A Promising Prospect

[PS: Upcoming historical novel, Return of the Spear: bickering couple + chasing-the-wife-to-the-crematorium]

One midsummer, a dark horse suddenly emerged from the science track's advanced class at Nancheng No. 1 High School, creating a legend in that year's college entrance exams.

Years later, this top science-track scorer returned to her homeland in triumph, becoming a prominent figure in investment banking and attracting countless admiring glances.

What no one expected was that not long afterward, news of her new relationship suddenly appeared in the class group chat. The man was none other than the most renowned aloof heartthrob of Nancheng No. 1 High School: Gu Yanshu, now hailed as the youngest diplomat!

The gossip-loving crowd all asked:

“...When did those two get together?”

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Few people knew that Cheng Anran had secretly carved someone's name into a corner beneath her desk and left it there for three whole years.

When she was twenty-seven, she was invited back to her high school as an outstanding alumna to give a speech. The moment she looked up, her gaze unexpectedly met a pair of familiar yet unfamiliar dark eyes.

After the speech came the Q&A session.

A student boldly asked, “Senior, I heard the dean caught you dating in secret at school during your final year. Is that true?”

Cheng Anran immediately shook her head. “We were just classmates.”

So the first thing Gu Yanshu did when he stepped onto the stage was hand the microphone back to the student who had asked the question.

“I have two things to clarify about your question.”

He glanced at someone in the audience below.

“First, Cheng and I weren't dating in secret.”

“Second, we were just classmates back then, but that might not always be the case.”

The whole room erupted.

1. A shy, socially anxious sweetheart × an aloof heartthrob | Investment banking big shot × renowned diplomat

2. The protagonist's success is built on hard work

3. School romance followed by adult life, a gentle, sweet story

[Blurb written on 2022.10.13]

Next book: Return of the Spear

[I]

Everyone in the capital knew that the Wei General's residence in the west of the city had a third daughter born with extraordinary strength, who was always chasing after the heir to the Prince of Rong's household.

“Did she catch him?”

“No. She stopped chasing him later.”

“Why?”

“Because she put on her armor and went to expand the empire for His Majesty.”

“What about the heir to the Prince of Rong's household?”

Someone in the know only smiled and said nothing.

Later, this man made his way to the frontier, where he unexpectedly ran into that brave and battle-hardened female general in a teahouse in the border city.

At the time, a handsome young man with a face like jade sat beside her, and the soldiers accompanying them all called him “Heir.”

[II]

They say that during General Mingwei's years in the border city, she always had a scheming adviser by her side.

One dark and windy night, a soldier on patrol passed the general's tent and suddenly heard a sharp slap from inside. A man wearing nothing but his underclothes was then flung out, a vivid handprint on his handsome face.

The next moment, he got up from the grass, bits of it stuck in his hair, spat twice, then doggedly charged back into the tent.

The soldier: “...”

Pei Qi, the diligent bed-climbing dog: These days, I climb into bed because of the stupid things I did back then.

1. The male and female leads have their roles mixed up, with no angst in their relationship

2. Scheming adviser and heir to the Prince of Rong's household, Pei Qi × female general Wei Zhi, who'd rather throw a punch than waste words

[Blurb written on 2020.5.17, screenshot saved]

Theme: Love between equals is the ultimate romance!