Wishing Star

* A cold, arrogant, dark type x a sweet, gentle little sunshine

* [The girl gets scared off by his icy expression and pretends they’re strangers at school. The dark type acts like he couldn’t care less, but he’s actually grinding his back teeth to dust. He deliberately forgets his school ID, picks up the wrong homework, and does all kinds of things to announce to the world that they’re close ^ ^]

Blurb:

When Shen Zhicheng was sent to live with the Wen family, she was in eighth grade.

Grandpa Wen pointed at Yue Zheng. “Chengcheng, from now on, you’ll go to school with this older brother.”

Shen Zhicheng looked over. The tall teenager cast a lazy glance her way, his brows sharp and his expression indescribably cold.

Grandpa Wen scowled. “Yue Zheng! You little punk, stop making that face. Who are you trying to scare?”

So Shen Zhicheng was very careful and tried not to trouble him.

At school, she pretended not to know him. Every day on the way to and from school, she simply followed at a distance behind Yue Zheng.

After her parents died in the line of duty, Shen Zhicheng became especially insecure and clingy. No matter the time, she could only fall asleep with someone familiar and trusted nearby.

A stormy night.

At two in the morning, someone tapped on the balcony window.

Shen Zhicheng saw Yue Zheng climb in one-handed and sit by her bed, arms crossed, his voice hard. “Go to sleep.”

The girl stared at him with wide eyes.

Yue Zheng’s voice held no emotion, but he coaxed her anyway. “Be good.”

Shen Zhicheng got herself a wishing star.

Any text she sent to her mom and dad would soon get a reply, as if they were still there with her.

[Mom, my tooth hurts. The cavity’s big enough to fit three bedrooms and a living room. What should I do?]

[I did badly on the test this time. Physics is so hard T_T I really want to punch physics!]

[It’s pouring!!!]

Yue Zheng took her to the dentist, then suddenly started helping her study physics after school every day.

Shen Zhicheng remembered the fluttering hem of the boy’s jacket, his cold, sharp features, and his lazy voice saying, “Grandpa told me to. Just be good and get your physics grade up, and I’ll be grateful.”

*

Only later did Shen Zhicheng learn that all those texts she had sent to her parents over the years had somehow ended up on Yue Zheng’s phone.

That summer after graduation, a meteor shower streaked across the mountaintop.

Shen Zhicheng hugged the boy, whose face was cold but whose ears had turned bright red.

“Caught you! You’re my wishing star.”

Reading Guide:

1. Staying with the family trope, childhood sweethearts. Strangers in public, then gritting his teeth in private as he asks, “Am I that embarrassing to you, baby? Tell me what’s wrong and I’ll change.”

2. 1v1, both leads’ first times intact, sweet romance. The heroine is clingy and insecure because of her family circumstances.

3. They heal each other, an arrogant guy x a soft girl.

4. Weibo: @Rong Shiqi sweet

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