He Waits for You at the Depths of Time

A story of mutual crushes and reuniting after a long separation, mainly set on campus. It's a sweet romance.

Su Xun falls in love with a boy, only to discover that the boy likes her too.<...

Chapter Seventy-Three

"Today I saw a female freshman at the orientation station. She was absolutely stunning. My heart was pounding the moment I saw her. I think her name was Su Xun, that is..."

"Who did you say?" The hand that was drying her hair suddenly stopped.

Upon hearing the long-unheard name, he abruptly interrupted his roommate, his heart pounding with surprise and anxiety, his eyes swirling with inexplicable emotions. This name carried all the excitement, joy, anticipation, disappointment, and anger he had experienced during his youth.

That's why hearing that familiar name again reflexively evokes all the long-hidden emotions.

The man was momentarily taken aback by Pei Ke's intense reaction. This man was usually so aloof; why would he interrupt someone? But it was only for a moment before he regained his composure and brought his phone closer.

"Look, this is the person." He pushed the phone in front of Pei Ke. "I wasn't wrong, was I? He's really good-looking."

Before me is a girl's delicate profile. The camera angle is perfect for showing off her beautiful body curves. Her long, smooth hair falls down her back, reaching her waist, making it easy to see her incredibly slender waist.

Familiar yet unfamiliar, but that name confirmed to him that this was indeed her, the obsession that had appeared countless times in his dreams.

She seems to have really changed a lot, becoming so striking that she can be spotted in a crowd at a glance, attracting the attention of so many people.

"It's rare to see you look at a girl for so long, but unfortunately, you're too late."

Those around him, seeing Pei Ke watching intently with intense emotions surging in his eyes, felt a great sense of relief.

"What do you mean?" he asked, somewhat bewildered.

Suddenly, someone snatched the phone away from her, saying, "She has a boyfriend. Didn't you see the guy next to her?"

Seeing that Pei Ke, who was usually calm and collected, suddenly showed a hint of surprise and confusion, he felt a sense of relief and went to take a shower again with satisfaction.

No matter how high he is, or how many suitors he has, he will never get his little fairy.

Wait a minute. Why did he say "his home"?

Sigh, I've gotten too carried away.

I already have a boyfriend.

The words I just heard kept repeating in my ears, stirring up waves of emotion in my mind, spreading outwards like ripples.

Does she already have... a boyfriend?

The initial elation gradually subsided, and the overwhelming amount of information left him momentarily overwhelmed.

He suddenly picked up his phone, which was charging, opened the campus forum he hadn't used in a long time, found the post, and seemed to want to confirm what he had just said.

The boy next to her.

He eagerly clicked on the page, and a photo appeared. It was the same profile that had made his heart flutter, but there was another figure next to her, seemingly handing her water. Judging from the light and shadow on the ground, the boy was considerately shielding the girl from the sun.

The scene before him stung his eyes.

So it's true?

She truly forgot him after she left, and forgot everything she had said before.

She got a boyfriend who would thoughtfully hand her water and shield her from the sun.

He hasn't even shielded her from the sun yet.

A deep sense of powerlessness suddenly welled up inside him, so intense that it almost overwhelmed him.

She doesn't want him anymore.

Four years can really change so much; he was absent from her life for four whole years.

Will that boy stay with her throughout high school?

Will they discover that Su Xun is actually quite stupid, and no matter how they teach her math, she just can't get it right?

Will you discover that Su Xun, who seems quiet and reserved, is actually quite bold?

Did she ever hold her hand like he did, or do things he never dared to do?

He never dared to do anything excessive; it took him a long internal struggle to muster the courage to hold her hand that time.

They're already together, they must be very close.

He suddenly felt incredibly jealous, so jealous that he could barely contain himself.

That boy was clearly not as good-looking as him. Su Xun had told him before that he liked pretty people. Had even that changed in four years?

There must be something wrong with Su Xun's eyes.

As night fell, darkness gradually swallowed everything around him, including the light in his eyes.

He suddenly didn't know what to do.

All I could hear was the sound of running water from the bathroom.

"Pei Ke, could you help me get my pants?" The person in the bathroom suddenly raised his voice. He had only taken his underwear in because he was so caught up in his own ecstasy.

After receiving no response for a while, he called out again, "Hey, are you still there?"

Much later, feeling his skin was almost wrinkled from washing and still no one paying him any attention, he had no choice but to dry himself off and come out wearing only his underwear.

As soon as I came out, I saw that the lights in the entire dormitory were off, and there seemed to be a person sitting not far away, motionless, standing there like a statue.

So this person is still here. He's ignoring his dear roommate and contemplating life all by himself.

Could it be that the fact that the girl has a boyfriend really affected him that much? That shouldn't be the case; this guy is like a rock that never shows interest in anyone.

Something was wrong, very wrong; he sensed something unusual.

Could it really be love at first sight?