In her second year of high school, Yu Qi transferred from No. 7 Middle School to No. 1 Middle School.
On her first day after transferring, the teacher asked her to bring some test papers over from the office. But Yu Qi had just transferred and didn't know where the office was. No. 1 Middle School was huge, and she got lost.
She tried to find her way back to class from memory and ran into a boy being made to stand outside as punishment.
His eyes were deep, his thick eyebrows arched upward in a rebellious slant, and his gaze was cold. Below them, his slender, long fingers, all sharp bones, held a cigarette. When he saw Yu Qi approaching, he flicked it into the trash can.
“Need something?”
“Could you tell me how to get to Class 1, Grade 11?”
Later, an unexpected incident led Yu Qi to learn that he was the secret crush of many girls at school. Yu Qi was no exception. She fell for him too.
One day, debt collectors came to Yu Qi's home and smashed everything to pieces. Her mother pleaded with them, but it was no use. Yu Qi felt despair for the first time.
She ran up to the school rooftop and cried alone. By chance, she ran into that boy.
She poured her heart out to him.
The boy helped her to her feet.
“I read a line in a book that I really want to share with you.”
“What is it?”
“Youth has no utopia. Set your heart on distant horizons, and the way ahead will grow bright.”
Even after graduating from high school, Yu Qi still never said, “I like you.” As expected, the two went their separate ways.
They met again when Yu Qi's college roommate took her to dinner. Stepping outside for some air, Yu Qi happened to see the boy smoking by a window.
“Long time no see.”
“Yeah. Long time no see.”
During yet another chance encounter, the boy looked at the girl in front of him and suddenly said:
“Want to date? Me and you.”
1. Happy ending.
2. “Youth has no utopia. Set your heart on distant horizons, and the way ahead will grow bright” comes from the internet.
3. Mutual pining.
Theme: Stay positive.
