuan. Determined to be sincere, she specifically bought him a men's thermos as an apology gift.
Unfortunately, Sheng An picked up the wrong gift. Xie Suyuan's roommate helped open it, only to find a pair of men's underwear inside.
There was also a letter beside it.
His roommate opened it and read it aloud, word by word:
"To be honest, when I fell in love with you at first sight, I thought you had a really sexy butt. Make sure you wear the underwear I gave you next time we meet~ My darling, love you, mwah~"
Xie Suyuan: "..."
She's really crazy.
*
They met again at the World Athletics Championships.
Sheng An was volunteering and had been assigned to the men's 1,500-meter middle-distance event.
She was helping hand out water in the stadium when she looked up and saw Xie Suyuan standing in front of her, a towel draped over his shoulder.
Their eyes met. Xie Suyuan raised an eyebrow at her with a roguish, almost amused look. "You followed me all the way here?"
Sheng An was baffled.
Xie Suyuan chuckled. "I had no idea you liked me this much."
Sheng An: ?????
Was there something wrong with him?
*
To outsiders, Sheng An and Xie Suyuan were the least likely people to get together. Even Sheng An thought so, because she was certain she could never fall for this conceited, tsundere narcissist.
But one day, Sheng An got drunk at a party and woke up the next morning with no memory of what had happened.
She opened her phone and was horrified to see a text from Xie Suyuan: [You kissed me last night.]
After thinking it over, Sheng An decided to ignore him and avoid him.
But Xie Suyuan eventually cornered her outside her dorm.
In a dark corner, Xie Suyuan lazily repeated the message. "You kissed me last night."
Sheng An was silent for a moment. "...And then?"
"You also squeezed my butt."
"..."
"You know, I'm a pretty conservative guy, so..."
Xie Suyuan raised an eyebrow, looked Sheng An in the eye, and added the rest in a languid, teasing drawl:
"Sheng An, you have to take responsibility for me."
*Hot-tempered heroine who loves fiercely and hates fiercely X tsundere, sharp-tongued hero who talks himself into things
*Probably a sweet little romance about two people who think the other is crazy and constantly bicker ^o^
*The title comes from the band Canle's To Our Starry Sea
*Cover by Chun Ting!! It's so pretty!!
*Blurb screenshotted on 8/2
Theme: Youth is about striving forward.
