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★ The second male lead takes the crown / Secret love / Chasing her but failing to win her back / Happily ever after with her ex's powerful friend
[Carefree, cocky, privileged young heir x prim, gentle, sweet girl]
1.
Huo Yin is beautiful, with bright eyes and pearly teeth, and a gentle temperament. Yet after starting university, she is repeatedly ostracized.
Then Lin Heng appears. He is thoughtful and considerate, soothing her with gentle words.
Huo Yin and Lin Heng are together for two years.
One day, she suddenly discovers that his politeness and tenderness aren't just for her. He gives them to anyone, without a second thought.
That day, a blizzard hits the capital. Snowflakes swirl as if they could swallow the city, and Huo Yin has a fever so high she longs for her mother.
She can't get through to her mother, or to Lin Heng, who's looking after a sick junior student.
As the wind howls and snow whirls around her, she sends him a breakup message.
2.
Lin Heng has a wide social circle.
At a gathering of rich second-generation heirs, Huo Yin follows Lin Heng and meets Cheng Jiarang for the first time.
Everyone says Cheng Jiarang, a top student at A University's medical school, is arrogant and unruly.
The rumor is that someone provoked him into a street race in the south of the city, then botched a maneuver and dislocated both arms. Cheng Jiarang didn't even flinch. He leaned against the railing, leisurely took a drag on his cigarette, then casually set the other man's arms.
He's a rebellious playboy.
That night, at a hedonistic nightclub, he has a cigarette between his lips. His skin is pale, his eyes narrow, his features striking, and his gaze distant.
Lin Heng's lighter is in Huo Yin's bag, so he casually asks her to light Cheng Jiarang's cigarette.
The lights dim for a moment. Across the bright flame, Huo Yin meets the man's detached gaze. She hears him say casually, "Thanks."
Before the party is over, she hears people whispering:
"Why does that Huo Yin keep hovering around Brother Rang?"
"Brother Rang doesn't even look at her."
3.
On the snowy night of their breakup, Cheng Jiarang invites Huo Yin into his car.
The man gives a mocking laugh and glances at her.
"You broke up?"
Huo Yin's face flushes with embarrassment, and for a moment she can't speak.
4.
Later, Lin Heng and the others try several times to get Cheng Jiarang to meet them, but fail. They all go to his home together.
Just as the housekeeper opens the door, they see the usually arrogant, unyielding Young Master Cheng holding the girl on his lap on the sofa, coaxing her gently:
"Why would I hang out with them?"
"If A Yin says she doesn't want to go, then I won't go."
Everyone: !!!
Lin Heng: ???
*He wears white to heal the sick and save lives, then sheds it to break every rule.*
(Fifth draft, 2021.10.9)
[Please add my upcoming novel Borrow Me a Moment to your collection!]
[The second male lead takes the crown / A long-planned romance]
An elite young man from Beijing's social circle x a gentle, classically beautiful woman
Her useless boyfriend has gotten himself into trouble and brings Chen Yang to ask his cousin for help.
In a Chinese-style private room lit by warm yellow ceiling lights, a handful of famous people clink glasses with the young man sitting at the head of the table in a smoke-colored shirt.
On the small stage, one of the best opera performers in Beijing is singing.
Below, the man taps his long fingers on the table, keeping time in a carefree manner.
That was the first time Chen Yang met Zhou Yixun.
Her boyfriend says, "Brother Xun likes listening to opera. Our Yangyang can sing for him, too."
That day, Chen Yang's voice trembles as she sings. Halfway through, she's told to stop.
Meeting Zhou Yixun's distant, mocking gaze, she watches as he calmly lights a cigarette and speaks in a voice as cool as water.
"You're scared of even something this small."
"Then don't go asking people for favors on someone else's behalf."
Please add my upcoming second-chance romance He Is Like Last Night's Starlight to your collection!
"He is the brightest spark I've ever seen."
[Wild, rough police captain x gentle, ethereal ballerina]
They meet in 2008.
They reunite in 2015.
For seven years, she is enjoying the evening breeze in Barcelona.
He is racing through Harbor City to catch criminals, risking his life against them.
They reunite at a classmate's wedding. Chen Baizhao sits among the guests, smokes half a pack, and greets all their classmates with a smile, yet doesn't even glance at He Shiman.
Everyone says he doesn't love her anymore.
Later, He Shiman is trapped at a performance venue engulfed in flames. A man in police uniform risks his life and charges into the fire, pulling her back from the brink of death.
She escapes unharmed, but he spends two full months in the hospital.
He Shiman will always remember the fire, the thick smoke stinging her eyes, and the moment she asked if he was crazy, if he didn't care about his life.
Chen Baizhao's eyes are bloodshot as he holds her tight and runs for the exit. Just before she faints, she hears him grit out:
"I said I'd protect you. I won't break my promise."
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On countless nights no one knows about,
his longing has long since become part of his flesh and blood, sunk deep into his bones.
Theme: Love and redemption
