Broken up, then reunited / childhood sweethearts / both each other's first love
Obsessive man × chuunibyou girl
In high school, Ji Wanjuan was widely known as a problem student. What no one knew was that she kept her beloved first love tucked away in her heart.
Her childhood friend, Xu Yanqing, was her complete opposite: handsome and refined, an excellent student, gentle and polite, and the perfect remedy for a headache.
One day, on the way home from school.
In a shadowy alley, a small bruise stood out on the boy's pale face, and blood marked the corner of his mouth.
"Now no one will dare bully you."
Ji Wanjuan saw an emotion in his eyes she'd never seen before, something dark and ruthless. She pressed her lips together and instinctively took a step back.
Noticing her distance, Xu Yanqing's calm eyes softened with a hint of restraint. He stepped out of the shadows and stood beneath a streetlamp, gently wiping the tears from the corner of her eye.
"Wanjuan, don't be afraid of me."
–
Everyone knew Xu Yanqing belonged only to Ji Wanjuan. He was willing to do anything for her.
Their relationship ended just before high school graduation. In front of everyone, she spoke with haughty, mocking scorn, leaving him no room to respond:
"He's just an obedient dog. I was only playing with him."
She ground Xu Yanqing's pride into the mud.
–
Ten years after they parted, they met again at a youth legal education talk at Qiushan No. 1 High School.
Xu Yanqing stood at the podium, still every bit as radiant and composed. He had shed the shyness and reserve of his youth, and now carried an air of cool elegance and nobility.
They looked at each other for a long time.
Someone nearby asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Knowing Xu Yanqing hated her to the bone, Ji Wanjuan wanted to save face and denied it first. "I've only seen him on TV."
Xu Yanqing gave a cold laugh and said nothing.
She thought they would never meet again, but before long, Xu Yanqing showed up at her door. He blocked the entrance to Ji Wanjuan's home, nothing like the taciturn lawyer Xu had been that day.
His expression shifted as he pulled her into his arms and held her there.
Ji Wanjuan struggled to push him away, but heard him speak in a low voice, helpless and humble as he pleaded again and again: "Ji Wanjuan, I'll be good. Please don't leave me."
In an instant, all her strength vanished.
–
One summer when they were seventeen, Ji Wanjuan snatched the test paper from Xu Yanqing's desk and pestered him, demanding to know if she was his best friend.
The boy's earnest, youthful gaze was unwavering.
He said she was his breath.
His every path.
Theme: Love one another and look on the bright side
