[Blunt, wholehearted romance between childhood friends]
You Luo and Shen Yue grew up together. They don't need an arranged marriage to bring them together. All it would take is, "Be with me."
Due to Shen Yue's "mistake," the two ended up at different schools.
Shen Yue always maintained that high schoolers shouldn't take things too far. Even when he went out with You Luo, he kept his hands to himself and never crossed the line. If they ran into classmates, he'd introduce her frankly: "This is the girl I like. I haven't won her over yet."
Most people at No. 4 High knew Shen Yue liked someone. He was also exceptionally polite and never crossed the line.
The tsundere You wasn't very happy with this. She knew he liked her, but why wouldn't he confess?
When Shen Yue found out that You Luo's deskmate at school was a boy, and that their classmates were spreading rumors about the two of them, he finally couldn't hold back. He dropped his gentle facade and pinned her against the desk, one hand still at her waist. "Boys and girls should keep an appropriate distance."
"But aren't we boys and girls?" You Luo asked, holding a pen against his collarbone.
Shen Yue lowered his head, deliberately bending closer until there was even less distance between them. He leaned toward her ear. "They're just ordinary classmates. We're not."
"Shen Yue, do you remember our promise?"
"I'm glad."
Time has passed, but we're still us.
[Content warnings]
1. The leads attend different high schools, and their relationship develops rather slowly. They live next door to each other.
2. The story isn't told from either lead's perspective exclusively.
3. The focus is on the leads' high school years.
Theme: You and me at seventeen
