"Brother Song, I'm scared."
"Jump down. I'll catch you."
Blurb One:
Lin Xun'an and Song Yushi met when they were three and went to the same schools from kindergarten through college.
When Lin Xun'an needed something, she called him Brother Song. When she didn't, she called him Song Dog. While studying advanced mathematics for finals, she messaged Song Yushi on WeChat: "Brother Song, these advanced math problems are really hard. Help me out, please? I'll be waiting for you in the empty classroom in Room 106 of Teaching Building Three."
Ten minutes later.
Song Yushi: "Beg me, and I'll think about it."
Lin Xun'an glared at the screen through gritted teeth, willing to bend when she had to. "Please, please help me. The two of us have an IQ of 350 combined. Surely a little advanced math won't be a problem."
Song Yushi: "Don't. My IQ isn't 360."
Lin Xun'an: ???
Was he saying her IQ was negative? That was what he meant, right?
Seeing her staring at her phone, her roommate said, "Messaging God Yu again? It's such a shame you two aren't together."
Still stinging from the insult, Lin Xun'an pointed at the window. "I, Lin Xun'an, would rather die and jump out of this window than get together with him."
As soon as the words left her mouth, a cool voice sounded from behind her. "Is that so?"
Her heart gave a jolt. She turned around and saw Song Yushi standing a few steps behind her, looking down at her. "Jump, then. Let me see."
Blurb Two:
Song Yushi didn't know when he had fallen for Lin Xun'an. By the time he realized it, it was already far, far too late.
But he couldn't figure out what Lin Xun'an thought of him. One weekend evening, the two of them got into an argument downstairs in their residential compound. Just then, both their parents happened to return from a walk, so Song Yushi instinctively pulled Lin Xun'an behind a big tree to hide.
The century-old tree had a thick trunk. The two of them squeezed behind it, standing face to face. Song Yushi could hear his heart pounding. Keeping his expression calm, he asked, "Lin Xixi, why is your face red?"
[From elementary school through high school, Song Yushi carried Lin Xun'an's books and explained every problem she couldn't understand. Song Yushi was part of her childhood and her youth, from beginning to end. It seemed that everything connected to Lin Xun'an bore Song Yushi's name.]
* Childhood friends, sweet romance
* Mutual crush
Theme: Growing up
