Cen Zhili x Chi Yuyi Gentle, sweet girl x dazzling free spirit Mutual pining / temporary stay / pure sweetness ^^
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In her second year of high school, Cen Zhili went to stay with the Chi family.
That night, she met Chi Yuyi, famous throughout the school. He was polite but distant, and didn't even know her name. "Hey, are you staying on the first floor?"
A crush was a young girl's private heartache on a rainy day. Cen Zhili managed a gentle smile, though her palm was pinched white.
So she never expected that on their high school graduation day, beneath the warm, ambiguous moonlight, Chi Yuyi would gently take her hand and ask in a low voice, "Can I kiss you?"
Cen Zhili didn't dare look up. She quietly closed her eyes, and then felt a warm touch on her forehead.
She looked up and saw a blush creeping over his pale ears.
That first kiss, restrained yet full of love, declared that the summer of their eighteenth year would never end.
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One was a gentle, resilient, sweet top student; the other was a bold, carefree child of heaven. When word got out that they were dating, everyone envied them.
Still, plenty of people didn't believe it. After all, both of them had been admired since childhood, and neither seemed like the type to fall in love.
Until the day Chi Yuyi won an international competition. During the livestream, a reporter asked about the gardenia hair clip tucked into the hood of the genius boy's black sweatshirt, who was at the height of his fame: "Which girl's is this?"
Chi Yuyi lazily curled his lips into a dazzling smile. "It's just some girl who's really good at acting cute."
The reporter perked up, eager for gossip. "Who? Is she your girlfriend?"
"I don't know. I made her mad last night, and now she's making a fuss about breaking up." Chi Yuyi looked at the camera and chuckled. "Cen Zhili, you can have my competition medal to play with. Don't be mad at me, okay?"
Cen Zhili, watching the livestream: "..."
How could she stay mad when she met those bright, flirtatious eyes?
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The luckiest thing that ever happened to Cen Zhili was probably taking Chi Yuyi's hand on the night in 2012 when the Mayans predicted the end of the world.
From then on, she was never afraid of anything.
Even if that night really had been the end of the world, with him by her side, death would have been as beautiful as spring.
But only much later did she learn that she hadn't been the only one with a crush that summer.
Cen Zhili was skeptical. "The first time we spoke was at the sports meet in our first year of high school. I accidentally bumped into you, and you were so cold to me. I thought you hated me."
"..." Chi Yuyi ruffled the girl's hair, laughing softly. "I was so nervous I couldn't speak." After a pause, he added casually, "And I let you bump into me on purpose. I just wanted to talk to you."
Cen Zhili: "..." What does it feel like to be secretly loved by the school's most admired golden boy? Turns out, they had both been pining for each other!
Written 2024.8.21
Theme: 2023.8.13
