Turns Out We've Both Had a Crush on Each Other

A campus story, a sweet little romance with mutual feelings. All cute, no angst~

Ferocious in public, clingy in private X pure little white flower

Ahem, it's a sweet little romance~

Qiu Cicheng accidentally bumped into an upperclasswoman in the cafeteria. That one collision caught the eye of the good-looking friend standing beside her.

It was crowded, so they shared a table. She said she'd noticed his major at the opening ceremony and was curious about it, so she wanted to ask him some questions.

He wasn't much of a talker and was very shy, sometimes unable to answer more than a few questions. But the upperclasswoman always found some excuse to share a table with him at mealtimes.

...And she brought along her "terrifying," stone-faced friend Luo Zhi, who came to mooch a meal.

He would occasionally chip in a few words, but most of the time he just ate, staring at his phone as if typing something.

Sometimes their eyes would meet by chance for a few seconds, and Qiu Cicheng would blush and quickly lower his head. He never noticed the slight upward curve of Luo Zhi's lips.

Once, they made plans to go to a cafe, but the upperclasswoman had something come up at the last minute and stood him up. That left just him and Luo Zhi...

Later, he heard that the upperclasswoman was lithromantic: once she won someone over, she lost interest. He felt sorry for her. For a while, he would occasionally sigh, and when Luo Zhi found out, he scowled.

"She's doing just fine. You don't need to worry about her. You should pay more attention to yourself. You're so skinny, a gust of wind could blow you over."

Well... that might have been one of the longest things he'd ever said.

Qiu Cicheng thought he didn't like the upperclasswoman, but when he saw Luo Zhi with her, he found himself feeling jealous.

Then an accident left the upperclasswoman with amnesia. She couldn't even remember Luo Zhi, her childhood friend.

Qiu Cicheng was deeply worried, and Luo Zhi comforted him. He was sincerely grateful for Luo Zhi's help, and happy that Luo Zhi knew all his likes and dislikes so well.

But now that he thought about it, hadn't he learned about Luo Zhi's preferences even earlier?!

The upperclasswoman was always letting things about Luo Zhi slip.

Luo Zhi liked spicy food and dark blue, and didn't like being around strangers. He looked cold and irritable, but once you got to know him, you realized he was actually a very friendly person...

He also knew Luo Zhi had a small mole on his waist...

He was going to make his move!

He had just turned toward Luo Zhi's classroom when a nimble figure shoved him into the corner of a rarely used school stairwell. Luo Zhi pinned him in front of his chest with both arms. Amid the bustling crowd, he gritted his teeth and spoke with force:

"Qiu Cicheng! Can't you tell I like you?"

"I had Xu Wanling tell you all those things!"

Ah, he'd misunderstood. He thought Qiu Cicheng had come to find the upperclasswoman.

Qiu Cicheng froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He stopped holding back and broke into the brightest smile he'd ever shown, his handsome brows curving just as Luo Zhi had long imagined. He opened his arms and embraced the person in front of him.

"I've liked you for ages, too!"

Little Bonus Scene

Qiu Cicheng: We've been together for a month, and all we've done is kiss and hold hands. We haven't done anything else... I'm actually willing, but Big Brother hasn't brought it up...

Shi Xuchi: Kid, snap out of it! This is Green River, after all!!!

The question: What should I do when the wife I worked so hard to win can't stay away from me after we get together?

The innocent persona turns into a little green tea in a second.

Tsk, where's that strong whiff of tea coming from? Well, Luo Zhi likes it.

A note from Shi Xuchi:

1. Thanks to all the angels for reading. If you spot plot holes or issues with the wording, feel free to point them out politely.

2. The Shi family's dog says updating is too exhausting and wants me to take another 999999 days off before writing again~

3. I drew the cover myself (proudly standing with hands on hips).

May 9, 2022: Screenshot of the inspiration.

Theme: I promise you meals three times a day and a life of peace and security.