Small-Town Girl vs. Golden Boy | Slow Burn | Mutual Healing
When she was sixteen, Yu Qingxia's grandmother, the only family she had, died of illness. Her father, who had been absent for years, suddenly appeared and took her from a remote little town to the bustling city of Haicheng.
On the day she transferred to Haicheng No. 1 High School, the homeroom teacher pointed to an empty seat in the last row. "Go on, Qingxia. For now, you can sit next to Cheng Che."
Yu Qingxia looked over and saw only a dark, fluffy head. The boy the teacher had affectionately called Cheng Che was sprawled across his desk and hadn't lifted his head once.
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Cheng Che of Haicheng No. 1 High School had the face of a spoiled young master, yet he consistently ranked at the top of the science track. Countless girls at school secretly liked him, but he never seemed interested in any of them.
Until one afternoon, someone saw him carrying a girl in his arms and hurrying toward the infirmary. Rumors flew, and everyone tried to guess who the heroine was.
That night, a photo came out. The girl at the center of the rumors was none other than his completely unremarkable deskmate.
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Later, heavy snow fell in Wucheng.
Yu Qingxia received a phone call in her dormitory. Heavy breathing came from the other end, but no one spoke for a long time.
Only when the distant sound of fireworks reached her did the caller finally speak, murmuring, "So you left everything behind in Haicheng. And that everything included me, too, right?"
Yu Qingxia clenched her fists and answered, "Yes."
The person on the other end fell silent for a long time, then finally hung up without a word.
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Years later, in a dimly lit stairwell, Cheng Che lowered his head and bit down hard on her neck.
Yu Qingxia cried out, "Cheng Che, are you crazy?!"
In the darkness, the man's grip tightened around her arm. "I've been crazy for a long time! When you abandoned me, did you never think I might go crazy?"
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A friend asked Cheng Che if he still liked Yu Qingxia. He replied, "You can't step into the same river twice."
On a rainy night, Cheng Che drunkenly held the person in front of him and murmured hoarsely, "Yu Qingxia, say you love me."
Yu Qingxia raised a hand and pushed his head away, asking suspiciously, "Cheng Che, are you drunk...?"
The person before her shook his head. His eyes were red as he cupped her face and stubbornly repeated, "Say you love me."
"Otherwise, I don't know how to find an excuse to forgive you..."
[SC, happy ending, the leads are each other's one and only]
Special Notes:
1. The leads have no intimate interactions before reaching adulthood.
2. The story is set in an earlier period. The college entrance exam follows the old system, with separate arts and science tracks.
3. No children. The male lead is assumed to have had a vasectomy.
Theme: Keep moving forward
