[Resilient, impoverished moonlight x sharp-tongued, gorgeous rich heir]
Paparazzi secretly photograph music superstar Si Yue, fully disguised, repeatedly spending the night in an old apartment building in a run-down neighborhood. The rumored girlfriend is soon identified as an obscure painter with a mountain of scandals.
Xia Lin’s social media account is flooded with abuse. The only thing in her updated bio is one word: Single.
The man, meanwhile, issues a statement as soon as the news breaks: I’m the one pursuing her.
After years in the industry without a single scandal, the top-tier star widely considered the safest idol for fans to fantasize about isn’t even entitled to a relationship status with this notorious amateur painter. Millions of comments erupt, with everyone saying he’s blinded by lust, bewitched, and ruining his career.
As the trending topic continues to gain traction, an old interview resurfaces.
The host jokingly asks whether, as a songwriter who writes such poignant lyrics and melodies about unrequited love, he has ever had a similar experience.
Si Yue calmly admits that in high school he liked a girl. Whenever he sensed her sneaking glances at him, his heart would race, though he still had to act cool and pretend nothing was happening.
Hearing this, the host assumes it’s a sweet story of mutual pining and asks what happened next.
The man pauses for two seconds and curls his lips into a smile. “Later, I found out she wasn’t looking at me at all. She was looking at my best friend.”
The unexpected twist makes the audience burst into laughter.
At the time, everyone thought it was a story made up for the show.
After all, how could there be a girl who didn’t love Si Yue, a vocally gifted musical genius, a handsome face carved by heaven, and a tall, muscular man with irresistible sex appeal?
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But it was true.
By now, he has found fame and success, dazzling onstage with his radiant presence and easily winning countless young women’s hearts with a single smile.
But back then, no matter what the boy tried, he couldn’t earn even one second of the girl he loved looking at him with undivided attention.
“Fate heard the boy’s wish. The butterfly he missed at seventeen flew back to his side.”
[Reader’s Guide]
◎ Both leads are virgins; happy ending; starts in school and later moves to the city.
◎ The hero is a singer-songwriter, not an idol, so dating won’t ruin his career.
◎ The heroine suffers from psychogenic mutism due to psychological trauma, but recovers later.
Theme: The summer I fell in love with you
