[Unless something unexpected happens, this will start in July (or August) =w=]
My completed second-chance romance next door, "My Charm, My Way," is also welcome to readers.
[Second-Chance Romance / The Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf / The Playboy's Road to Winning Her Back]
Cool-headed, resilient good girl x Beijing playboy who lives for fun
1.
The two most talked-about figures at Mingli No. 1 High School.
Zhu Zhiting, a well-behaved girl in the science honors class, and Pei Xiyu, a playboy in the international class.
The former was dazzlingly gifted, the quintessential child other parents wished they had.
The latter was carefree and uninhibited, the center of attention wherever he went.
At the new students' welcome arts gala,
Zhu Zhiting danced ballet with such lightness and grace that no one could look away.
Pei Xiyu watched from below the stage, chin propped on his hand, smiling nonchalantly.
"Stop staring. She's mine."
His friends came back to their senses and teased him, unwilling to give up. "Well, looks like our great Casanova Pei has fallen in love again?"
Pei Xiyu shot them a sidelong glance and laughed. "Get lost."
2.
Back then, Pei Xiyu pursued her so loudly and spectacularly that everyone knew about it.
The gossip over tea went from wondering, "How long will it take Pei Xiyu to win her over this time?" to betting, "How many months will the playboy who changes girlfriends more often than clothes last with Zhu Zhiting?"
In the end, Pei Xiyu failed to win her over.
Zhu Zhiting never became his girlfriend, either.
On the day she decided to accept his confession, Pei Xiyu left for another country.
He was the one who started it, yet he played her completely.
3.
Years later, they met again at a ballet gala during an arts festival.
The young man wore a sharp suit, his figure tall and slender.
He sat below the stage with his legs crossed, a meticulously chosen monocle with a gold wire frame perched on his nose.
The instant their eyes met, he smiled faintly and applauded her.
After the performance,
Zhu Zhiting stood outside the grand theater, ballet shoes in hand, her expression calm. "Only naive girls who know nothing think they can be a playboy's last stop. Pei Xiyu, do you think I'm still as easy to fool as I used to be?"
In an instant, all the color drained from his face.
- The final line is a quotation
- The male lead has impaired vision, and is nearly blind in his left eye
Theme: I give you a stretch of freedom.
