Stealing a Kiss from Summer

I

In high school, Qiao Fei was an invisible nobody at school. She wore an oversized uniform, braces, and bangs that covered half her face. Her head was always bowed.

Lu Heng was a proud, carefree rich young master, surrounded by admirers wherever he went.

During a casual chat, a friend asked Lu Heng what kind of girl he would pursue.

Fiddling with his car keys, Lu Heng replied flippantly, "One who can beat me on an exam."

Everyone knew Lu Heng's grades were practically the stuff of school legend.

Everyone laughed and forgot about it. Only Qiao Fei took him seriously.

She was always at the bottom of her class, but she stayed up late working through piles of practice tests and past exam papers.

Her desk drawer filled with more pen refills than she could count and endless sheets of scratch paper.

When she got her results and found she'd barely beaten him, Lu Heng rode past her on his motorcycle with his new girlfriend, roaring by with carefree swagger.

II

At a college reunion, a friend asked Lu Heng if there was anyone there he wanted to pursue!

Leaning lazily against the back of his chair, he glanced at the girl in the corner and smiled casually. "Qiao Fei."

Qiao Fei lowered her gaze.

That brief name was like a dazzling firework bursting into bloom in broad daylight. No one else could see it but her.

After the reunion, the arrogant, flashy young man stopped her behind the door and asked in a low voice, "Can I pursue you?"

That summer, Qiao Fei ultimately couldn't resist his seemingly playful pursuit.

Later, Qiao Fei finally understood that a carefree playboy who'd lived his whole life on a whim was like the wind passing through your fingers: he would never stop for anyone. So she chose to be the one who left first.

When he heard she was leaving, Lu Heng gave her a faint, mocking smile. "Do as you like."

After their breakup, Lu Heng continued to squander his time, enjoying the world of wine and women. Everyone thought this relationship had been nothing but another case of the young master Lu "playing around."

After a long separation, someone saw the always-arrogant young master Lu abandon his family elders and business partners to chase Qiao Fei. He charged into the rain and, soaked and disheveled, braced himself against her car door, his knuckles streaked with blood.

"You see me and walk away, Qiao Fei. Do you still have feelings for me?"

Qiao Fei's expression was cool. "Let go. We don't know each other."

"We don't know each other?"

Lu Heng's lips twitched, and his deep eyes suddenly grew wet. His fingers trembled as he slowly reached toward her, afraid the person before him was an illusion. Like a big dog that had been abandoned, he cautiously wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Feifei, don't leave me, okay?"

"I asked around, trying to find out how you were. I even calculated how often I could message you. Time moved on, and you disappeared too."

Love in Silence

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