Falling into Your Summer Night

Cheng Youxue officially met Zhou Shu at a class reunion after the college entrance exams.

Before that, she'd heard a little about the top student who had come out of the mountains. She occasionally ran into him at school. The boy was slender and refined, always wearing his uniform neatly, carrying a few books in his hands, and passing her with his head bowed.

The reunion was in full swing.

Liang Yizhi took Cheng Youxue's hand and said gently, "After I go abroad, if anything happens at school, go to Zhou Shu. He's a good friend of mine."

Cheng Youxue smiled and greeted Zhou Shu.

He gave a quiet reply, still keeping his head down, his slightly long bangs hiding his eyes.

The two weren't close, and even attending the same university didn't bring them into much contact.

But sometimes Liang Yizhi would ask Zhou Shu to deliver gifts to Cheng Youxue or run errands for her. Little by little, the two began to talk.

Gradually, Cheng Youxue noticed that Liang Yizhi's gifts fell into two extremes.

Either they were exactly to her taste, and she loved them, or they were so perfunctory that it was obvious he hadn't put any thought into them.

Only later did Cheng Youxue learn that Zhou Shu had picked out all the gifts she liked.

*

The first thing Liang Yizhi did after returning home was seek Cheng Youxue out and ask to get back together.

A door stood between them.

Liang Yizhi sincerely admitted his mistakes, promised never to hurt Cheng Youxue again, and begged her to give him another chance.

There was no response from inside for a long time.

At that moment, the man in front of Cheng Youxue had her pinned in the cramped corner behind the door.

His hot, urgent breath filled her mouth. Every soft whimper she let out was swallowed up.

That was Cheng Youxue's answer, given for her by Zhou Shu.

*

On a noisy, humid summer night, I look up at the sky and think of you, slowly.

You remind me of the intoxicating evening breeze back home.

Notes:

1. A dazzling young lady x a poor boy, both top students.

2. The hero is restrained, hardworking, and ambitious; he rises from humble beginnings.

3. University and city life, a youth spent striving. The hero's secret love comes true. This is not a typical case of stealing someone's partner: he only grows closer to the heroine after she breaks up with her ex. Before that, he always kept his distance and behaved properly.

4. Both are virgins.

(Second version of the blurb posted March 7, 2024. The latter section was revised from the first version; screenshots saved.)

Theme: Dreams will come true in the end.