At fifteen, Ding Xu, a boy no one wanted, moved in with Ai Chen.
He was dark and skinny, about the same height as Ai Chen, gloomy and quiet, like a clump of ink that would never dissolve.
Ai Chen took care of him and favored him. Every time she stood up for him, one of the locks in his heart broke.
That winter, it snowed several times. A boy who liked Ai Chen waited downstairs every morning so they could walk to school together.
Ding Xu followed them across the snow with an expressionless face.
Snowflakes settled on his hair. The boy stared at their backs as they walked side by side, his eyes reddening and mist gathering in them.
When Ai Chen graduated from high school, she accepted congratulations in the sunlight and amid applause. He stood in a shadowy corner, hiding the feelings in his heart.
When they met again, Ding Xu was a freshman, and Ai Chen was a junior.
At the opening ceremony, Ai Chen gave a welcome speech as an outstanding student. When she looked up, she saw the impeccably dressed freshman representative below the stage:
The scrawny, gloomy boy from back then was now a head taller than her. The way he looked at her had changed, but his gaze was so scorching it made her heart flutter.
Obsessive puppy-like younger man x sunny, bunny-like older woman | Healing romance | Secret crush turns mutual
Blurb dated 2025.5.4
Theme: Youth and love
