I Don't Believe You Won't Take the Bait

Guiding, doting girl × slow-to-warm, flirtatious cool guy

Talkative photographer × aloof bar owner

Sheng Qingtang never imagined that ordering takeout would lead her to the other half of her life.

He was six foot one, with broad shoulders, a trim waist, and slightly raised brows that gave him a wicked look.

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They met again at a newly opened bar. Amid the clink of glasses, he laughed with abandon, but when his gaze fell on her, his sudden stillness was impossible to miss.

Sheng Qingtang boldly went up to him. “Are you a male model here?”

“Hm?” He chuckled. “Do I look like I do that kind of work?”

Sheng Qingtang blushed, realizing how forward she’d sounded.

“Then can you be my boyfriend?”

The glass in his hand tapped the table with a crisp clink. “Has no one ever told you that your pickup lines are really outdated?” He smiled, looking at her with gloomy eyes. “Besides, little girl, are you even old enough?”

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Zhou Heng never thought he’d end up being pursued by a woman.

Her tactics were laughable. She could stage three “chance” meetings in one day, and her acting was so over-the-top he wanted to give her an Oscar. Later, they became neighbors who couldn’t avoid running into each other.

He started enjoying teasing her, watching her try to stay composed with the tips of her ears turning red.

They looked for cats together, ate breakfast together, went hiking together… Everything fell into place naturally, just right and never too much.

He started getting used to her noisiness.

Later, something happened in Zhou Heng’s family, and he suddenly disappeared.

When they met again, the burning affection in her eyes was gone.

“Zhou Heng, you were right back then… We’re not right for each other.”

She was done with him, but the usually unflappable Zhou Heng’s eyes reddened. He rubbed the ring she’d thrown away. “Weren’t you the one who started this?”

[Bonus Scene]

Later, he did everything he could to win her back.

Sheng Qingtang smiled. “Who was it who said that anyone who liked me was a dog?”

His eyes softened as he buried his face against her neck. “Baby, I’m your dog.”

Sheng Qingtang: I thought I liked cool guys!

*Lots of emotional back-and-forth in the middle.

*She pursues him at first; later, he pursues her. A groveling romance arc!

*Both leads are sexually inexperienced; happy ending.

*The male lead delivers takeout for a friend.

*There’s a secondary couple: the main couple is pure romance, while the secondary couple is a tragic love story. (Around 70,000 characters.)

Theme: Be bold and pursue love