When Song Cun was fifteen, she had a crush on a boy in her class.
She clumsily hid her feelings. The boldest thing she ever did was sneak over to the bus stop each morning, spot his silhouette in the back row, then dart onto the bus, delighted to be on her way to school.
After two semesters, Song Cun never saw that familiar silhouette again.
After asking around, she learned that Qi Yu had withdrawn from school and immigrated to France with his family.
A secret crush kept out of the light came to an unceremonious end.
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After starting work, Song Cun got a Samoyed. As luck would have it, the dog developed separation anxiety over the neighbor's golden retriever and became too lovesick to eat.
Walking the neighbor's dog, inviting them to dinner, adding them on WeChat, waiting for them to get off work...
For the sake of her dog's friendship, Song Cun secretly turned her crush into her dog-walking buddy.
Two months later, her department offered a three-year training opportunity in Paris. The company chose Song Cun.
She booked two plane tickets, one for herself and one for her dog.
To avoid complications, she only told Qi Yu that they wouldn't be walking the dogs together anymore.
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In late autumn, Paris was awash in colorful falling leaves.
Song Cun was having coffee with a suitor when, beyond the person in front of her, she suddenly spotted a tall figure appearing at the street corner.
Qi Yu walked over with the dog and sat down beside them. Eyes lowered, he said to the other person:
"The dog and I both have separation anxiety when it comes to her. We have to sleep together tonight. You don't mind, do you?"
"From the Gobi deserts of the northwest to the shores of Xiamen, from the lush island of Egret Island to romantic Paris, two thousand dawns and dusks, ten thousand kilometers, all prove that I was running toward you. Yet we were like two slanting lines, destined only to meet briefly before each of us ran toward the distance again."
"At least my secret love was returned: after a thousand glances from the corner of my eye, you finally stood before me."
Reader's guide:
1. Both leads are each other's only partners, with a happy ending. A secret crush comes true. Campus and city life.
2. Starts on August 15.
(Note added on July 27, 2025)
Theme: Love yourself before you love someone else
