Let me win you over, and you'll become a heartthrob before I even begin?

Shen Yunchi took the book down, handed it to her, and then hurriedly fled, afraid of having any contact with her.

But in the days that followed, Yan Weixi would always run into him, intentionally or unintentionally, and would take the initiative to invite him to travel together.

Shen Yunchi wanted to refuse her, but he couldn't bear to see the disappointment in her eyes after he did.

Until the third year of junior high school.

His emotions became increasingly distorted; he wanted to distance himself, yet he couldn't bear to.

His emotions were too fragile, and they were always easily destroyed.

His persistence was so strong that he missed him year after year.

He gradually became taciturn and less cheerful than before; his energy was only reserved for his family and Yan Weixi.

Each time he was lucid before his death, he would return to China alone, stand guard at Yan Weixi's tombstone, and offer a bouquet of red lisianthus flowers that had been too late.

Sitting beside her tombstone, he softly recounted his mistakes, his longing, and his love.

"Xixi, I'm sorry. I should be by your side the most, but I've always been late."

"If I could, I really wouldn't want to meet you, but I want to meet you. I'm afraid of hurting you, but I think about seeing you all the time."

"Isn't that contradictory?"

"It's a contradiction."

"I think about it every single moment—"

"If only I hadn't walked into that cake shop that day."

"But I am very grateful to that cake shop."

"It led me to meet you."

He said many things that he had kept hidden in his heart for years, but no matter how he tried to say them, they wouldn't come out. He wanted to stay with her for the rest of his life, but he knew he couldn't hold on any longer.

He cleaned the tombstone until it was spotless, then got up and walked away into the distance.

He's such a terrible person.

He shouldn't have died next to her.

He was afraid of soiling her tombstone.

*

In his tenth life, he finally realized that he was inside a book, a book he hated most.

In the book, he goes abroad in his third year of junior high school because he is separated from his beloved by distance and is depressed.

Until he met his destined soulmate and lover from the book, he gradually opened his heart, stopped missing his white moonlight, stepped out of the shadows, fell in love with her, and rediscovered himself.

Shen Yunchi will be very close to her, fall in love with her, and enter into a happy marriage together.

This is a sweet little story that's full of sweet moments, even if you only look at the content.

But he only experienced bitterness in this sweet novel.

He didn't understand how someone separated from another person, not by death, could be so depressed.

He can study abroad, he has plenty of money, so why would he be afraid of the mere separation of a plane ticket?

How funny.

But ironically, he became the most hilarious clown.

He found his brother and told him everything, not caring whether his brother would think he was crazy.

He just...

I want to fight for myself.

Shen Yunchi's older brother remained silent for a long time. He let out a long sigh and helplessly rubbed his younger brother's head.

“You’ve been much quieter lately, you don’t talk to others much, and you even have to force yourself to talk to us.”

"Keeping things inside for too long will make you tired."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yunchi lowered his head, not daring to look into his brother's eyes. He thought he had disguised himself well, but little did he know that his clumsy clues had been completely exposed in front of his family.

Instead of lecturing him, Brother Shen left his room, leaving behind a reassuring reassurance: "Don't worry, even if I break your legs, I won't let you lose yourself."

Brother Shen is right.

Finally, Shen Yunchi, who insisted on going abroad, had his leg broken by him.

Because of his excessively crazy behavior, Shen Yunchi's brother was hated and shunned by everyone, who were afraid that this madman who even beat his own brother would hurt him.

Even his parents looked at him with disappointment.

Even Shen Yunchi "hated" his brother for obstructing him, finding him unreasonable and a villain who was preventing him from pursuing love.

But Shen Yunchi's brother remained silent, bearing all the harsh words alone, all to preserve that last vestige of hope for his beloved family and his most important younger brother—

I don't want my younger brother to hate me in the future.

In this life, because of Shen Yunchi's brother's obstruction, Shen Yunchi kept deviating from the plot's trajectory, gradually recovering himself. His mind became clear, and his soul cried out, wanting to rush to Yan Weixi's side and tell her that he had done it!

He really did it!

He can resist the plot!

He could continue to stay by her side, so that she wouldn't be sad anymore, and so that she wouldn't die alone.

The older brother seemed to realize what Shen Yunchi was planning to do.

He knelt down in front of his younger brother, his eyes filled with the hard-won joy, and gently encouraged him:

"Little brother, congratulations on finally breaking free from your constraints."

Shen Yunchi became awkward, his face full of guilt: "I'm sorry... brother... if it weren't for me..."

His brother interrupted him, "Aren't we family? If I were in your shoes, wouldn't you have done the same?"

“Achi, when you told me this, I knew you believed in me and needed me.”

"How can an older brother let his younger brother fail?"

Shen Mu's voice was gentle yet full of strength, like a tranquilizer, which reassured Shen Yunchi for a long time.

Thinking of Shen Mu's sacrifices for him, how she persevered alone for him, shouldered everything for him, carried heavy burdens for him, and endured countless accusations for him.

Shen Yunchi couldn't hold back his emotions any longer; his eyes stung and gradually filled with tears. His nose stung, and his voice was filled with a weak, sobbing tone.

"Brother, thank you."

"No need for thanks between family members!" Shen Mu patted his shoulder, her face full of trust. "Go find her. We Shen family members are passionate and decisive. She's been waiting for you for so long, it's time for you to reciprocate her feelings!"

"If you dare to betray that girl, I'll beat you to death!"

“Yes! I won’t!” Shen Yunchi replied.

We saw our eldest brother off.

He dialed her number with great excitement, his voice brimming with joy and anticipation:

"XiXi! Where are you? I'm coming to find you! I have some good news to tell you!"

He wanted to tell his little cake how much he loved it.

He changed into a formal suit, wanting to appear before her in a presentable and handsome manner, to rediscover her, instead of the disheveled and rain-soaked version of himself he had been before.

The sound of howling wind came from the other end of the phone; it was too jarring and obvious.

But he was so overwhelmed with joy that he didn't notice this detail.

The other person remained silent for a long time, until Shen Yunchi thought his phone had no signal, before slowly speaking, their soft voice devoid of any emotion:

“I am in…Saint-Lya.”

"Okay! Wait for me in St. Leah! I'll be right there!"

He asked his family driver to take him to St. Lean's, and after getting out of the car, he insisted on going there himself in his wheelchair.

He maneuvered his wheelchair toward the teaching building of St. Leicester.

His eyes seemed to overflow with dazzling stars, and his whole being radiated a boundless and enthusiastic joy, as if he would see the person he cared about most in the next second.