The Evening Breeze Can't Hide a Young Heart's Secrets

On an autumn day along a path lined with plane trees, Wen Sui set up her easel to paint. In the distance, she saw Jiang Yubai walking and laughing alongside Tang Xiao, a girl from their class. Her heart sank, and one careless stroke slashed across the canvas. The feelings she had kept secret for a year surged up again. When they entered their second year of high school and split into arts and science tracks, their classrooms ended up just a wall apart. Time and again, Wen Sui deliberately took the long way around just to catch a glimpse of him from afar. Her best friend, Lin Zhixia, saw through her feelings and encouraged her to confess, but Wen Sui was too timid to take the plunge. While waiting in line at the cafeteria, Wen Sui unexpectedly ran into Jiang Yubai. So nervous that her hands trembled, she couldn't bring herself to speak. Jiang Yubai recognized her and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he only gave her a faint nod