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In high school, Sheng Yitai was a complete troublemaker.
She wore outlandish clothes, ran with a gang, and... pursued Chen Li, the model student, so openly that the whole school knew about it.
Every weekend, Yitai would take the bus to Chen Li's house, then ride the next bus to school with him.
Like a fledgling, she didn't know how to hide her feelings. Her love shone as brightly as the setting sun.
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But if you asked Chen Li, he would surely answer, "How would she know how beautiful the sunset is? She always falls asleep leaning on my shoulder."
He was heaven's favored son, gentle and modest. For seventeen years, he had always followed the rules, but for her alone, he grew a rebellious streak.
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"To me, having a secret crush is like having a thousand butterflies fluttering around in your stomach. Want to know what I remember most?"
Those three seconds of brief silence were the three years between them.
"I remember. It was in the science building after evening study. Someone owed me fireworks for the New Year, so he lit a strip of magnesium for me."
"We hid together under a cramped lab table. The sound of the burning magnesium mingled with our heartbeats. I wouldn't kiss him, and he wouldn't kiss me. That's what a secret crush is."
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"Did he like you?"
Sadly, with a secret crush, there's always only one person brave enough to act.
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"Before I left, I recorded the entire audiobook of The Little Prince for you. Only you and I can hear it."
"The number of plays kept increasing over the seven years. Every time it went up, I knew you were missing me."
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"You took up the torch when my secret crush became yours."
*Mutual pining / mutual healing / school life without dating / both are virgins and devoted only to each other
2022.12.29
Theme: Be brave and honest
