Midsummer

When Zhu Xia was in her second year of middle school, Ji Wenyuan went abroad with his family without a word, and she heard nothing from him for five years.

When Zhu Xia was a junior in college, Ji Wenyuan became her professor for a major course, and their positions had changed beyond recognition.

Ji Wenyuan began showing her interest, and Zhu Xia was still angry with him for leaving without saying goodbye all those years ago. Yet she couldn't help being moved by his subtle, almost imperceptible advances.

After all, she had fallen for Ji Wenyuan far earlier than she had imagined.

"I like you, Zhu Xia."

Ji Wenyuan's sudden confession caught Zhu Xia completely off guard. She had never imagined, no matter how many possibilities she'd considered, that he would confess to her.

Was she dreaming?