In high school, Ni Li quietly harbored a crush on Lu An.
He loved to smile, and Ni Li watched from afar, treasuring his smiles even though they weren't meant for her. He loved playing basketball, so whenever she passed the sports field, she would discreetly glance toward the court. He loved candy, so she secretly left mints on his desk.
He was allergic to flowers, so Ni Li abandoned the idea of giving him flowers at graduation.
At sixteen, after graduating from high school, Lu An faded from her life.
Later, she heard that Lu An had enlisted.
After that, she heard nothing more.
Her eight years at university were busy and fulfilling, and passed in a flash. After graduating, she completed three years of residency training and became an attending physician. She was already twenty-seven.
On her twenty-eighth birthday, Ni Li finally saw Lu An again.
But things were nothing like she had imagined. Lu An took her hostage to force the police guarding him to back off, trying to escape. At first, Ni Li thought he wouldn't hurt her. Then she felt a faint pain in her neck, and the smell of blood spread through her nostrils. Her heart shattered completely.
Lu An took Ni Li away and imprisoned her in a villa in the mountains. The leader wanted to kill her because she had seen someone she shouldn't have. That person raised a gun and aimed it at Ni Li's heart. The next second, Lu An stepped in front of her and shielded her tightly.
"I brought you here, so the least I can do is get you out in one piece."
Lu An asked Ni Li how she planned to repay him, stressing the word "repay." He looked at her with a smile in his eyes, only intending to tease her.
But Ni Li stepped forward, embraced him, and said earnestly and sincerely:
"Lu An, I like you."
"You'd better not reject me, or I'll never speak to you again. I mean it."
Theme: Love is a pursuit
