Ch -24 Jealous Hearts & Secret Feelings ☆

Life at Aozora University had fallen into a rhythm — but emotions were not so simple anymore.

It started with small things.

Jiasheng walking beside Tianxin when she wasn't looking.

Tianxin lingering at his door pretending she forgot something.

A glance. A second too long.

A silence too full of meaning.

🌸 The Jealousy Begins

It all changed the day a junior from the music club gave Tianxin a handmade bracelet.

"You're really talented," the boy smiled. "Would you like to help design our event poster?"

Jiasheng was standing nearby, watching. His hand tightened around the Rubik's Cube in his pocket.

Later that evening, he asked casually:

"So… that guy. You like him or something?"

Tianxin blinked. "Huh? Who?"

"That 'poster boy'. You looked... happy."

"Why? You jealous?" she teased.

"Pfft. As if," Jiasheng muttered, kicking a pebble.

But he didn't leave her side all evening.

🍜 Sugarcane Juice & Confessions

Later, they stopped by their favorite sugarcane stall. As Tianxin sipped her drink, she asked:

"If someone liked someone secretly… for years… but never said anything, what does it mean?"

"It means they're a coward," Jiasheng replied without looking.

"And what if they're scared of losing that person?"

"Then they already lost," he said softly.

She stared at him. He looked at her.

But the words died in their throats — again.

💔 Junxi's Turning Point

Meanwhile, in another part of Aozora, Junxi was still quietly missing Zhou Rui.

Though they texted often, something felt distant now.

One night, a girl in his class asked him to walk her home.

He politely declined.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because the person I want to walk with is already too far," he said.

Back in her dorm, Zhou Rui read that message with a soft smile… and watery eyes.

💥 What's Next

Tension grew. The silence between Jiasheng and Tianxin thickened.

Until one misstep, one misunderstanding, would shatter it all — and lead to the moment they'd both never forget.