Since then, she hasn't cared about classmates who distanced themselves from her, nor did she pay attention to boys from her class or other classes who wanted to get close to him. She devoted herself wholly to her studies, with only one wish in her heart: hoping he could return soon. She would tutor him to catch up with his studies and have a good talk with him to agree to only discuss romantic matters after the college entrance examination.

Unfortunately, the class president did not return even after their cohort's college entrance exams were over. She had also inquired through various channels; some classmates had been to his home but only knew that he occasionally contacted them, without indicating his whereabouts.

The results came out, and she was admitted to her dream university. Yet, she wasn't as happy as she had expected because the class president also had the potential to get into a prestigious university. If back in high school, he could have focused more on his studies, perhaps they could have entered the same university together. Alas, there are no 'ifs'! Since it was a renowned university, she received rewards from the school and gifts from relatives and friends, but when she went to university, all she brought was a music box that had once been returned, thrown out a building, broken, and yet she had found someone to repair it...

The melodrama unfolded... Upon hearing this, Li Yan secretly smiled bitterly, unsure whether to feel happy or sad. To be cherished by a former female classmate like this would make any man feel somewhat happy and proud, but it seemed he had burdened her, and now he neither wanted to nor could make amends, leaving him conflicted.

"In university, she studied architecture, with a lopsided gender ratio; at school, she had plenty of suitors. But in her heart, there was always that music box, always remembering the scene where he threw it out... Until graduation, she used focusing on her studies as an excuse and never dated a boyfriend. At that time, she tried different online methods, verifying countless names claiming to be the class president, but miracles didn't happen, and she didn't find the person supposedly out of town and in a place unknown."

Hearing her say that during her four years in university she didn't have a boyfriend because of him, Li Yan felt a bit surprised and even nervous, worried she might say she still hadn't had a boyfriend since then, laying the blame on him, which would mean he owed an emotional debt out of nowhere. But what followed shocked him!

A female university student, apart from her studies, would go online trying to find someone named Li Yan in various ways, checking and verifying anyone who listed that name. What a tedious, boring, and hopeless task, not to mention the risk of being deceived! Yet, she did it, for at least four years!

If He Zhexia's earnest attitude without discrimination or boastfulness moved him earlier, Qiao Huanxuan's words couldn't help but shock and move him deeply.

Other classmates might only think of Li Yan during gatherings or when contacting each other, just a casual topic in idle chat. Without telling anyone, Qiao Huanxuan searched in her own quiet way.

Qiao Huanxuan chuckled bitterly, "The miracle never occurred. Other classmates, including those developing careers back home, had no news of him. It's rumored that even his family only received his money through bank transfers, with no clue about his whereabouts. As the years passed, the girl grew disappointed and thought about giving up, eventually choosing to study abroad. Just that...

Some things become fixations, not so easily put down or relinquished. He wasn't in the city where she studied, but he could have been in any city, even near where she studied. So, her escape didn't work; even abroad, she would think that perhaps he went overseas for work, hence the lack of contact with his family...

Of course, she had grown up and matured, not undertaking the search abroad. But she had gotten used to waiting for news of the class president; she herself couldn't even articulate what she was waiting for. After all, he was just a boy who might have had a secret crush on her. After so many years, he might have fallen for someone else, possibly had or been with a girlfriend, or even gotten married. She didn't know what kind of feelings she had for him.

Perhaps... She just wanted an answer, wanted to see him again to ask why. Maybe she wandered into a psychological shadow or dead end...

This year, because of more perseverance and hard work than the average person, the girl had some achievements in her career. No one knew there was always a story about a music box, a secret about a boy, in her heart. Over the years, she attended not a single university reunion, nor has she attended any high school reunions. Only when notified about reunions for her middle school classmates did she make a point of going, always hoping to hear any news of the class president from them.

Indeed, there was none. However, she reconnected somewhat with those former classmates she had drifted apart from, who had matured and grown over the years.

Heh, the wheels of history turned to an afternoon of some month in some year, when she glimpsed a familiar figure upon emerging from the airport. Yet she paid it little mind, having felt similarly countless times over those twelve years since she was fifteen. In twelve years, a youth could transform into a man past his prime. After so many mistaken sightings, she had long since become serene.

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