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17 years old.
Jing Huan developed a crush on her younger brother’s tutor, Ke Qingyun, a graduate student in the Mathematics Department at the nearby A University.
Mature and beautiful, the kind of inherent gentleness and intellectual beauty that was utterly mesmerizing. Jing Huan fell deeply in love, unable to free herself. Every day after school, she would find excuses to sneak glances at her in her brother’s room.
A young girl’s feelings couldn’t be hidden. One day, Jing Huan finally mustered the courage to confess to her, saying, “Jiejie, I like you.“
The other party paused slightly, lowered her eyes, and smiled apologetically: “I’m sorry.“
That evening, Jing Huan watched Ke Qingyun ride back to school on the back seat of a boy’s bicycle. After that, Ke Qingyun never came back to tutor her brother.
This grand secret crush came to a complete end.
24 years old.
Jing Huan received her first job offer before graduating with her Master’s degree.
On her first day of work, she discovered her boss was surprisingly Ke Qingyun, the woman she had once secretly loved. The boss clearly recognized her too and smiled warmly, “Little friend, what a coincidence.“
Jing Huan remained composed, no longer revealing any trace of past affection or lingering feelings.
Company employees privately praised Ke Qingyun for being young and accomplished, and also beautiful, wondering which man would be lucky enough to marry her someday. Whenever she heard such conversations, Jing Huan would silently drink her afternoon tea, offering no comment.
Once, when she was forcibly dragged into the conversation by a colleague, she just muttered, “No matter how impressive she is, she’s just an employee too.“
This comment was passed on to Ke Qingyun by a colleague with a loose tongue. Everyone felt sorry for Jing Huan, believing the young girl wouldn’t make it through her internship.
The internship ended.
Jing Huan was cornered at the office door by a boss who refused to let her leave. After being kissed, she was pulled into an embrace and gently coaxed: “It’s true, I’m just an employee, but I can more than afford to support you.”
