Old Love Letters

Lyricist x singer / The female and male leads will only ever be with each other

At the Media University, everyone knew Chen Jingchi as the music department's prodigy. One song was all it took for him to land a million-yuan signing bonus.

For the title track of his new album, Chen Jingchi posted a call for lyrics in the literature department. The winning entry was by Zhou Yu, a reserved woman who kept a low profile.

After becoming Chen Jingchi's exclusive lyricist, Zhou Yu wrote one hit song after another for him and witnessed him becoming a hugely popular new-generation singer.

At a dinner with friends, someone teased them about being a match made in heaven and asked, "What if Zhou Yu leaves?"

Chen Jingchi replied indifferently, "I won't let her."

Not long afterward, the two of them made the headlines when Chen Jingchi launched an intense pursuit of his collaborator, Zhou Yu.

Everyone had seen how Chen Jingchi doted on Zhou Yu, and everyone had seen his career reach new heights after they broke up.

But no one had ever seen Chen Jingchi late at night, pride trampled underfoot as he begged her for a response.

"You really don't love me?"

"Do you even know what love is?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Zhou Yu's voice was cool as she calmly declared, "Chen Jingchi, I wish you all the best in your future."

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Years later, Zhou Yu returned to the country. Chen Jingchi was now a hugely popular superstar, adored by everyone.

At the concert celebrating the eighth anniversary of his debut, cameras randomly caught the face of a fan in the front rows.

The performer onstage lost focus for a long while. Then he threw off the rhythm of the show and sang a cappella the last song Zhou Yu had written for him.

"I didn't know how to love someone before."

"She let me know what it means to love someone deeply."

In front of sixty thousand people, Chen Jingchi made a promise: "I'll win her back."

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After breaking up with Chen Jingchi, Zhou Yu stopped writing and turned down every lucrative offer.

When people asked why she had something against making money, Zhou Yu stayed silent.

No one knew that every song she had written for Chen Jingchi was a love letter full of affection that she had never sent.

Theme: Cherish the one you love.