He Must Really Like Me

[Mutual crush, long-distance online romance, goofy sweet story]

The first time Jiang Yu spoke to Song Qingyao was when he had just moved to the new campus.

He casually stopped a student. "Excuse me, how do I get to Building 23?"

Song Qingyao took off her sunglasses. "Do you like me?"

Jiang Yu: ...

Another time, Jiang Yu was volunteering and gave the last blood-donation plushie to the next person in line, who happened to be her.

Song Qingyao looked it over. "Was it the last one, or did you save it just for me?"

Her companions started cheering and teasing. She magnanimously said, "If you like me that much, I'll let you add me on WeChat."

In less than a month, without Jiang Yu knowing, he had become Song Qingyao's ardent pursuer.

Jiang Yu: ...

Song Qingyao had already found out what kind of person Jiang Yu liked.

His grandmother said Jiang Yu liked confident girls best.

Song Qingyao repeatedly studied The Essential Guide to Confidence for Successful Women. She refused to believe she couldn't make him fall for her!

No one knew that Song Qingyao was right about everything.

Jiang Yu had been in love with her for a very, very long time.

Back in high school, he had written a comment on one of her test papers:

"Your entire derivation is wrong, but you got full marks for the answer."

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[Little bonus scene]

Jiang Yu had always known Song Qingyao was unconventional, but he never expected that while tracking down an online scammer, he would end up investigating her.

Following the clues, he secretly tailed her, hoping to get to the bottom of things.

When she caught him following her, they both froze.

After a long silence, Song Qingyao said, "You like me so much you'd go this far?!"

...He'd certainly won her over, but maybe he'd taken it a little too far?

#Mutual misunderstandings,

Jiang Yu: She's really good at this.

Song Qingyao: He's so easy to push around.

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An outgoing, beloved genius heroine who gradually opens up x an impossibly handsome, calculating male lead who seems sweet and innocent but is dark inside

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The heroine's state of mind, belike:

Cautiously confident -- gradually becoming sure of herself -- confidence swelling -- confidence turning pathological -- back to normal

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Theme: Pass on the courage to be brave