Stealing a Kiss from Tenderness

Secretly in Love, Finally Together / Rekindled Romance / Both Each Other's First / Happy Ending

Gentle and aloof x Innocent and sensitive

At sixteen, Lin Luozhi met Lu Jianze, who was two years older than her.

He was a dazzling boy, carefree yet distant, quiet, and harboring countless secrets. She cautiously edged closer, testing the waters, then boldly entered his world under the cover of his cold indulgence.

Little by little, wild grass grew rampant, turning into feelings she could no longer keep hidden.

But unbeknownst to her, Lu Jianze had seen it all from the start.

On the eve of her departure for college, Lin Luozhi uncovered a secret and finally worked up the courage to confess.

After they got together, Lin Luozhi felt as if she were living in a beautiful dream every day. Lu Jianze made her feel completely secure.

But later, she chose to let him go.

"I don't need you anymore."

When Lin Luozhi said those words, she never imagined that for the next three years, she would be tormented by nightmares every night.

Time and again, she picked up her phone, only to remember the most resolute words Lu Jianze had said before leaving.

"Think carefully. If you really make me leave, I won't come back."

That night, he stood outside her door until morning, cigarette ash scattered across the ground. At dawn, he boarded a plane overseas.

Three years later, the one who had said he would never return came back, and the one who had said she didn't need him enrolled at his former university. They met again at the same school.

At the classroom door, Lin Luozhi felt her heart start beating wildly again, and her eyes reddened in an instant.

A flicker of astonishment crossed Lu Jianze's eyes, quickly turning into deep longing.

He raised a hand to stroke her cheek. His voice was hoarse. "You've lost weight, and you said you'd take good care of yourself."

Core theme: Wild grass grows unchecked, and youth is tender and bold.