★ Breathe. / My deskmate is flirting with me again.
★ Cool, frail, moonlight-white uke VS passionate, scheming, love-struck seme
★ Bittersweet | School life | Green tea | Moonlight white | Rekindled romance
At seventeen, Jiang Hanting moved with his mother and transferred to No. 1 High School in City A, suddenly taking the top spot in his grade.
That was the first time he met Shen Ruchen.
Phoenix eyes, a beauty mark on the tip of his nose, a high nose bridge and thin lips. He was passionate and dazzling, yet cool and noble, the only son of the wealthy Shen family of City A.
They were worlds apart.
They should have had nothing to do with each other, but becoming deskmates let Jiang Hanting see another side of Shen Ruchen.
"Deskmate, Jiang, do you like me?"
"I don't."
"That's okay. I like you, and I hope you'll like me too."
"..."
Shen Ruchen was the only son of the wealthy Shen family of City A. He had a privileged background, good looks, and excellent grades, and had long held the top spot in the grade at No. 1 High School in City A.
That was until Jiang Hanting transferred in and suddenly took first place, making Shen Ruchen second.
That day was the first time he met Jiang Hanting.
The young man had cool, ink-dark features, as exquisite as a painting. His skin was even fairer than white jade, and he looked a little frail.
He was slender and tall, dressed in a faded, worn white shirt and black trousers. He was withdrawn and didn't like to talk.
He had a pair of smiling, flirtatious eyes, yet there was never a smile in them.
A faint melancholy filled his expression, as if he'd been touched by an unshakable sorrow, making people want to reach out and touch him.
Shen Ruchen only looked a little longer, grew a little more curious, and edged closer step by step, hoping to see a smile on Jiang Hanting's face.
From then on, he fell for him for life...
Jiang Hanting: Breathe.
Shen Ruchen: My deskmate is flirting with me again.
Jiang Hanting: ?
Shen Ruchen: I like you too.
Years after they separated, Jiang Hanting saw Shen Ruchen again at a private hospital.
Jiang Hanting only glanced sideways before lowering his head and returning to work. The nurse beside him asked, "Is that someone you know, Dr. Jiang?"
Jiang Hanting said, "I don't know him."
Later, Shen Ruchen stood outside his home, dressed in a suit. His eyes and brows no longer held the sincere passion of their youth; he had become steady and mature.
Only the emotions and love he couldn't hide in his eyes made him seem like his former self. Shen Ruchen said, "Dr. Jiang, do you really not know me...?"
[Please note] [Reader's guide] [Important]
1. This is a bittersweet story and not a typical rekindled romance. The first half is set at school, and the second half follows their adult lives. If that's not your thing, don't read it.
(Blurb screenshot saved on May 29, 2026)
Theme: The beloved sings out loud
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