An Anonymous Poem

1.

A rainy night, a neon-lit street.

Tao Zhiwen waited for Qin Yuejia until she ran out of patience.

Just as she'd been waiting since they were young, she kept waiting still,

for the dusks when they'd walk home together after school, waiting for him to say something that would break through the unspoken barrier between them.

Everyone seemed to think they could go on like that forever.

But they couldn't.

She severed the tangled ties of affection that had lasted for years,

leaving behind the crowd waiting to applaud her,

only to get into the wrong car amid the storm.

The man inside wasn't surprised. He simply handed her a tissue to dry her hair.

He asked, "Where are you going?"

That was what she thought was their first meeting.

2.

After Tao Zhiwen got together with Zhou Mochuan,

people asked her whether it was "love at first sight" or "love that grew over time."

The man beside her answered, "Love at first sight."

"Was it because I acted cool the night I cut ties with Qin Yuejia?"

"No."

"Then was it that afternoon when I was focused and beautiful while making coffee?"

"No."

It was when I was seventeen.

I'd already seen you back then.

So it was love at first sight.

The red ribbons tied to the prayer tree at Chunshan Temple year after year are anonymous poems written just for you.

Zhou Mochuan is the male lead, a man with a secret crush, and the second male lead gets his comeuppance.

Plant-like heroine vs. gardener-like hero

--Next novel: Reverse Tides

Early spring, the third month.

As one of the entertainment industry's top-tier stars, Yu Yanhe is invited to film a slow-paced variety show, where she reunites with fellow top-tier star Du Qingzhou.

Years ago, the two played a couple on the big screen and became wildly popular.

But they split acrimoniously over creative differences, and their fans went on to feud as well.

They even got into a fight on the red carpet.

Everyone thought they'd truly fallen out. Even the fans who shipped them only got into the pairing for the delicious tragedy.

Then one night, spring thunder rumbled.

The aging electrical system caused a brief power outage at the courtyard, forcing the variety show to stop filming.

Her longtime "nemesis" took her hand in the dark and whispered,

"I'll come find you tonight."

The night before the power went out, she'd just learned that Du Qingzhou had been in a car accident on his way there, and his memories were muddled.

His memories of her stopped nine years ago.

Back then, they were still obscure newcomers, barely known supporting actors who'd just finished filming a drama together.

They hadn't broken up yet.

Amnesia trope | Getting back together after a breakup

Actor x actor

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