Open Flirting, Secret Crush

[The neighboring story, Snow for Seventy-Two Months, is now underway. Please add it to your collection ovo]

1.

Xu Yao always thought there was nothing in this world she couldn't handle. If there was, she might as well give up sooner rather than later.

That was until one day, she realized she'd fallen for the sharp-tongued jerk next door, the one she'd grown up with, who had nothing but a handsome face to his name.

Later, she accidentally found out he liked someone else. They parted on bad terms and lost touch.

2.

Years later, they met again after a long separation.

At a gathering with friends one night, she was pleasantly tipsy.

She cornered him outside the restroom. "Eight years, six months, and five days. I've decided to keep loving you."

Ying Shiqing paused, his long, narrow phoenix eyes lifting as he regarded her lazily. Suddenly, he let out a laugh, his voice devoid of warmth. "Did you take the wrong medicine?"

Xu Yao drew a deep breath and reached out to hold his shoulders. Before he could react, she fiercely kissed him.

Her words were swallowed up in their tangled kiss.

The next day, at the launch event for a new project, everyone saw that Ying Shiqing, the esteemed president of Yunding Group, had a split lip.

#GodYing'sGirlfriendIsWild shot to the top of Weibo's trending page.

3.

During one argument, they swore that whoever spoke to the other first would be a dog.

They gave each other the silent treatment for three whole days.

On the fourth day, Xu Yao opened her door to leave for work and spotted Ying Shiqing standing in the corner outside her home.

At the sound, Ying Shiqing looked over, his phoenix eyes fixed on her.

After a few seconds of silence,

he opened his mouth with a blank expression. "Woof."

Xu Yao: "..."

-

Xu Yao thought she'd spent eight years pining for Ying Shiqing, never knowing that he'd been driven mad with jealousy over the person she loved.

Every flutter of a first love was for you.

[Retired fighter pilot who's both charming and sweet X sharp-tongued, aloof CEO who's abstinent in public but can't say what he means]

tips:

One-on-one, both leads are each other's first love, both have had no previous partners. I won't answer questions about this again.

No unsolicited writing advice or personal attacks. If you ask, the answer is that it's my own setting. Thanks for understanding.

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*An unconventional marriage-first, love-later story / happy ending

At a class reunion, after a few rounds of drinks, the conversation somehow turned to the famous figures from their school days.

When someone mentioned the person who hadn't arrived yet, everyone exchanged knowing, suggestive smiles and turned to Yu Qiao. "The class president should tell us."

She smiled. "There's nothing to tell. He and I aren't close."

Just as the words left her mouth, someone pushed open the door behind her.

It was Bo Ye.

Bo Ye looked down at her, his gaze deep. "Not close? Then why don't you explain this, Mrs. Bo?"

He tugged his collar open slightly. Beneath his fingertips were the marks she'd left on him the night before.

Yu Qiao immediately dragged him out of the private room.

In the corridor, beneath the dim lights,

she feigned composure. "What happened last night was just a misunderstanding."

Bo Ye gave a derisive laugh, his meaning unclear. "So we misunderstood six times in a row?"

[Cold and sharp-tongued X stubborn but soft-hearted]

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◆Completed stories on my page:

You Dare to Keep Fooling Around!?

This Jungler Is Poisonous [Honor of Kings]

Ten Miles of Spring Breeze Can't Beat a Chicken Dinner

A huge thank-you to all the little angels who've read this far!

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Theme: Be honest when you're in love