Xu Su was too cowardly to meet his gaze. She bent down, picked up the sodas from the ground, and handed them out one by one to her classmates who had won the match.
A familiar hand opened in front of her. Xu Su paused for a moment before placing a soda in it.
No one noticed the subtle tension between them. Everyone was busy celebrating the victory.
This was their first interaction all semester—secretive and suppressed.
Xu Su felt guilty toward Xi Zirong, but she knew there was no way for her to make up for that guilt.
As the college entrance exams drew near, Sika began her daily panic in the elite group chat. She was terrified she'd never see her dreamboat again after graduation. For the past year, everyone in the group had witnessed her hopeless crush. Actually, it could hardly be called a secret crush anymore—it was now an openly unrequited love.
When she was once again lamenting how difficult her love life was, someone finally couldn't help but advise her to give up.
