In her third week back in Yiqing, Wu Jiahao was dragged by a friend to a concert by some unknown singer.
The venue wasn't full, and the lights were dim, giving the whole thing the feeling of a spontaneous trip back to youth. During the audience interaction, the camera swept over a handsome, roguish face in the crowd. The singer let out an impressed "Whoa!" and asked a random question: "Did you have a crush on anyone in school?"
The attractive but aloof man thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes."
"Do you still have her contact information?"
"Want to send her a text right now?"
The crowd fell silent. The man smiled, looked down, and typed for a while. When he was done, he held up his phone to the camera.
Wu Jiahao was cheerfully waving her glow stick.
Suddenly, she felt her phone buzz in her pocket.
**
Wu Jiahao had a vague memory of Tan Xiran.
In high school, he'd been a notorious latecomer, and by sheer chance she'd become the upperclassman assigned to look after him.
On the day she failed her competition, she couldn't stop herself from hiding in an empty classroom with red-rimmed eyes.
Tan Xiran appeared from who knew where and awkwardly slipped her an earbud. His voice was carefree. "Wu Jiahao, why are you crying?"
"Go win next time."
They only crossed paths a few times, and Wu Jiahao never got any closer to him.
Then, one day after they were married, they met up with old classmates and friends.
Somehow, the conversation turned to Tan Xiran. Someone teased the young master: "He went through this weird phase back then where he tried writing love letters like everyone else. I wonder if he ever won her over."
Wu Jiahao glanced at the person beside her in surprise.
Tan Xiran raised an eyebrow and recalled the past nonchalantly. "I didn't win her over. She said I wasn't her type."
Everyone grew even more curious. "Who was it?"
Tan Xiran said nothing more.
He simply handed her a bottle of water.
The boy from her memories slowly overlapped with the man before her.
You can't see that he loves you, and you can't see the young man's ears burning red.
Theme: Big Dreamer
