1: Xiang Wu fell in love with someone when she was eighteen.
He was always typing away at his keyboard beneath the lamplight, poring over documents, his expression calm and captivating.
Every time Xiang Wu wanted to confess her feelings, she remembered that she was deaf and mute.
One night, she got out of bed to find a glass of water, thirsty, and accidentally made brief physical contact with Chen Sui.
For the first time, Xiang Wu let herself dream.
2: After Chen Sui rejected her confession, Xiang Wu chose to study abroad.
Architecture was a popular major at her new school, and she often heard her classmates discussing the new lecturer, saying he was incredibly handsome and talented.
Those familiar qualities reminded her of the unrequited love that had come to nothing.
It annoyed her.
The two met again at a social gathering.
The man stood by the street in a gray sweater, head lowered as he signed something. Xiang Wu couldn't help taking a second look.
He was still as dazzling as ever.
"You little ingrate, can't even say hello anymore?" Somehow, Chen Sui had learned sign language. His gestures were crisp and fluent, but he deliberately slowed down when signing Xiang Wu's name. "Classmate Xiang Wu."
Xiang Wu's eyes reddened. She was the one who had taught him how to sign her name.
"Our relationship is awkward. It's better if we don't say hello. I've been doing well lately." Xiang Wu tried to control her emotions and tell Chen Sui as calmly as she could. "Oh, by the way, I have a boyfriend. He's a new lecturer at our school, an amazing professor of architecture..."
Just then, two female students came over, delighted.
"Professor Chen, are you here to eat too?"
"Professor Chen, you're so handsome! I don't expect you to pass me this semester, but could you add me on WeChat?"
Chen Sui smiled and politely declined. "Sorry, my girlfriend is jealous and won't let me add random people on WeChat."
Xiang Wu: "..."
The two female students were from Xiang Wu's school too.
She looked up and met the man's amused gaze, then could only stand there blushing, flustered.
##Can she take it back now and say she doesn't have a boyfriend?##
##Nothing could be more awkward than this##
3: One day after they got together, Xiang Wu had to kiss Chen Sui to persuade him to let her sleep in.
Chen Sui propped himself up on one arm and gently cupped the back of Xiang Wu's head with his broad palm. The stars that had vanished from the night sky seemed to have fallen into his eyes.
A faint smile played on the man's face as his low, husky voice lingered by Xiang Wu's ear. "You're pretty good at kissing. Why don't you ever make the first move?"
Xiang Wu's eyes widened, her cheeks flushing. She threw off the covers, ready to greet the morning sun.
Before she could get out of bed, Chen Sui caught her by the ankle.
Xiang Wu lost her balance and fell back onto the bed.
Then she heard Chen Sui say, "Xiaoxiao, Happy New Year."
Xiang Wu smiled back. "Chen Sui, Happy... New Year."
Chen Sui's first New Year's greeting was for her.
*Tone: Unrequited love, sweet, sugary, healing
Theme: None
