A Secret Crush in Midsummer

On the day Song Shiyan's first love returned to the country, Shen Li found out at the hospital that she was pregnant.

She knew Song Shiyan wouldn't want her to keep the baby, and that he was about to break up with her.

So, on that rainy night, while she was burning with fever and barely conscious and Song Shiyan had been summoned away by a phone call from his first love, Shen Li silently got out of bed, packed her things, snapped her bank card, and left the little home they had shared for three years.

Back in her hometown, Shen Li did as her parents wished and agreed to go on blind dates. She met one bizarre man after another, her heart as still as a pool of dead water.

Until Song Shiyan appeared before her in a disheveled state and scooped her up in his arms. Shen Li's heart stirred. She struggled and said, "Song Shiyan, I don't want to go back and be your mistress!"

Song Shiyan's eyes reddened with anger. He complained in a small, aggrieved voice, "I was working like crazy to set up the proposal, trying to marry you as soon as possible, and you thought I was cheating on you?"

"..."

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In high school, Shen Li's daily routine consisted of studying and secretly watching Song Shiyan.

She had seen what he was like when he truly loved someone.

So even after they got together, Shen Li always thought he had settled for her after weighing his options. She never dared hope for even a little more love, until his first love returned.

Shen Li could no longer keep up appearances and fled in a sorry state.

When his first love appeared,

one of them was planning to let go of the past, while the other was planning a proposal.

Song Shiyan never imagined that he would nearly have his home stolen while simply trying to save time.

#Both are sexually inexperienced

#The early chapters focus on their high school memories

#She has a crush on him; he pursues her

#He really did date his first love, but it was more like child's play. He never loved her. The only person he loved from beginning to end was the heroine. All the misunderstandings stem from the heroine's lack of confidence: when she's alone, she overthinks and imagines things. These two are just never quite on the same wavelength.

#A cool-headed top student who's had a crush for years but lacks confidence and thinks he only got together with her because she was convenient x a school heartthrob who's a hopeless romantic and thinks he's good for nothing except his looks and a little money.

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