Around the Planets

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Yu Zhi never imagined that a teenage crush could be so hard to bear.

She would never forget the summer of 2011, the brazen evening breeze, and the boy's handsome, sharply defined features.

Back then, he was the most dazzling star at No. 7 High School, good-looking and wild, a carefree, brilliant boy who seemed to take nothing to heart.

And she could only hide her girlish feelings deep inside.

"How could a planet drifting through the universe ever have you?"

On the eve of graduation, Yu Zhi secretly wrote a postcard and slipped it into his desk.

"Sheng Xian, good luck on your college entrance exams. May everything go your way."

They met again at a high school reunion during their senior year of college. He was still just as uninhibited and unruly as ever.

At the karaoke bar, Yu Zhi sang a song she loved and cried so hard she could barely catch her breath.

The boy held out a tissue with his clean, slender hand. His voice was bright and clear. "Are you okay?"

Once again, he threw her into a complete fluster.

One day after they were married, Sheng Xian was sorting through old belongings when he happened upon a yellowed diary.

Its neat handwriting was blotched with dried tears, recording a girl’s secret crush throughout her entire youth.

[The first time I met him. 2011/8/3

He still doesn't remember my name. 2011/10/18

I hate him. He always makes me cry for no reason. 2012/5/16

The breeze is gentle, and the clouds are beautiful. Happy graduation. I don't want to love him anymore. 2013/6/6]

The final entry was dated

[He confessed to me. This seven-year-long secret crush has finally seen the light of day. 2018/8/3]

By the time Sheng Xian finished reading, his tears had already soaked his shirt.

"How could there be such a foolish girl, loving me for so long and never letting me know?

Thankfully, my belated love hadn't expired."

* Wild, dashing bad-boy × shy, sensitive girl

* Slow burn / sweet romance / happy ending

* "How could a planet drifting through the universe ever have you?" is from the song "Mercury".

Theme: Chase the light, and keep striving forward