Bold, straightforward girl vs. cool guy with a pure heart
1. After secretly admiring the top student in her grade for three whole months, Ye Xingqiao finally worked up the courage to hand over a love letter on graduation photo day, her eyes shyly lowered.
"Xu Lan, I've liked you for a long time. Please accept my letter."
She lowered her head, thinking that the worst that could happen was getting rejected. But when it rains, it pours. There is no such thing as the worst outcome, only a worse one.
The boy across from her turned around and called toward the stage: "Xu Lan, someone's looking for you."
Ye Xingqiao jerked her head up, eyes wide with confusion. What was going on?!
The face she hated with all her heart came closer and closer. At last, he stopped right in front of her, all casual and carefree. His languid gaze settled on the pink envelope in her hand, and he gave her a knowing look before curling his lips into a teasing smile. "You like me? Couldn't wait to tell me, huh?"
"..."
Ye Xingqiao's heart sank. Could anything be more despairing than accidentally confessing to your sworn enemy?
2. After the mix-up confession, they enrolled at the same university. Their ambiguous misunderstanding gradually gave way to a sworn-sibling bond.
One of Ye Xingqiao's college roommates once asked her, "What type of guy do you like? A wolf puppy or a sweet little puppy?"
At the time, Ye Xingqiao was biting the straw of an iced cola and casually flipping through a book. She answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Did you forget one option? A dog like Xu Lan."
Her roommates all wore the look of people enjoying juicy gossip. "We didn't even mention him. Are you finally admitting..."
Ye Xingqiao came to her senses, blushed, and hurriedly denied it. "I am not! I'd rather like a dog than him!"
A post that stayed on the hot list of Jing University forums for four years straight:
#Have Xu Lan and Ye Xingqiao gotten together yet?#
In their third year, one of them finally replied in person.
Top comment, Xu Lan: We have.
Bonus scene:
Ye Xingqiao's diary
March 15, 20**
Today is my birthday, and I'm so happy. The only thing that ruined it was running into an exquisitely handsome idiot on the way.
May 25, 20**
I can't believe I got the name of the person I was confessing to wrong. I'll never be able to show my face again. I swear, I hate Xu Lan more than anyone else in the world.
July 12, 20**
I think I might have started liking Xu Lan. Aaaaaah, what do I do? I actually fell for a dog.
Synopsis written on July 22, 2025
One-on-one romance / Both leads are inexperienced / Happy ending
A light, sweet story with no angst.
The heroine only develops feelings for the second male lead early on because of a misunderstanding. It doesn't count as love.
Theme: Live well.
