Xu Wenqian and Song Hexiao lived next door to each other. They grew up together and were the ideal childhood friends in everyone’s eyes. In those carefree teenage years, Xu Wenqian thought the other would always stay by his side.
So when Song Hexiao confessed his feelings, Xu Wenqian’s mind went blank. He didn’t know how to respond and awkwardly turned him down. He never expected Song Hexiao to leave the country the very next day without even saying goodbye.
He had been confused, angry, and worried, but as time passed, Song Hexiao had stubbornly taken root in his heart.
Seven years later, Xu Wenqian joined a company as an intern, following the usual path. He never expected Song Hexiao to be his client on his very first day at work. It turned out Song Hexiao had come back to the country.
*
He didn’t know why Song Hexiao had hugged him in front of everyone at a project meeting, as though they were still best friends.
He didn’t know why Song Hexiao, exhausted after returning from a business trip, had waited in the parking garage until late at night just to pick him up from work and have dinner together.
He didn’t know why Song Hexiao had refused someone else’s toast at the celebratory dinner on his behalf, even though the other person was the son of a business partner.
The questions Xu Wenqian had prepared were impossible to ask now. He reached out tentatively, and Song Hexiao took his hand without hesitation. Thinking they both understood how they felt, Xu Wenqian got tipsy and kissed Song Hexiao on the cheek on his birthday. But Song Hexiao just froze.
Song Hexiao asked uncertainly, “Wenqian, do you like me?”
So those hugs and all that waiting had only been “what friends naturally do” in Song Hexiao’s eyes.
Then what had these seven years meant? Xu Wenqian wondered.
*
He tossed and turned all night after going home, but Song Hexiao never called. The next day, he opened the door and found Song Hexiao sitting beside it, dust all over his suit trousers.
He had waited all night.
Ignoring the people coming and going around the dormitory, Song Hexiao spoke softly: “Wenqian, will you give us a try?”
“Whether it was seven years ago or seven years from now, whether you’re my best friend or my lover, you will always be the most important person in my life.”
Two lovers reunite beneath the spring moon, with flowers in bloom.
[Song is the top, Xu is the bottom. One-on-one, each other’s first love, happy ending.]
Theme: Love is never too late.
Urgent, urgent… When will I realize my feelings… 🥺
Is this the extended hand in the copy? 🥺