Arrogance

[Updated daily at 9:00 a.m.] Yin Zhiyao has had a crush on the boy next door for ages. Living close by gives her an advantage over other girls: she's right next door to him. Climbing walls and trees has become her specialty. She'll do anything just to catch a glimpse of him! One afternoon, Yin Zhiyao climbs the fence as usual, only to come face-to-face with the handsome young man, completely by surprise. He leans lazily against the fence, looking refined in his white shirt, but his tone is utterly brazen. “Do you like me?” Yin Zhiyao's heart jolts. It's as if her secret has been exposed for all to see. Embarrassed and furious, she snaps, “Only a dog would like you!” The boy turns away, and Yin Zhiyao sees that he's on the phone. “The kid next door says only a dog would like me. You're a good girl, and I don't want you to be a dog, so I'm sorry.” Yin Zhiyao: ??? * Yin Zhiyao has always known that the boy next door has everything people envy: handsome looks, a brilliant mind, and the status of heir to one of the country's most renowned tech conglomerates. A child of heaven, through and through. Excellent girls line up to confess to him. She, on the other hand, is an ordinary girl with nothing but beauty and talent. So she hides her true feelings behind a thick disguise. That year, Cheng Wang turns down the marriage arranged by his family. His reason: “There's someone else.” The Cheng family patriarch flies into a rage at his rebellious, unrestrained behavior and kicks him out. It rains heavily that night. Yin Zhiyao comes home from the library. She sees the boy she's been longing for running toward her through the downpour. Nervous and at a loss, she can only put on a fierce act. “What are you doing?” Cheng Wang leans against the doorway and lights a cigarette. “My family is forcing me to get married.” Yin Zhiyao hears her heart shatter and glares at him even more fiercely. “Then go ahead!” Cheng Wang smiles brightly and leans close to her. “But there's someone in my heart.” “!” “She said only a dog would like me. She doesn't want to be a dog, so I might be getting rejected.” After a long while, the girl clutches the hem of her clothes, cheeks flushed, and awkwardly lets out a single “Woof.” #MutualCrush #ShortStory #CompletedManuscript A fierce, tsundere girl vs. a refined scion with a wicked streak ****Upcoming novel, manuscript in progress***** My Rebirth as a Villainous Mogul's Savior, coming next Yun Yi is reborn at seventeen, back when she had nothing. In her previous life, poverty forced her to give up her dream of becoming a ballerina. She became a rich scumbag's stand-in for his beloved, suffered domestic abuse, and died in misery, her life in ruins. Yun Yi doesn't want to go through that poor and painful youth all over again. Just when she's at a loss, she discovers that her phone has come with her too. Through it, she can actually contact people in the future. One after another, requests from the future come to Yun Yi. “Please tell my mom not to invest in stocks, no matter how much money she has!” “Please tell my past self not to deliberately flunk the college entrance exam just to attend the same university as my boyfriend!” “My dad has passed away. Please tell him I'm not a good-for-nothing who never amounted to anything.” Yun Yi makes a fortune handling requests through her phone. Then one day, Yun Yi receives a plea for help from a man. His voice is deep and magnetic, with a dangerous edge. At the sound of his voice, Yun Yi is so startled that she nearly drops her phone. He's Qiu Li, the highly intelligent criminal whose case has been all over the TV news for ten days straight. His crimes are one after another, each more horrifying than the last. He wants Yun Yi to save his younger self, so he won't go down the wrong path. Following his information, Yun Yi finds the young Qiu Li. The boy is trapped in a dark alley, being kicked and beaten. His eyes shine with suppressed, tightly held defiance. And that day, Qiu Li, lying in a pool of blood, sees a girl in a white dress at the end of the alley. After seventeen years of endless darkness, she is the first moon he has ever seen. Blurb captured on December 2, 2020 Theme: The heroine pursues her dream and becomes a better version of herself