Faded

During her school days, Wen Anle was the model student in everyone's eyes.

That changed in her second year of high school, when a mysterious transfer student arrived at Nancheng No. 1 High School. Jiang Xunye was aloof and proud, a heaven-blessed talent who seemed utterly out of reach.

One day, her friend asked what she thought of the new student.

She thought for a moment, then said, "He was too far away. I couldn't get a good look."

She never expected him to overhear. Later, Jiang Xunye stood before her and said coolly, "Jiang Xunye. I expect the class monitor can get a good look now."

From then on, Wen Anle's first impression of him was that he was hard to get along with.

And yet, her difficult new classmate always seemed to appear whenever she was at her most miserable and discouraged.

Unfortunately, feelings at seventeen or eighteen are so fragile. The day she finally worked up the courage to confess, the boy stood her up. Wen Anle hid her feelings and disappeared into the crowd.

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When she was young, Wen Anle thought she could never turn down Jiang Xunye. It was only after they met again that she realized lying was the best policy.

By then, Jiang Xunye had become a shining star in countless people's hearts, a top-tier star in the music world, basking in the spotlight.

The boy she had once liked stood before her, asking each word at a time, "Are you really going to be this heartless to me?"

She looked at the still black-and-white image before her, her thoughts in turmoil, and denied her true feelings. "We're just classmates."

Wen Anle thought she had hidden her feelings well. But just as fireworks filled the sky, someone caught her by the wrist and pulled her forcefully into his arms.

She stiffened, unable to escape, and felt a damp warmth against the side of her neck. The man murmured her name. "Wen Anle, have you hidden them long enough?"

Theme: What you see isn't always real