Silence

In the tenth year of Zhao Han's secret love for Li Chucheng, she thought she was finally about to let go: let go of her fixation, let go of her silent affection. But that year, they met again, and Li Chucheng reentered her life with an undeniable presence.

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"Ten years ago"

At sixteen or seventeen, Zhao Han was too afraid to confess her feelings. She could only write her girlish thoughts in her diary, never daring to tell anyone. She believed Li Chucheng had no reason to like her. She was timid and insecure, while he was the pride of heaven, a godlike presence at school. He was an excellent tennis player, and girls at school would gather in little groups to watch him play at the gym. Back then, Li Chucheng did not know Zhao Han, and to hide her feelings, she never tried to get close to him. She was afraid her secret crush would be discovered. Then high school ended, and she thought she would never see Li Chucheng again...

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"Ten years later"

During the summer after high school graduation, Zhao Han thought she would never see Li Chucheng again. To get over her old feelings, she made a point of not asking about his life. But she never expected that one day she would see him on a giant screen. He had become a tennis player, hailed by the media as a tennis prodigy. With a face like his, he had also gained plenty of female fans.

Zhao Han went on with her life, earnestly, while reflecting on the gulf between herself and Li Chucheng. No one knew she had a crush on him. Just as she was about to let go, she saw him again, not on her phone or television, but face-to-face, in person. She was only a young reporter interviewing him.

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Li Chucheng had been pretty cocky in high school. He was good at tennis, and his family never held him back. Even then, he wanted to become a professional tennis player, and eventually his dream came true. One day, before an interview, his coach told him that the reporter coming in was a young woman and that he should answer her questions properly and not scare her. Li Chucheng thought the girl was cute and spoke in a gentle, soft voice, so he toned down his usual brash attitude during the interview.

Later, Li Chucheng realized the young reporter seemed to have been in his year at the same high school. Later still, he unexpectedly learned that she had once had a crush on him. He decided to be direct with the young reporter. After all, she had secretly loved him for ten years.

Looking into Zhao Han's eyes, he asked, "You had a crush on me?"

"Mm... That was all in the past. I've moved on. I won't like you again."

Li Chucheng tried to find signs of a lie in her eyes, but failed. It seemed she really had given up on him. He lowered his head and sighed, then asked, "Then how about I be the one to like you from now on? I'll pursue you, and you can fall for me again. Please... Hanhan, don't give up on me."

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Ever since tennis prodigy Li Chucheng became famous, he had won countless female fans with his looks, but never had a single scandal. Until one day, he was photographed kissing a young woman on the street. A reporter who covered sports noticed that the girl in the tennis prodigy's arms looked like her colleague...

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"At last, you heard all the affection and love I kept silent."

Theme: Secret love.