Li Bai

You felt a bit nervous as you bent down to pick up the pen and opened the note.

“I like you, Yaohuang. Please give me a chance. I’ll be waiting for you at the stadium!! ^v^”

You froze when you read the words. Your limbs grew weak, your emotions tangled and complicated. It was already too late…

You were now a third-year student at Beijing Foreign Studies University—your first choice, the school you had once been so proud to enter. You still remembered graduation day, when you gathered all your courage to ask him to take a photo together. The two of you smiled brightly at the camera. During the group photo, you tried your best to stand beside him and asked:

“Which university do you want to go to, Li Bai?”

“I want to get into Peking University!”

The radiant smile he wore back then made your heart pound. It all felt like it had happened only yesterday. Suddenly, you remembered that you still had his WeChat. Hesitantly, you looked at the chat that had stopped three years ago, when you had wished each other luck on the exams…

“Hey, are you there?”

“I’m here.”

You blushed shyly when Li Bai replied as if he had been waiting all along.

“I read it.”

“Huh?”

“The pen you gave me—I read it!”

“…”

Your heart seemed to drop when Li Bai fell silent and didn’t reply.

“I’m sorry.”

“Can I pursue you again?”

You gathered all your courage to ask him.

“Yaohuang…”

After that, he only sent a flustered puppy emoji.

“Are you free tomorrow afternoon? Let’s meet!”

Li Bai hesitated for a moment before replying…