Would You Still Love Me If I Drove an Excavator?

As a teenager, Lin Wei was fearless and confident. Though a struggling student who couldn't get into an undergraduate college, she dared to tell Yan Ci, the provincial science champion, "I'll drive an excavator to support you..."

Yan Ci, cool and composed, was studying for his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate at one of the country's top medical universities. He didn't take her words to heart, and watched coldly as the girl who'd promised to support him sent him love letters for only six months before vanishing without a trace.

Yan Ci could never understand it. He remained haunted by it for years, gave up a bright future, ignored his advisor's pleas, and returned to Xuli City, where Lin Wei lived.

Then he ran into Lin Wei on a blind date with someone else.

Her date said, "Your education is poor, your job is lousy, your temper is awful, and you're not young anymore. Apart from your pretty face, who else would be blind enough to want you if you passed me up?"

Yan Ci pulled over a chair and sat down. Looking up at the man, he said coolly, "I'm blind."

Lin Wei: "Hey, handsome, want to date? I'm insanely good at driving an excavator~"

The hand Yan Ci was used to wielding a scalpel nudged his gold-rimmed glasses. A faint, ambiguous smile played across his refined face.

He wanted more than just to date her.

But Yan Ci doesn't know that Lin Wei is no longer the passionate girl who would throw herself headfirst into danger for love. Now, all she wants is to make money, lots of money, so she can shop and eat to her heart's content. Even if she can't be with the person she loves, she can immediately book a flight to a beautiful beach on the other side of the world, cry while putting on the best eye masks, and admire all kinds of gorgeous abs as she mourns her lost love.

Yan Ci: "..."

The title comes from a song Xiaobai sang on Who's the Murderer. Everything else is unrelated~

Strictly speaking, the heroine only drove an excavator for six months~

The heroine, nicknamed Lin Dali, is a little rich girl. The male lead is a serious, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted cardiac surgeon~

The timeline starts with their reunion. The school days are tentatively being told through flashbacks~

Recommended upcoming contemporary romance: The CEO and His Unspoiled Wife

Someone once joked to Yu Ran, "If you just said yes, you and Qin Yan would be the perfect CEO and his pampered little wife from a romance novel. Doesn't that tempt you?"

A beautiful, poor girl and a refined, wealthy heir to a business empire.

Yu Ran lowered her eyes and smiled faintly. How could she not be tempted?

A sixteen-year-old boy's love is passionate and straightforward.

But she would never say yes.

Sometimes, once you bow your head, it's hard to lift it again.

At twenty-eight, Yu Ran had a car, a house, a reputation, and enough savings to keep a handsome, obedient younger guy.

Yet she walked up to Qin Yan and declared, "I'm going to pursue you."

The CEO, who had spent years dominating the business world, lost his composure. Irritably tugging at his tie, he scoffed, "What makes you think you'll keep waiting for me?"

"Don't you love me anymore?"

"...I do."

Twelve years later, Qin Yan had to admit that he'd been utterly defeated by his deep devotion. He put on a stubborn front. "I'm hard to win over."

Yu Ran smiled. "Fine. I'll pursue you properly."

A little scene:

A romantic restaurant, candlelight, violin music.

Yu Ran presents the roses she's prepared. Qin Yan takes them, pulls out a ring box, and says in surprise, "You're giving me a ring right after you start pursuing me? Are you that eager?"

A custom-made diamond ring, brilliant and dazzling, worth a fortune.

Looking at the ring that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere, Yu Ran laughs. "Yes. So, will you say yes?"

The haughty CEO says, "Put it on my finger, and I'll say yes."

She's greedy. She doesn't just want Qin Yan's love. She also wants the confidence to accept it. Falling in love is easy, but spending a lifetime together takes more than that., Yu Ran.

My flopped ongoing fantasy novel: Ascend by Gathering Eight Funeral Pyres

After Lin Guantong was killed by her master so he could prove his Dao, she was bound to a master-disciple tragedy System.

The System said the tragic romance heroine had gone on strike after all the abuse, and Lin Guantong would take over her suffering scenes.

"All you have to do is go through having your heart cut out, your spiritual root dug out, or being pierced by countless swords, then die to make the male lead realize he loves the heroine and start chasing her in a grand redemption arc. The tragic romance heroine will take over for the sweet scenes afterward, when he chases and she runs."

"As a reward, gather eight funeral pyres and you'll ascend."

By that math, eight deaths equal ascension.

A good deal. Lin Guantong accepted on the spot.

She worked diligently and gathered seven funeral pyres. Then the System sent her back to the world where she'd been killed so her master could prove his Dao, and she reunited with him.

Her master had become obsessed with her and kept a substitute at his side who looked seven-tenths like her.

Lin Guantong turned away and took the hand of her junior granduncle, a man of incomparable grace.

Red-eyed, her master chased after her, thinking that if he turned back, she would soften and forgive him for everything.

But he didn't know that her heart was colder than someone who'd spent ten years cutting fish at a supermarket. Everything he'd done had simply helped her gather eight funeral pyres.

She asked the man who had always stayed by her side, "Want to watch the fireworks?"

All eight funeral pyres lit at once. With a "boom," she ascended amid brilliant light.

Junior Granduncle Jiang Mijie: "...Am I just a tool?"

System: "Uh, that's a tough one to judge."

Heroine: If I'm miserable, I'll make your whole family miserable VS Male lead: If I'm miserable, then nobody gets to be happy

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