Clearing Skies

[Adorably oblivious x dark-hearted golden boy]

"My heart doesn't know how to behave."

Blurb:

On the first day Wen Ying set foot in this school, she knew that Xu Zhijue and she belonged to different worlds.

Their fathers were all elite among the elite. As the only son, Xu Zhijue had enjoyed the best connections and resources since childhood, along with an almost ruthlessly strict education as an heir. You'd expect someone born with a silver spoon in his mouth to be arrogant, conceited, and look down on everyone.

But Xu Zhijue wasn't like that.

He was humble and polite to everyone. Whenever he spoke to someone, he would lower his head and listen quietly, his gentle, attentive gaze meeting theirs.

Wen Ying was one of his many secret admirers, but unlike the others, she was more timid, more cowardly, and more self-aware. Never expecting him to return her feelings, she dutifully spent three years studying.

After graduating from high school, she planned to put an end to this unrequited love that could never have a happy ending.

But a few weeks later, when Xu Zhijue's friends invited the whole class to his house, Wen Ying was suddenly pulled into a storage room.

Light streaming in through the window outlined his jaw.

The young man's eyes were shadowed. His warm fingertip brushed her lip.

"You have braces. You probably can't kiss, right?"

Wen Ying's mind went blank. She couldn't process what he said. "...I, I got them off last month."

He smiled as he leaned down. "Good girl."

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"The sunny days of life always arrive in a single moment. A thousand dreams keep surging forth, and the hands of the clock rust in the long night. We endure countless rainy seasons of hurt and sorrow, until we receive your answer. Only then does the sky truly clear."

[Blurb finalized on 2024.07.18]

Core Theme: Through all the hopes and dreams in this vast world, you're just one turn away.