1.
During their three years of high school, Fang Huai's strongest impression of Xu Shuqing was:
A handsome, poor guy who didn't talk much, kept to himself, and always ranked last in class.
Before the college entrance exam, Fang Huai argued with her family and ran away from home. She happened to meet Xu Shuqing, who had just finished a late-night shift.
He didn't say anything. He simply sat with her by the roadside while they waited for her driver, and gave her an apple-flavored lollipop.
As soon as the exam was over, Fang Huai went abroad without waiting for the results.
Later, she heard from a classmate that Xu Shuqing had done exceptionally well and become the top science student in the province that year.
Everyone was stunned.
After spending years abroad, Fang Huai had just gotten off the plane on the day she returned home when she saw Xu Shuqing on a huge display screen at the airport, aloof in manner and cool-faced. Only then did she realize:
The newly crowned Best Actor who had just won the Palme d'Or, the one her friend had told her about a few days earlier, was actually him.
2.
At the request of her mentor, Fang Huai temporarily took on the costume design work for a film crew.
On her first day on set, she was sorting clothes in the dressing room when she heard a noise at the door and looked over.
She met Xu Shuqing's handsome, astonished eyes.
At the welcome dinner that evening, the young director brought the principal crew members over to toast her.
After everyone raised their glasses, the director called Fang Huai aside. "I hear you and Teacher Xu are from the same hometown, Teacher Fang. Then you absolutely have to share a drink."
Xu Shuqing approached, holding his glass. The red wine and his slender, pale hand shimmered in the light.
He said, "It's been a long time, Fang Huai."
That morning in the dressing room, after that brief look of surprise, he had stayed silent for the rest of their time together.
Fang Huai had thought he had long since forgotten her.
You have no idea how long I've waited to say, "It's been a long time."
*Unrequited love from the male lead
Theme: Love and growth
