High school romance stories
During class, Shao Jian liked to turn around and chat with Xu Zhenghao, who sat behind him. The teacher criticized Shao Jian multiple times for this behavior, but he remained unfazed.
Shao Jian wasn’t particularly interested in talking to Xu Zhenghao; he just wanted to sneak a few glances at Pang Lei, who sat behind Xu Zhenghao.
Pang Lei was the class monitor, a beautiful girl with excellent grades. Shao Jian had secretly liked her since the first year of high school. By the second semester of the second year, he couldn’t suppress his feelings any longer and wrote her a love letter. He secretly slipped it into her book.
The letter was three pages long, full of passionate words. Shao Jian thought Pang Lei would be moved when she read it. However, a week passed with no reaction from her. Every time he turned around to look at her, she didn’t even glance at him.
Shao Jian was frustrated. Whether she accepted his feelings or not, she should at least give him a response. Determined to get her attention, he decided to stand out in other ways since improving his grades seemed impossible; he was consistently in the bottom ten of the class. So, Shao Jian started causing trouble in class, defying the teachers. He noticed that whenever he acted out, Pang Lei would frown and look at him. This made him happy; as long as she noticed him, it didn’t matter if she frowned.
One day during a self-study session with no teacher present, Shao Jian turned around to talk to Xu Zhenghao, but Pang Lei was focused on her work and ignored him. Even Xu Zhenghao seemed uninterested, so Shao Jian turned to talk to a classmate in front of him, insisting on telling him jokes.
Just a few sentences in, something hit the back of Shao Jian’s head with a “thud.” He turned around and saw a paper ball rolling on the ground. Clearly, someone was unhappy with his loud talking and threw it at him. Shao Jian became more agitated and loudly demanded, “Who did it? Who threw this?” His classmates briefly looked up before returning to their work.
Unwilling to let it go, Shao Jian picked up the paper ball, saying, “No one wants to admit it? Fine, I’ll find out myself…” He was silenced mid-sentence as he unfolded the paper and discovered it was a letter signed by Pang Lei!
Shao Jian’s heart raced; Pang Lei had finally responded! He clutched the letter and quickly ran to the restroom to read it. The letter was brief:
“Dear Shao Jian, I lost sleep for two nights after receiving your love letter. I felt very conflicted and didn’t know how to express my feelings. To be honest, I thought you were incredibly handsome when we first entered high school, and I secretly liked you then. But now, receiving your letter didn’t bring me much joy.
My parents forbid me from dating in high school, and they’ve warned me that if they find out I’m exchanging notes or love letters with any boy, they’ll make me transfer schools. I don’t want to transfer, so I can’t write back to you or accept your letter. My parents also insist that my future boyfriend must be a university graduate.
Given your current state, can you get into a university? I’m worried. If you truly love me, you should study seriously for your own sake and for our future. I’ll wait for you on a university campus. But until then, please don’t contact me. I need to see action, not empty words. –Pang Lei.”
After reading the letter, Shao Jian’s face turned red with excitement. He never dreamed that Pang Lei liked him too.
However, Shao Jian was anxious. With his current grades, could he get into a university? He wasn’t very confident but decided to give it his all. Pang Lei’s words were clear; their relationship depended on him getting into university. Motivated by her promise, Shao Jian resolved to prove his sincerity through hard work.
From that moment, Shao Jian changed. He stopped turning around to talk to Xu Zhenghao in class and no longer caused trouble. He listened attentively and studied diligently, determined to get into university. Despite his weak foundation, he started studying first-year materials every night. During the summer vacation, he stayed home, devoting himself to his books.
His hard work paid off. Shao Jian’s grades steadily improved. Both teachers and classmates noticed the change in him, and even Pang Lei looked at him with approval. During a mock exam before the college entrance exams, Shao Jian ranked fifth in the class, just three points behind Pang Lei. When it came time to fill out college applications, he copied Pang Lei’s choices exactly. His dream of being with Pang Lei in university seemed within reach.
Both Shao Jian and Pang Lei were accepted into Central China University of Science. The day he received his acceptance letter, Shao Jian immediately called Pang Lei and eagerly arranged to meet her at East Lake.
When Pang Lei, dressed in a white dress, appeared in his sight, Shao Jian couldn’t contain his feelings anymore. He rushed to her, holding her hand tightly and exclaimed, “Pang Lei, I finally got into university! I’ve fulfilled your promise and now I can love you properly.” To his surprise, Pang Lei looked at him in shock, stepping back and asking, “What are you talking about? What promise? What love? I have no idea what you mean.”
Shao Jian was stunned. “How can you not know? Didn’t we agree to be together in university? Look, I still have your letter.” He took out the letter Pang Lei had written to him. As she read it, her face turned red. “Shao Jian, I didn’t write this letter. How could I write something like this? I’m still a high school student, and I’ve never liked you.”
Shao Jian was dumbfounded. How could this be?
Pang Lei sincerely explained, “Honestly, I didn’t like you before. In fact, I was a bit annoyed by you because you didn’t take your studies seriously and often disrupted class. But later, when you changed and started studying hard, making remarkable progress, I began to respect you.
Only then did I start to admire you a little.” Shao Jian said, “My change started when I received this letter. I liked you, so I wrote you a letter and slipped it into your book. You replied, telling me to get into university if I truly loved you. That’s why I worked so hard.” Pang Lei smiled, “So, you have this letter to thank for getting into university. But I must clarify, I never received your love letter, nor did I write you a reply. This must be someone’s prank.”
It wasn’t until Shao Jian started university that he received a letter from Xu Zhenghao, explaining everything. Xu Zhenghao had written the letter, imitating Pang Lei’s handwriting. Shao Jian’s constant talking during class had frustrated him. One day, while borrowing a book from Pang Lei, he discovered Shao Jian’s love letter inside. Realizing the real reason Shao Jian kept talking to him was to get a glimpse of Pang Lei, he decided to stop the disturbance.
Knowing Pang Lei disliked Shao Jian, he wrote the letter as Pang Lei, encouraging Shao Jian to study hard. He then crumpled it into a ball and threw it at Shao Jian. The letter worked wonders. In his letter, Xu Zhenghao wrote, “Shao Jian, don’t blame me for the prank. The letter turned out to be a happy paper ball. It helped both of us get into university.”
Xu Zhenghao was right. The paper ball was indeed a happy one. Shao Jian and Pang Lei spent four years together at university. During this time, Pang Lei gradually developed feelings for Shao Jian. After graduation, they truly fell in love and got married.
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