The Snow-White Envelope

[The full text was revised and polished in 2025. The pirated version is completely different from the very beginning, and I’m not responsible for it.] Chang Jin was heading to class when she passed a group of girls. Every one of them wore pale lip gloss, a deep lake-blue Galia blazer, and a plain gray skirt. They were giggling as they chatted about something. “That Gu Yaoran from the class next door has such long eyelashes.” Chang Jin heard the familiar name and slowed her steps slightly. “He’s handsome, too.” “Who do you think is better-looking, him or Chang Jin’s brother, Chang He?” “Gu Yaoran. I like pretty boys.” “But isn’t he taken? Everyone says he and Chang Jin from his class are dating.” Chang Jin stopped, then walked over under the girls’ mildly surprised gazes. Her tone was earnest and gentle. “That’s just a rumor. We’re not dating.” After saying that, Chang Jin left. She wasn’t bothered at all. Quite the opposite: she agreed with the girls. She also thought Gu Yaoran had long eyelashes. And she’d measured them. When she was fourteen, she went to Gu Yaoran’s house to hang out, only to find him still napping. Chang Jin secretly took the flexible tape measure from his desk, leaned over the bed, and carefully measured his eyelashes. Before she could make out the number, those beautiful peach-blossom eyes suddenly opened. Chang Jin’s hand trembled, and she nearly fell off the side of the bed. The boy lying there grabbed her wrist just in time. Chang Jin still remembered how Gu Yaoran lowered his lashes and smiled at her. “You won’t even leave me alone while I’m sleeping. So, what are you planning to do to me this time?” [A stubborn, dazzling girl who’s destined for greatness vs. her gentle, handsome childhood friend] Years later, they had been together for a long time. One day, while tidying up, Chang Jin found a photograph in Gu Yaoran’s suitcase. It was taken during a trip to Iceland with their friends the year they graduated from high school. In the photo, the girl holding the camera wore a pure white winter outfit and a scarf as red as a flame. She looked down at the screen, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted. Behind her, the aurora rippled in brilliant, boundless silence. On the back of the photo, someone had written, “The aurora is beautiful, but it can’t compare to the way she looks at me.” [Mutual pining / ensemble cast / friends to lovers / an exceptionally long will-they-won’t-they / direct-entry international school] ◎ The story of a proud girl learning how to love. ◎ There’s a friendship plotline, too. The main group has seven members, all exceptional young talents. It’ll be a very youthful, carefree story about studying, growing up, competing, and winning awards together. ◎ The setting is a private international school, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Don’t compare it to schools that follow the standard college entrance exam track or to real-world international schools. The students all come from very wealthy families, so you can also read it as an elite-family school story. Theme: The love shared in youth endures forever.