On the day she graduated from No. 6 Middle School, Xu Sicun wrote a line in her yearbook.
"From now on, I'll stop eating candy, and I'll never fall for Chen Shuyu again."
At twenty, Chen Shuyu was a standout in any crowd, a brilliant young man everyone admired from afar.
At twenty-four, his career was flourishing, and he was both refined and mature.
Xu Sicun had loved him for six years, growing from a naive girl into an adult. Her feelings had gradually cooled, and she had kept them all hidden away.
She never expected her family to arrange a marriage meeting for her, with him as the groom.
"If we're going to get married, I think we should get to know each other first. My name is Chen Shuyu. Shu as in 'gentle,' Yu as in 'encounter.'"
He held out his hand, his wrist slender.
Facing him again, she lost her nerve at the last moment.
After three days of hesitation, she sent him a text: [I'm sorry, but I don't think we're right for each other.]
Half a day after she sent it, someone rang her doorbell. Chen Shuyu had come in person. The tall man stood outside her door, his expression calm.
"Are you afraid of me?" he asked, watching her.
"No." She stepped back.
"Then why are you avoiding me?"
Xu Sicun was silent for a long moment. Her voice carried a faint bitterness. "Chen Shuyu, we broke up a long time ago."
The air grew still.
He suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms. His voice was low and husky, yet burning with unmistakable passion. "We did break up, but now I regret it."
Secret crush / reunion after a long separation
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