Cheng Beijia was a cocky guy.
One day, he took his friend's advice and ruined twenty eggs trying to make a loving breakfast for Lu Zhaoyao. When she turned around and gave it to someone else, he said coldly,
"If I talk to her today, I'll be a dog."
The moment he finished speaking, a message popped up on Cheng Beijia's phone.
Lu Zhaoyao: Do you have a girlfriend?
With a perfectly calm expression, Cheng Beijia typed into the message box:
No.
Then he got no reply.
An hour later,
Cheng Beijia: ?
Three hours later,
Cheng Beijia: I don't have one.
Twelve hours later,
Cheng Beijia: I said I don't have a girlfriend.
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Lu Zhaoyao was only asking on behalf of a girl from the class next door whether Cheng Beijia had a girlfriend. She had no idea why he got so worked up afterward.
Then came the day the rain poured down.
The downpour turned the whole city upside down. Through the curtain of rain, she saw a blurry figure walking toward her through the puddles.
"Hey, Lu Zhaoyao."
Amid the patter of the rain, she heard Cheng Beijia's voice.
"Could you try appreciating me a little, huh?"
That sweltering, humid summer, with mist hanging in the air, the rain soaked into her heart.
Blurb written on July 5, 2024.
Theme: Just in time for summer.
