Summer Cicadas [Mutual Secret Crushes]

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When Chen Yunqing was six, she met Xu Zhiqun for the first time and cried at the sight of his blood.

Xu Zhiqun discreetly hid his bloody hand behind his back.

He took a lollipop from his pocket. "Don't cry."

Years later, when they met again, he no longer remembered her. Fortunately, their grades were evenly matched, making them formidable rivals in the exam hall.

In everyone's eyes,

Xu Zhiqun was handsome and refined, a child of heaven and a well-known model student.

Chen Yunqing was simply a good student who kept her head down and focused only on studying.

Her best friend said Xu Zhiqun was a two-faced guy, different at school and outside it. It was a good thing Chen Yunqing was immune to him.

Only Chen Yunqing knew that she kept her feelings hidden, writing her secret crush on little slips of paper and tucking them into a bottle of stars...

#The young hero she met as a child really could stay in her heart for a lifetime.#

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On the day they changed seats, a classmate asked about the scar on the back of Xu Zhiqun's head, joking that he must have gotten it while rescuing a beauty.

Through the glass window, Xu Zhiqun's gaze fell on a girl. The corners of his lips lifted as he said casually, "I rescued a little crybaby. She was kind of sweet, the sort you couldn't even comfort with candy. In the end, all it took was one thing I said, and she stopped crying."

His classmate asked, "Then why call her a crybaby?"

Licking the side of his teeth, Xu Zhiqun chuckled. "Because I want to."

#He had never liked anyone so wonderful before. He wanted to get closer, but he was afraid.#

#Later, Xu Zhiqun received a bottle of stars, inside which a girl's youth was hidden.#

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[Hardworking little crybaby (who doesn't cry much) x model student. He pretends to be sunny, but is an immature kid with a gloomy heart.]

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[Notes:

1. No dating or flirting before the age of 18. They have a mutual secret crush.

2. The leads are both top students. Don't scrutinize or question it; it's just part of the setup.

3. The leads are both slightly mature brats, perhaps a little too mature for their age. Let's just say they're on the mature side, haha (Where am I? What am I even saying?)...]

Theme: Treasure your youth