A Fish Leaps Up to Kiss the Morning Star

Updates irregularly, but I won't abandon it.

[I'll offer the whole starry sky as my bride price and marry my little fish.]

Synopsis:

In high school, aside from her excellent grades, Nan Jiayu was an unremarkable presence.

Other people's youth was carefree, wild, and full of grand drama. Nan Jiayu's, on the other hand, was bleak. Sneers, bullying, and mockery colored her entire world.

Gu Xingci was tall, an excellent student, and well-liked. When he smiled, a shallow dimple appeared, and his eyes were as deep as the night sky. He was the object of countless girls' secret crushes at school.

They were two parallel lines that would never meet.

Until the day she accidentally fell into the water, and the untouchable boy was the only one who jumped in without hesitation.

The boy's profile was sharply defined. He shot a cold look at the one responsible and said, "Apologize to Nan Jiayu."

Nan Jiayu's breath caught.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that her world could be full of color, too.

*

Nan Jiayu had never imagined that she would fall in love with someone in secret.

But she knew for certain that it had truly happened.

On the eve of the college entrance exams, Nan Jiayu was ready to put an end to her three-year crush, but then she accidentally saw Gu Xingci affectionately ruffling a girl's hair, his expression so tender it seemed to overflow.

In the end, Nan Jiayu couldn't take that step.

She hastily buried the feelings she'd carried for three years deep inside herself.

*

At university, Nan Jiayu filled her days with studying and part-time jobs, while that boy remained a campus celebrity, still far beyond her reach.

One day, Gu Xingci posted on the university's confession board, setting the whole school abuzz.

Apparently, he was asking how to confess to a girl he'd secretly loved for years.

[The senior has someone he likes?]

[So, if she turns him down, do I still have a chance?]

[Now! Call her this instant! Gu Xingci, I won't let you fail to win over the girl you like!]

[I heard she's at our university, too? Please, let this reach her! I need to know if the campus heartthrob's confession has a chance.]

The students couldn't resist joining the excitement, posting suggestions one after another.

Nan Jiayu scrolled with her mouse and saw that the confession board had become so overloaded it was lagging. Just then, her phone rang. Without thinking, she answered and held it to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Did you see my post?" Gu Xingci's voice was low and pleasant.

"I did," Nan Jiayu replied glumly.

"Then maybe you could teach me, too?" Gu Xingci asked casually.

Nan Jiayu's thoughts were in a jumble, and her tone came out sharp. "Teach you what? How to chase girls?"

"You're actually the only one who can teach me that." There was a deeper meaning behind Gu Xingci's voice. "Teach me how to get her to stop running away, and stay long enough to look at me."

"Maybe the answer will be different this time?"

Later, Nan Jiayu discovered that at the very end of the confession-board post, it said:

[Little Fish, look at me. I'm the boy who's been in love with you for four years.]

It turned out her secret crush hadn't been a one-sided love after all. On the other side of the world, someone had been waiting for her all along.

Optimistic, sunny campus heartthrob who can read people and has a sharp tongue, fiercely protective of those he loves × aloof top student who is secretly a girly plush-doll enthusiast.

Notes: 1. Naturally gifted top student × hard-working top student

2. Each other's first love, happy ending

3. Secretly in love with each other, both willing to take the leap

Theme: Be the best version of yourself.