Autumn never leaves a trace.
When I came out of the neighborhood entrance, I spotted a boy in a Yunzhong school uniform at a glance. He was as thin as a bamboo pole, standing beside the flower bed. The westering sunlight passed through a bronze statue and cast a huge shadow across his face.
His face was so small.
Had I been looking at him for a long time? Why did he suddenly turn to look at me, staring straight at me? His eyes had been so dark, but suddenly the shifting sunset fell upon them.
At that moment, I was glad my eyesight was good enough to see his eyes: orange, blood red, surrounded by layer upon layer of light.
We stood there for a very long time.
So long that when he left, I was still standing in the sunset.
The second time.
I saw him again, a boy like a fresh bamboo shoot.
I was still clutching two strawberry candies from my employer's home, candies I'd never seen before, their wrappers covered in English.
I went over and gave him one.
His eyes widened even more, making his face look smaller.
You're so cute, but I can only give you one. I have to save the other for Mom.
The third time.
My hands were empty.
But he came over, looked up at me slightly, and said very seriously, so seriously:
"Hello, my name is Chen Zhengli."
So I said:
"Hello, my name is Jiang Qu."
Only later did I learn that he'd been watching me for a long time before I ever looked his way.
[How can I meet you
At the moment when I am most beautiful
- Xi Murong]
Gentle, self-reliant top x adorable, hardworking bottom. I'll do my best to write a tender, slow-blooming secret-crush romance!
I'll work hard to update. It won't be very long.
P.S. The romance develops slowly, especially at the beginning.
Theme: True love makes us better
