Cold Girl x Lovestruck Guy | His one-sided love comes true | Childhood sweethearts
"Don't meet someone too dazzling when you're young, or you'll spend the rest of your life wrapped around her finger."
-by Li Jingyu
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Li Jingyu had been secretly in love with Yu Sixi for years. They had grown up together as childhood sweethearts.
After the college entrance exams, he finally worked up the courage to confess. But that very day, he happened to overhear her chatting with a friend.
"Xixi, do you know how many girls at our school have a crush on Li Jingyu?"
"You grew up with him and see that handsome face every day. Don't you feel anything for him?"
Yu Sixi kept her head down, fiddling with her phone, and replied nonchalantly, "What would I feel?"
"Like... wanting to date him! Wanting him all to yourself, that crazy, heart-racing feeling! You've really never felt that?"
Yu Sixi paused for a moment.
Eavesdropping nearby, Li Jingyu was so nervous he had to take a deep breath. At last, he heard her coldly deliver his sentence:
"No. He's just a friend."
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After that day, Li Jingyu locked his love letter and confession gift in a wooden box.
Then he followed her wherever she went, silently staying by her side in the name of friendship.
He was even afraid that sending her a few extra messages would annoy her.
Until one time, he couldn't resist going to see her, only to hear that she might be flirting with another man...
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Lately, Yu Sixi had been playing a romance game after work. Just as she was getting into it, her childhood friend showed up and spoiled her fun.
He noticed something was off and asked if she was flirting with someone.
She couldn't very well talk about the things she played with to a male friend, so she went along with it. "Yeah, just for fun."
He lowered his head and ate, asking no more questions.
Yu Sixi didn't think much of it.
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After returning from a business trip a few days later, she discovered that a new neighbor had moved into the apartment across from hers.
Yu Sixi went to knock on their door with some little cakes and fruit wine she'd made, only to run into her childhood friend, fresh out of the shower.
His lips were red, his skin pale, and his striking features framed by brown hair that was freshly dried, fluffy and tousled, making her want to ruffle it.
Li Jingyu saw right through her and chuckled, then obediently lowered his head toward her, just like he had when they were young.
Feeling her soft palm settle on his head, he couldn't help leaning into her touch.
[Xixi, I've been the one keeping you company all this time, ever since we were kids.]
[You can't change your mind ^^]
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He'd waited and held back for far too long. Now he was running out of patience.
Theme: You get to define what happiness means to you
