Unrequited Love (Ju Sheng Huai Nan / 橘生淮南·暗恋)

FOCUS SKATING, PLATFORM TO MAKE FRIENDS

FOODIE GATHERING PLACE

CONGRATS ON THE RECRUITMENT, SENXIA ANIMATION SOCIETY

STREET DANCE SOCIETY

It's another fall.

New faces with a vision for the future come pouring into the campus.

Full of hope like how I was back then.

Hoping that the youth will give everyone in the campus

a fair distribution of a soul-stirring story.

I made it through my first year at the university in peace.

I never once ran into Sheng Huainan by accident.

My name is Luo Zhi.

The person that I like

is Sheng Huainan.

We entered the same university from the same high school.

The first year has passed.

He still doesn't know me.

This is my secret.

Everyone has a secret.

My secret...

is called unrequited love.

Excuse me.

Have you ever secretly loved someone?

Be it in the past or in the present.

You only dare to look at him from behind.

During high school, on my way to school,

I was always five meters away from him

and I followed him blindly.

As if a flower would bloom from his back.

Each encounter with him didn't happen by accident.

I made it happen.

I waited for him there.

I know there might be a lot of things that he didn't notice.

He's good at playing basketball.

He's passionate and kind.

He's always surrounded by a lot of friends.

No matter how he led everyone into doing some weird stuff,

there would always be people who would follow him.

For instance...

Me, who was hiding in the corner.

I secretly kept one after another trivial

and secret moments from my youth.

Like the last piece of candy that a child hid in his pocket.

When I feel depressed,

I tear the wrapper of the candy and smell it.

I'd tell myself,

"There's always tomorrow."

Why is there an element of oxygen in hydrogen sulfide?

My mind wandered off.

I kept thinking that hydrogen sulfide is the smell of rotten eggs.

That's why you added an O?

Can I stay here for a while?

Because this is the only place without any couples.

Actually, you don't have to do this.

What is it?

I like you.

I love you.

There's a lovelier way to express it.

Like how?

NOVEMBER 5, 2002

I SAW YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE DAY...

I used to write a very thick diary.

NOVEMBER 28, 2002 WE WERE DISCUSSING THE EXAM PAPER

The diary contains only one thing.

Each word and sentence describes a person.

It's the person I like.

His name is Sheng Huainan.

CAN I PLAY THE LEADING ROLE IN MY DIARY?

CAN WE JUST KEEP THIS DISTANCE OF FIVE METERS BETWEEN US?

- I want this as well. - All right.

EPISODE 1

2005, AUTUMN, FIRST YEAR

It's so tiring.

Hi, my name is Jiang Baili.

Hi, I'm Luo Zhi.

- I need to put the mosquito net up. - Let me help you.

No need.

Sit down and have a drink.

Right, Luo...

Luo Zhi.

Luo Zhi.

We just bought a new number.

What is yours?

I was in military training. I didn't have time to get a new number.

Why don't you take mine down?

All right.

Done.

Change the last digit from four to six.

That's my number. My name is Ge Bi.

A girl like Baili

will always be sad

and she will never give up.

Every time you encounter something, you'll cry endlessly.

This is just wrong.

What do you know?

You don't know how important Ge Bi is to me.

You have never been in a relationship.

CRYING ONLY TAKES TEN MINUTES

TAIWAN'S FAMOUS LOVE EXPERT AND CONSTELLATION GUIDE ONCE SAID IT

Have you ever watched the anime, Only Yesterday ?

If you haven't, you should.

I'll get going.

Hey.

Why aren't you crying anymore? Are you having a seizure?

Because it's been ten minutes.

I need to hold back.

The article you sent me the other time was well written.

"A truly elegant soul

is wrapped up with moderate softness and strength."

It makes so much sense.

But I can't hold it in.

Since it's so hard to be in a relationship, just forget it then.

You won't understand how it feels to like someone.

RAINY DAY

Sunny day, cloudy day, and rainy day.

Which do you prefer?

Rainy day.

What about mathematics, physics, and chemistry?

As long as it is not physical education.

Help me write an essay.

What's the topic?

Discussing Simplicity and Splendors.

"Love can burn or exist,

but it can't coexist."

Did Camus say that?

I'm brilliant, right?

Did you search for it online?

I'll admit it if you think I have no self-esteem.

Love and self-esteem

are opposite to each other.

How can Ge Bi's love and self-esteem

be the best of both worlds?

You're so annoying.

Can you not expose me?

2005, AUTUMN, FIRST YEAR

2006, AUTUMN, SECOND YEAR

Get ready to have him dash forward.

- He has no strength. - Say it.

He thinks he has no strength.

He has no more energy. He feels...

Three!

- Are you all right? - Are you all right?

- Mind your expression. - He was struck dumb.

Darn it.

Who can help me up?

He has stood up.

This is the Olympic Spirit.

Say it.

- That's the way. - Louder!

- That's the way! - Yes!

What way?

I think it was a girl.

Sir.

Don't doubt my passion for law.

Xu Riqing, don't mess around.

Who would want a double degree in law?

Sir.

Go away. Next student.

Go away. Next student, hurry up.

Luo Zhi.

This name is very difficult to read.

Is it ancient writing?

That...

The environment and the nature of things have changed.

That's right.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

APPLICATION FOR MINOR OR DOUBLE DEGREE SHENG HUAINAN,

BIOLOGY, SCHOOL OF LAW

What's going on?

Half of the people in the Society have been removed.

They were demoted and set up in a small department.

This has nothing to do with External Relations.

Everyone has their own duties.

Everyone, be quiet.

WELCOME TO THE SOCIETY, NEW STUDENTS

Let me say something.

From now on,

the Society and the Student Council have merged.

This is the new head, Li Zheng

and the deputy head, Ge Bi.

Get to know them.

Actually, the Society and the Student Council

are of the same origin.

I hope that you don't have any opinions about it.

There's another urgent matter.

The new student recruitment day is around the corner.

This is something that we ought to do.

But a new structure has to have an adaption phase.

This time,

just leave this matter to the External Relations Department.

Students from the Student Council are responsible for helping out.

The entire Society is using us as a tool.

No problem, right?

- Chairman Feng. - Yes?

Here's the thing.

The External Relations Department hasn't finalized the sponsorship.

- Look. This is... - You'll take care of the sponsorship.

As for the new recruitment,

let Sheng Huainan take care of it.

It's settled.