Chapter 1

Just when Su Lin thought her life had finally settled into something sweet and predictable, Jiang Chen changed. It started with the little things. He stopped teasing her as much. He no longer insisted on walking her home, and the playful possessiveness that once made her heart flutter slowly faded away. At first, she thought it was just his mood or stress from school, but soon, it became undeniable—Jiang Chen was distancing himself from her. “Jiang Chen,” she finally confronted him one day, her heart pounding, “what’s wrong?” He looked at her for a long moment before sighing. “Nothing.” His voice was calm, but Su Lin wasn’t convinced. Jiang Chen never lied to her before. Yet now, standing before her, he was clearly hiding something.