The Girl Who Had a Secret Crush on Me for Fourteen Years

Yu Ran walked into a café, the wind chimes making a crisp sound. The sleepy female owner looked up at her.

The first second their eyes met; Yu Ran’s heart skipped a beat. It had been a long time since she felt such a rush of emotions.

Yu Ran was certain that she had fallen in love at first sight with the café owner.

The owner had a pure and lovely appearance, and when she handed over the coffee, the tips of her ears were red. Yu Ran found her very cute and would come to the café every night after work.

After nearly half a month, she finally mustered the courage to ask, “Can I get to know you?”

The other woman told her that her name was Shen Suhui.

Yu Ran recalled this person, a classmate from the same grade but different class in high school, who wore glasses, was silent, obedient, and not good at speaking, always walking with her head down.

She was always the most inconspicuous presence, very different from now.

Yu Ran smiled, “Then let’s get to know each other again. I want to pursue you!”

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On the eve of high school graduation, Shen Suhui clutched a letter and ran into Yu Ran in the hallway. She instinctively lowered her head to hide her insignificance, forgetting her rehearsed opening line, until Yu Ran walked past her.

During the New Year’s Day in her freshman year of college, Shen Suhui missed Yu Ran too much and went to her school. Yu Ran was hugging another girl, smiling happily.

Afterwards, through graduation, work, unemployment, and entrepreneurship, she never had any interaction with Yu Ran.

Shen Suhui endured fourteen winters alone.

Until the end of the fourteenth winter, when the café’s wind chimes rang, she looked into those rare, sought-after eyes.

Yu Ran’s gaze was passionate and affectionate as she said to her:

“Can I get to know you?” “I want to pursue you.”