May the Skies Clear Today

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"His name was just a gust of wind that swept through her high school years: scorching, free, and untamed. Like a typhoon, it swept across her youth, but never stayed."

At Xuan City No. 1 High School, Zhang Jiayu was a legend everyone praised: the top-ranked student in his grade, skilled at street dance and calligraphy, and, to top it off, handsome. With his cool, composed face, he won so many competition trophies he could barely hold them all.

Lu Leqing was the most ordinary and least remarkable of the many girls who had crushes on him. The only two bold things she ever did were to slip a box of his favorite mints into his desk drawer every year on his birthday.

After the college entrance exams, she followed the other girls and gave him a love letter. But by the door of the tiered lecture hall, as everyone was leaving, she heard him discussing her with someone else.

"I think Lu Leqing is really pretty. What do you think?"

The boy's face was cold and distant. "Who?"

Years later, Lu Leqing attended an economic forum as a celebrated designer for a trendy toy brand. When the host asked what inspired her work, she smiled and replied with easy grace, "My first love. I even gave him a love letter, but he never replied~" The host expressed regret, but she joked consolingly, "It's fine, I've long since moved on. If you really feel bad for me, help promote my new collection~" Afterward, in the hallway, she ran into the very person she'd claimed to have moved on from.

As the head of a top AI startup team that had only recently returned to the country, Zhang Jiayu was also an invited guest. Dressed in a fine suit, the elegant, distinguished man was not only strikingly handsome, but came from a family with unfathomable influence, making him a favorite topic of conversation. Financial reporters swarmed him.

They hadn't seen each other in eight years. Everything had changed, and he was so popular with women that he probably didn't remember her at all.

Lu Leqing had no intention of greeting him. She lowered her head and calmly walked past, only to have someone suddenly seize her wrist.

The man had shed the gentle elegance he showed before the cameras. His gaze was predatory, and his presence intimidating.

"Isn't it a little rude to lie for the sake of publicity, right in front of the media and the person you're talking about, Designer Lu?"

Later, Lu Leqing found the English book she'd given him years ago beside his pillow. Its pages were yellowed and worn, but the love letter she'd slipped inside was nowhere to be found. It had all been a misunderstanding.

That night, the man clasped her hand and drew her onto his lap, holding her against the desk as he nuzzled her again and again.

"This time, shall I write one for you?"

"You grew quietly in the depths of my love, without a sound, until you reached my heart." - Hai Zi, To You

It turned out that in that wild, unruly storm, she hadn't been a nameless passerby after all.

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P.S.

* Half school life, half city life.

* Students are streamed into arts and science tracks. The school and place names are fictional, with no specific real-life references. Please don't compare them to real people or places.

* Happy ending, one true love, both leads' first relationship, mutual unrequited love that comes true. Maybe this is... well, sweet with a touch of tartness?

* I write part-time, and it takes a lot of effort, so please don't leave baseless accusations, invent plot issues to complain about, offer unsolicited writing advice, or make personal attacks...

* Details about the professions come from books and online research. If you spot any inaccuracies, feel free to point them out (gently).

* I update according to the rankings if there aren't many readers adding the story to their lists. Depending on the number of readers and my backlog, I may switch to daily updates or occasionally post extra chapters. I never abandon a story, so feel free to add it to your list. Love you all (heart hands).

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Escape

Respect South

The Thorny Fairy Tale

Theme: May we cross a thousand waves and, in the end, stay by the side of the one we love.