1.
Ning Yan has liked Xie Linye for seven years.
Ever since high school, her gaze has always followed him.
Whenever he went home, she would linger along his route.
Whenever he had classroom duty, she would stay in the classroom until it closed.
She would go to the restaurants he frequented and order the dishes he had ordered, and fill her notebooks with his name.
But later, Xie Linye became a dazzling superstar. Ning Yan's gaze followed him from a single desk to half of China.
On the day she graduated from college, Ning Yan took a ten-hour train ride to his city to attend his concert. Halfway there, she couldn't help covering her face and crying.
Liking someone is so hard. Once, they could speak face-to-face, but now the glow sticks blocked her view, and even his figure seemed hazy.
That day, she quietly left and told herself, "It's been seven years. It's time to let go."
2.
Xie Linye has liked Ning Yan for seven years.
He first noticed her in high school.
He would time his departure so they could go home together.
He would sweep the floor over and over during his classroom duty, just so he could stay with her longer.
He would go to restaurants and try the dishes she liked, and whenever he was in a crowd, he would think of her.
Later, he wanted to reach greater heights, so he went alone to a big city to pursue his career.
Standing center stage before a huge audience, he finished a song.
He told himself, "It's been seven years. It's time to be a little braver."
So, with the spotlight shining on him, he raised his microphone and announced to the world, "The person Xie Linye likes is Ning Yan."
But he didn't know that the person he'd waited so long for had already slipped away in silence.
The distance between us could have been bridged with just one sentence, one glance. But back then, we were both too timid, and let it become seven years and a thousand miles of mountains and rivers.
* Mutual unrequited love, happy ending
* Talented, disciplined, and proper young man x well-behaved girl who follows the rules
Theme: A secret crush can be requited
