The Shame of Speaking My Native Tongue

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When I get a boyfriend, I'm definitely going to find someone from out of town.

Why?

Think about it. Confessing in your native language is so uncool and embarrassing, totally unfashionable, right?

Ke Zhe stared at Xiao Yu for a long time, then suddenly said in Mandarin, very seriously, "Xiao Yu, I like you."

Xiao Yu's eyes went wide, and her heart leaped into her throat.

But Ke Zhe's expression changed. With an obnoxious look, he said, "Does saying it like that make me fashionable? Have you forgotten your roots, Xiao Yu?"

Xiao Yu's shoulders slowly slumped.

After that day, Xiao Yu never spoke to Ke Zhe again.

After the college entrance exams, they went their separate ways.

Ten years passed without a word, until they unexpectedly ran into each other one night...

* Unrequited love comes true

* Childhood friends reunite after years apart

* Mature adults

* Very short, just a few thousand words

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