Brilliant Girl and the Transparent Mask

First year of high school, self-introductions. One girl, planning to go the route of a good, well-behaved student, said: "I am Shihua, with an abundance of literary talent."

Another, determined to make a striking impression, declared: "I am Yifu, as in 'one husband' from 'monogamy'." The whole class burst into laughter, but only Zhao Shihua felt: Eh? That name sounds a bit familiar?

For Zhao Shihua, getting into the provincial key high school was supposed to be a chance for a new beginning. She just hadn't expected that even after escaping to another city, she would still run into her elementary school nemesis.

So, a complete makeover turned into living incognito. Zhao Shihua never could have guessed that her story would transform from a campus romance into a spy drama.

She borrowed his notes, took his turns for duty... everything she did was to make up for a guilty conscience from childhood. But perhaps because Shao Yifu skipped a few years of Chinese lessons, his comprehension of the language was so poor. It was so bad that he misinterpreted her disguise, her attempts to curry favor, and even her avoidance as: "You wouldn't happen to... like me, would you?"

Zhao Shihua felt a corner of her mask crack. Yet, it was precisely this nemesis who, whenever Zhao Shihua was desperate to hide herself and deny her past, would repeatedly pull off her mask and tell her, "Who says you don't have friends? I am your friend."

And when they finally "recognized" each other and raced toward their respective dreams, a classmate walked by, gossiping: "What's next? You actually called her your wife?"

Straightforward martial arts girl x Quirky music boy. "We will eventually find our true companions with our most honest selves."

Note: A campus ensemble story. No early romance plot. Everyday-style, slow-paced. Occasionally humorous, occasionally heartwarming.