Burning Away My Love

[By-the-book × free-spirited] [1] Jiang Tu had known since childhood that she was Shang Wuzhou's betrothed. He was the top student everyone admired, aloof as the moon in the sky, and he was destined to be hers. So she was bold and haughty, driving away any girl at school who had designs on Shang Wuzhou. And in an empty storage room, she could boldly pull this top student's head down and steal a kiss. She never doubted that Shang Wuzhou would put up with her for the rest of their lives. Until the eve of his birthday, when she went to celebrate with him and heard him say to someone else: “Our parents arranged the engagement. It'll be called off sooner or later. I could never like a pretty, flighty girl like her.” On her eighteenth birthday, Jiang Tu sat in the Jiang family living room wearing her prettiest dress. “I don't like Shang Wuzhou anymore. I want to end our engagement.” [2] To seventeen-year-old Shang Wuzhou, their engagement was the chain he most wanted to break free from. He couldn't stand Jiang Tu's consistently poor grades or the sly way she made him keep quiet about her mischief. He disapproved of her heavy makeup and tattoos, and he hated the friends she could summon at a moment's notice just as much. So, as he trampled on her sincere feelings again and again, he never once imagined that One day, he would be willing to trade his beloved car for a motorcycle, just to catch a glimpse of Jiang Tu smiling as she rode behind him. “Some people will slowly become ordinary, some will achieve a little, and some will distinguish themselves.” “But every once in a while, you meet someone who shines.” Flipped [Content warnings:] 1. Groveling-after-the-breakup romance √ Secret-crush romance √ School romance √ 2. Blurb posted on 2021/11/17 Theme: Love and peace