Gu Ruyan, the eldest young master of the Gu family, is handsome and exceptionally talented. From childhood, he has been a teacher's best helper and a model student.
Just when he thinks his life will continue to go smoothly, he meets his archnemesis: Xia Yidong.
Not only does Xia Yidong always cause trouble for him, he also glares at him with a fierce look.
Gu Ruyan is sad. Gu Ruyan is angry. Gu Ruyan decides to ignore him!
Then one day, he suddenly discovers that he can hear his nemesis's thoughts.
When Xia Yidong challenges Gu Ruyan to a duel: He just looked at me. He wants to cuddle with me, but he's too shy to say so. He likes me.
When he glares fiercely at Gu Ruyan: He wants me to look at him more. He's so handsome. He looked at me. He likes me.
And...
After hearing "He likes me" eight hundred times in one day, Gu Ruyan finally snaps. He grabs Xia Yidong by the collar and tells him, "I don't like you!"
Then Gu Ruyan sees his proud, arrogant nemesis's eyes turn red in an instant.
Just as he is at a loss and about to leave, Xia Yidong catches him by the hem of his clothes.
"Then how about I like you? Please don't go..."
Xia Yidong has never been liked by anyone. They hate his gloomy hair and his gloomy eyes.
Eventually, Xia Yidong gets used to it.
If you don't like me, I don't like you either.
Until one day, he meets a sun unlike any he has ever known.
The boy lets sunshine pour out of him without restraint, bringing a glimmer of hope even to Xia Yidong's dark, damp corner.
So Xia Yidong starts finding ways to get close to him.
He challenges him to fights every few days, watches him without a shred of shame, and fantasizes that he is loved by him too, just to find a little comfort.
Even a shadow hiding in a dark corner yearns for the light. Even mushrooms growing in the damp hope for sunshine.
Gu Ruyan, I like you.
Thanks to BS for the character art, and to my dear friend Zhou Zhen Ting Feng. Love you to death!
Theme: Even a mushroom growing in a dark, damp place yearns for the sun.
