Mu Houlin was just like his name: in a sweltering midsummer afternoon, when everyone was on edge, he was like a sudden pool of cold spring water appearing before you. You couldn't help wanting him, yet you had no choice but to stay on your guard.
Shen Qingrui had always been a quiet person, so quiet she could seem cold. She gave people a sense of distance, as if she were both close and far away, like a dream shrouded in mist. Smart, beautiful, aloof, and untouchable, she was a goddess on a pedestal.
Some people thought they were made for each other. Others thought they were two parallel lines that could never meet.
After all, two model students and two aloof, untouchable beauties sounded like a painfully boring pairing.
On the day of their high school graduation ceremony, the two of them were called backstage to prepare their speeches, just as they had been so many times before.
When Mu Houlin went onstage, a sharp-eyed girl in the front row noticed a black hair tie around his wrist. The gossip group immediately exploded with speculation about who it belonged to.
Backstage, a boy who had been secretly in love with Shen Qingrui for years finally worked up the courage to confess. Shen Qingrui glanced at his love letter and shook her head. "I'm not taking it."
The boy was confused. "Why?"
"Because my girlfriend has already accepted my love letter."
They both turned toward the third voice...
Mu Houlin was leaning lazily against the wall, watching them in silence as he waved the half-finished speech in his hand.
Shen Qingrui ignored the boy and walked over with practiced ease, taking the speech from Mu Houlin. She asked casually, "The usual?"
He gave a quiet "Mm." "The usual."
Shen Qingrui slipped the hair tie off his wrist with her index finger, tying up her hair as she walked out. By the time she reached the microphone, she had already gathered her thoughts.
She continued delivering the rest of the speech, just as she had done countless times before. No one noticed anything unusual.
1. The romance only begins after they reach adulthood
2. HE, first love, secret dating: two model students keeping their relationship under wraps
3. Cool, slow-to-warm heiress x smooth, confident playboy
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The blurb was screenshotted on June 16, 2026. Do not copy it.
Theme: Though the sea may separate us, we remain close at heart
