The sea breeze swept across the rooftop, easing the evening heat and bringing a touch of coolness.
Gotō Mari had been about to say hello, but when she saw the boy gazing intently at the baseball field, she instinctively fell silent.
A few girls in her class liked those Tokyo idols and had even dragged Gotō Mari along to watch them.
Honestly, Gotō Mari couldn't understand what was so handsome about those girly guys. She thought they didn't even compare to the upperclassmen who played baseball every day and came home drenched in sweat.
But now, Gotō Mari finally realized that some boys really could be so handsome that one look made your heart race.
Lin Baici wore a pair of light-blue jeans. He was already tall and long-legged, and the slim-fit jeans made his legs look even longer.
He wore a white crew-neck tank top, layered with a light-colored Sun Protection Shirt, and a pair of sneakers. He looked clean and effortlessly relaxed.
He gave off the feeling of a bottle of sea-salt soda: mild in flavor, but once it hit your tongue, the carbonation burst across it in a tingling fizz.
"His profile is so handsome!"
If she hadn't seen Lin Baici's face at noon, Gotō Mari might have wished he would stay in that pose forever.
She was afraid that once she saw his face, the boy might turn out to be so ugly that she'd regret it.
Gotō Mari stopped. She wanted to take out her phone and snap a photo, but worried that it would offend him.
The Big Male Student heard the noise,
and turned around.
His eyes were bright, like the evening star glittering after sunset. A smile curved at the corner of his mouth, rippling like the sea and carrying a wave