My Childhood Friend Smells of Roses

[The neighboring novel, Pretending to Be Cowards Together, is now open for submissions! Please add it to your reading list! And please follow the author's page too~] Weibo: Jing Shixi Zhang Zhiwei had a rebellious, unruly face, with sharp features and a high nose. He was practically walking testosterone. Girls who wanted to date him lined up all the way to Siberia, but he wasn't interested in a single one of them. Then one day, he blocked a young girl's path. She stamped her foot in a hurry. "Move, I need to go find my idol." Her adorably feisty look grew cuter the longer he watched. With a roguish smile, he said, "Sure. Tell me who your idol is, and I'll move." "Hmph, I don't mind telling you. My idol is Zhang Zhiwei, the taekwondo champion! Brother Zhiwei can take on an entire regiment by himself!" She looked proud. "..." Zhang Zhiwei nearly lost his composure. --Say that again. Who's your idol? * After they got to know each other, Cheng Xiahe sang her idol's praises every day. "My Brother Zhiwei is the most handsome man in the world!" "He's amazing. Five-time champion!" Zhang Zhiwei listened with a thoroughly pleased expression. Go on, keep praising me. Don't stop. But as she kept singing his praises, his secret identity was blown... #Honey, I was wrong# #Plop--I'm on my knees!# * Once his secret identity was out, Zhang Zhiwei had no reason to hold back. His favorite thing was to corner the girl against a wall and watch her ears turn red as her eyes darted away. With a roguish smile, he'd make her say, "Kid, call me big brother." [Bonus scene] Two vlogs took the internet by storm. Vlog 1--A long-legged captain in a uniform so alluring you'd want to lick him. Vlog 2--A stunning, long-legged taekwondo girl, sweet and salty all at once. Since they occupied the top two trending spots, people inexplicably began shipping them. "The captain shoves this badass beauty onto the sofa, pulls off his tie, and starts playing around in uniform, telling her, 'Baby, wrap your legs around my waist.' Holy crap, I can't take it, this ship is everything!" The people involved watched with great interest. He hugged her from behind, showed it to her, and whispered in her ear, "Baby, want to try wrapping your legs around me?" * Childhood friends, a silly, lighthearted, super-sweet story * The road to championship glory progresses alongside the romance * The story begins when they're young. Seventeen-year-old Brother Zhiwei is a little wicked, but he's especially good at flirting when he grows up *-----Next up: Pretending to Be Cowards Together----- Wu Qiyue and Pei Li were famous at school for being sworn enemies. One was tall and slender, with black hair, dark eyes, and the elegant bones of a beauty. The other was lean and handsome, with dark hair falling over his eyes and an air that was equal parts lazy and proud. The two of them turned the school upside down. They competed over everything, each unable to stand the other, and each ruling their own little corner. They were both dance students, and everyone else was afraid of being paired with them, so their teacher had no choice but to put them together. They had no coordination whatsoever. They couldn't even keep to the beat, and their movements were so awful their instructor nearly had a breakdown. Pei Li scoffed. "She keeps stepping on my feet." Wu Qiyue smirked. "He keeps touching my waist." "..." "She's too heavy. I can't lift her." "He's too skinny. I'm afraid he'll drop me." Their teacher was about to cry. "You're the worst students I've ever taught! The worst!" The two spoke in unison, each looking down on the other. "Did you hear that? You're the one holding us back." * One day, at the annual awards banquet for a prestigious dance competition. The host said, "It's a rare occasion for the Taoli Cup and the Lotus Cup to hold their award ceremonies together. The two performers just gave us an utterly unforgettable dance. Please welcome our shining gold medalists, two rising stars..." Wu Qiyue looked dazzling in a sheer gown, while Pei Li stood with an air of cool pride. They went onstage like a picture of elegance, but the moment they met onstage... Wu Qiyue nearly twisted her ankle. Pei Li nearly fell over. "You?!" "You?!" Of course, the host had no idea of the volcano erupting in their hearts. Smiling as if brandishing a dagger, the host drove it home... "And now I have another piece of good news to announce. These two will be becoming the principal dancers of the SA Dance Company. Together, they'll be an unstoppable team!" #I have to be your dance partner too?! Just kill me!# --I've been genuinely looking down on you every day, and you're a big shot? --No, I'm a huge big shot. * * [Bonus scene] Everyone knew Wu Qiyue and Pei Li were sworn enemies. Now that they'd inexplicably been made partners, plenty of people were eager to watch them make fools of themselves. At an industry gathering one day, Pei Li arrived in an impeccably tailored, elegant suit, looking every bit the refined gentleman. A woman went over as soon as he arrived, making conversation. "Young Master Pei, Wu Qiyue's here. She's sitting over there waiting for a man. We heard she's got herself a rich sugar daddy recently. He's given her lots of jewelry, bags, and even a house. Honestly, what a poor man." Before she could finish, Pei Li interrupted her. He straightened his watch and looked up. "Sorry, I'm her man." #All those big shots I pretended to be when I was young turned out to be totally real :)# This is a story about childhood friends who grow up to be rivals in public and friends with benefits in private. (/ω\) Theme: The amusing tale of childhood friends, with the girl pursuing the guy