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🌸 The Promise We Made — Story Description Zhou Anran and Lu Yichen have been best friends since they were little. Their families have been close for years, and the two grew up side by side—sharing childhood adventures, family vacations, school days, and countless memories. When they were children, they made a sweet promise that one day, when they were grown up, they would marry each other. But before they could grow up together, Yichen’s family moved away, separating the two childhood friends. Years pass, and they lose touch. Now, Anran and Yichen have both entered university without knowing they’ll be attending the same school. Anran is a popular straight-A student and member of the cheer team, while Yichen is a popular straight-A student and captain of the basketball team. When they unexpectedly reunite on campus, their childhood friendship quickly returns as if no time has passed. They begin spending more and more time together, bringing back old memories while creating new ones with their close friend group. But they’re not children anymore. As their friendship grows stronger, Anran and Yichen begin noticing feelings neither of them expected. Jealousy, lingering looks, nervous smiles, and moments that suddenly feel different make them question whether their childhood promise was really just a childish promise. Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoyu has feelings for Yichen and becomes jealous of how close he is to Anran. Determined to get his attention, she begins creating misunderstandings and scheming against the childhood friends. And while Anran and Yichen slowly discover what they’re becoming to each other, their friends Wang Meilin and Chen Hao are hiding a secret of their own. They constantly argue and pretend to hate each other, while secretly falling for one another—and somehow becoming the biggest supporters of Anran and Yichen. Between university life, basketball games, cheer competitions, friendships, jealousy, family gatherings, exams, laughter, and memories from childhood, Anran and Yichen must figure out whether the promise they made as innocent children could become the love story they’ve been waiting for all along.
Characters
Zhou Anran, 19 — A kind, respectful, confident, independent, and intelligent straight-A student. She’s popular at university and a talented member of the cheer team. She grew up alongside Yichen and has always considered him her best friend. Their childhood promise to marry someday has stayed in the back of her mind, even after years apart.
Chen Hao, 20 — Yichen’s best friend and a basketball player. He’s funny, competitive, loyal, and kind. He secretly likes Meilin but hides it behind constant teasing and arguments. He and Meilin constantly ship Anran and Yichen while denying their own feelings.
Wang Meilin, 19 — Anran’s best friend and a member of the cheer team. She’s funny, loyal, confident, and protective. She secretly likes Chen Hao, but the two constantly argue and pretend they can’t stand each other. Despite their secret feelings, they’re both huge supporters of Anran and Yichen.
Lin Xiaoyu, 19 — A popular student who has a crush on Yichen. When she notices how close he is to Anran, she becomes jealous and starts trying to get his attention, even if it means creating misunderstandings and scheming against Anran.
Zhao Jun — The Loyal Friend Age: 20 Role: University student • Friend group member • Yichen’s close friend Zhao Jun is a calm, intelligent, respectful, kind, and hardworking straight-A student. He’s mature for his age and is usually the most level-headed person in the friend group. He’s supportive of his friends, enjoys helping them study, and often gives honest advice when everyone else is caught up in drama. Unlike the others, Zhao Jun doesn’t have romantic feelings for any of the girls in the friend group. He’s never interested in Anran, Meilin, Xiaoyu, or Liu Jia because his heart already belongs to someone else. Zhao Jun has a girlfriend who lives abroad, and they’ve been together for a while. Even though they’re separated by distance, he’s loyal to her and makes time to call and message her. He doesn’t flirt with other girls and makes it clear that he’s happily taken. He’s especially close with Yichen and Chen Hao and enjoys teasing them about their love lives. He’s also one of the first people to notice that Yichen and Anran are slowly falling for each other.
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Release Date 2026.08.20 / Last Updated 2026.08.20
