I've Been Waiting a Long Time

This story began on July 5, 2025. The main story ended on June 10, 2026, and the entire novel concluded on July 4, 2026.

Xiao Ji and Xiao Jin's story has come to a complete end here!

[Gentle, composed top student (bottom)? VS. Straightforward man of action (top)]

Ji Chen'an didn't know what it felt like to pursue someone, but he could learn.

Seventeen-year-old Ji Chen'an had never pursued anyone. He didn't like being told what to do, nor did he like making plans for himself. Back then, he always went with the flow.

He had no plans, but somehow, he fell for someone he'd met only once.

They agreed to study in the library during every break between classes.

Ji Chen'an knew it was love at first sight, a case of being captivated by someone's looks, but he still asked around and made inquiries.

He learned that the boy was known throughout the school as a gentle top student. Maybe it was his own fault, but he knew nothing about him.

So he began learning how to pursue someone, writing plans and organizing his life.

But he didn't know that behind this pursuit lay another person's feelings, kept hidden for years.

He planned to confess after the midterms, but, as luck would have it, he seemed to stumble upon another side of the gentle top student, one entirely different from what people said about him.

"He doesn't seem to be the way people describe him."

Every love has an outcome in the end. If you wait, you'll surely get the outcome you want.

He caught up with the one who had been waiting in the same place for a long time.

Before You Read:

Not every couple in this story is BL.

Couple name: As Close as Can Be

This is my first time writing. The prose is immature, my brain was clearly not working, and the characters take a while to catch on.

I hope everyone gets what they wish for. I hope no one gets trapped by rumors. And I hope every act of courage is met with a response.

Theme: Study hard and strive to catch up.