Beloved Star

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The Chen and Yan families have been family friends for generations, and they are neighbors too.

Thanks to these ties, Chen Xingxia met Yan Xiao at a very young age.

Yan Xiao has always stood out.

Not only does he consistently rank first in his year, he is also exceptionally handsome, with a pair of clear, sparkling, peach-blossom eyes. His manners are always polite and refined.

Whenever he wears his pure white school uniform and fastens it to the top button, he seems cool and reserved, utterly spotless.

Chen Xingxia's mother likes Yan Xiao best, and is always comparing him to the headstrong, restless Chen Xingxia.

Over time, Chen Xingxia grows rebellious and takes a strong dislike to Yan Xiao.

That is, until Chen Xingxia falls for the son of Yan Xiao's stepmother, Yan Xiao's younger stepbrother. She starts trying to mend things with Yan Xiao, hoping he will pass a love letter to the boy for her.

When Yan Xiao hears her request, he pauses briefly, then finally lowers his head and agrees.

On the day of her confession,

Chen Xingxia waits through an entire afternoon in the sweltering heat, but the boy never shows up.

Heartbroken, she goes to Yan Xiao's house to ask what she did wrong.

There, she finds the five love letters she wrote, all untouched.

Only then does Chen Xingxia realize Yan Xiao deceived her.

Furious, she sets out to confront Yan Xiao and confess her feelings to the boy she likes, but Yan Xiao arrives and stops her.

It is the first time Chen Xingxia has seen Yan Xiao lose his usual composure.

Even the depths of his eyes seem to turn into surging, molten heat, filled with feelings that are passionate yet repressed.

He says nothing. He lets Chen Xingxia hit and scold him, but refuses to let her go.

The night Yan Xiao receives the first love letter Chen Xingxia gives him, he stays awake until morning.

He wants to tear it to pieces, but can't bear to part with the rose scent of hers that lingers on it.

He hides the letter beneath his pillow, tormented night after night, yet content all the same.

A few notes:

1. Radiant, warm-hearted girl x cool, restrained, scheming boy. Childhood friends, the boy has a secret crush, and he's been planning this for a long time.

2. Both leads are each other's one and only, and each other's first love. Happy ending.

3. High school and university.

4. The leads do not engage in any intimate behavior while underage.

(Second edition of the blurb, lightly revised on December 22, 2023. Screenshot saved.)

Message: Dreams will come true in the end.