At seven, Jiang Zhiyu would stand in front of Chi Yi whenever she was bullied, making a childish declaration:
"She's my friend. You can't bully her."
She would stand by Chi Yi despite everyone's objections, openly taking her hand.
At seventeen, Jiang Zhiyu's parents planned to divorce. She stood quietly to one side and listened, calculating how she would manage on her own afterward.
Chi Yi, already a great success, brought her home and cared for her lovingly. As they spent more time together, Chi Yi gradually realized how she felt.
She flirted and confessed again and again. Jiang Zhiyu pretended not to notice, but her heart had already begun to soften during their time together.
On Jiang Zhiyu's eighteenth birthday, Chi Yi cornered her outside her bedroom. Her thumb brushed Jiang Zhiyu's lips before she could stop herself, and she asked softly:
"Can I kiss you?"
Jiang Zhiyu smiled faintly. "Aren't you going to confess to me?"
Chi Yi lowered her lashes, brushed the hair off Jiang Zhiyu's forehead, and tightened her arm around her waist.
"Today doesn't feel formal enough. Can I do it tomorrow?"
As she spoke, Jiang Zhiyu leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"I'm teasing you. You've already said it so many times."
One Valentine's Day, Chi Yi got upset and sulked alone in her room because Jiang Zhiyu had refused to join her for a candlelit dinner.
Jiang Zhiyu pushed open her door and frowned. "Come downstairs and eat."
Chi Yi slowly lifted her eyes and pitifully clutched the hem of her skirt. "Baby, do you not like me anymore?"
Jiang Zhiyu was baffled. "What did I even say?"
Chi Yi swallowed and whispered, "Kiss me."
"No."
"If you don't, I'm not getting up."
"Then stay sitting there."
Chi Yi tugged at her hand, looking aggrieved. "Please?"
Jiang Zhiyu bent down helplessly, and her warm lips landed on Chi Yi's left cheek.
Unsatisfied, Chi Yi poked Jiang Zhiyu's cheek, then tapped her lower lip with her index finger.
"I meant here."
Jiang Zhiyu: "Are you going to eat or not?"
"All right."
[Gentle and thoughtful on the outside, but sweet or bold underneath, the receiver x A cool CEO in public, a clingy puppy in private, the pursuer]
Three-year age gap.
In a setting where same-sex marriage is legal.
Theme: Gender is no barrier to love.
