[Unrequited love becomes mutual + second male lead gets the girl + he chases after her, but she never turns back + both inexperienced in love] (The heroine is not a strong female lead!!!)
For a long time, Qin Zhen was the man Shu Qingran had openly loved. She pursued him for years, putting her whole heart into it, but an increasingly vivid dream made her hesitate and change course.
In Qin Zhen's eyes, Shu Qingran was nothing but an ugly duckling he could summon and dismiss at will: plain and ordinary, with nothing to make her stand out.
Shu Qingran told Qin Zhen, resolutely, “I'm done with this.”
Qin Zhen remained scornful, but when he saw Shu Qingran smiling radiantly in another man's arms, he panicked. By the time he tried to win her back, it was already too late.
The person who made the deepest impression on Shu Qingran in that dream was Lu Shiheng, a senior from university with whom she'd barely interacted.
In the dream, she watched herself from a third-person perspective as Qin Zhen humiliated, mocked, and despised her, then eventually abandoned her. And yet Lu Shiheng was there through every one of her most humiliating moments.
When she tried to get a clearer look, the dream grew hazy.
Shu Qingran found it increasingly impossible to believe, but one night, Lu Shiheng pulled her into his arms and kissed her hand with reverent devotion.
“Ranran, every time I see you save your brightest smile for Qin Zhen alone, I'm consumed with jealousy...”
Everyone knew Shu Qingran loved Qin Zhen, but no one could understand that, in a corner of the world no one knew about, Lu Shiheng had loved her for years.
[He never had the heart to let go, as his love only grew]
This book is really interesting after reading these chapters! I originally thought that the "scumbag" was the male protagonist and was about to get angry, but later I discovered that the gentle Mr. Lu was the one!! I enjoyed watching it so much and I am looking forward to the subsequent plot 🥰🥰 After reading the latest chapter, I found that the female protagonist is not passively accepting the male protagonist's kindness, but she also wants to do something, wants to be good to the male protagonist, and especially does not want the male protagonist to be harmed. It makes me feel a little distressed 🥺