Not Quite Familiar

Duan Huaian was cold and aloof. People joked that after years of abstinence, he lived like an ascetic. His close friends smiled knowingly when they heard that. Duan Huaian only put on that act in public. Everyone close to him knew that he and Huainian had gotten together the year they graduated from high school. - On the surface, Huainian was the daughter of a housekeeper employed by the Duan family, while Duan Huaian was the eldest son of the family, a distant and aloof young master. They were worlds apart. In private, their phones recorded every moment they shared. -Come to my room, or should I come down? Pick one. -I don’t want to pick. -I don’t mind kissing you in front of your mom, baby. -“What they call half-ripe is my long-awaited wish coming true, and your tearful compromise.” Theme: Strive to become a better version of yourself. Like is a shackle; love is freedom.