They reunite at the beginning, with the present interwoven with memories of their school days
☆ marks the school storyline
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Shi Yun's summer at sixteen was made up of watermelon, soda, ice cream, schoolwork, and Wen Youmian.
During an unusually hot spell, a sudden downpour led Shi Yun to pick up a classmate from the roadside. She took a good look and found that the girl was as beautiful as a crane, and even her thank-you sounded sweeter than a lark's song. Warmhearted and a sucker for pretty faces, Shi Yun got to know Wen Youxun and fluttered around her like a butterfly.
The crane was just like her name: cool and aloof, as wooden as could be, and not much of a talker. That was fine. Shi Yun was talkative enough for both of them. Until one day, the crane said she'd dreamed about her the night before, dreamed that she and Shi Yun were dating.
Shi Yun didn't take it seriously. With confidence, she replied, "There's no need to feel inferior about dating me."
It seems every youth ends in a way that's messy and hazy. For a long, long time, Shi Yun tried to rewrite her dreams, forget a memory, and erase her feelings. Countless times, she asked herself if she could forget someone, forget that endlessly long seventh day.
After convincing herself she could, she dreamed again. This time, Wen Youmian told her, "I love you."
She never expected that the next day, the person from her dream would step out of it and become her boss.
And with her came that summer, replayed countless times in Shi Yun's dreams. Again and again.
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At ten, Wen Youmian lost a kitten. At thirteen, she lost a home. At sixteen, she lost the only person who had stayed by her side, her grandmother. It seemed there was nothing left in the world that belonged to her.
Until a classmate with burning-hot hands raised hers high and shouted, "Wen Youmian is mine!"
She quietly repeated it in her heart: "Mine? Mine."
For a long time, the only voice in the mind of someone who wanted to end it all was that phrase: "Mine, mine."
"Shi Yun, mine, mine."
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A silly, childish story with flawed characters
Extremely avoidant × sometimes takes the lead
Pretends to be aloof, but is really dark and drinks jealousy like water, full of schemes × overthinks everything without using her brain, occasionally sensitive, and shines with warmth
Theme: Study hard and keep improving
