A Sweet Kiss That Sets My Heart Racing

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[1]

When Wen Yining was twenty-three, her parents asked her to bring a man home, saying it would be good for them to look after each other.

The man was handsome and cool, proud and distant. The instant she saw him, her heart began to race.

But after moving into her home, he ignored her, treating her like she wasn't there.

Wen Yining always thought he didn't like her, so she kept her girlish feelings hidden and made sure not to bother him. They lived peacefully together for months.

Then one night, she woke in a daze and suddenly felt the man's cool, thin lips brush her eyelashes, then slide along her cheek to the corner of her lips.

His kisses lingered, while he restrained himself so hard that his whole body trembled.

Only then did Wen Yining realize that the "peaceful coexistence" she'd believed in had only ever existed in her own mind.

[2]

During a livestream of well-known comic artist Wen Yining's book signing, someone asked if she had a crush on anyone.

She tilted her head, thought for a moment, and smiled softly. "I do."

At the same time, in a classroom at Haicheng University, Shen Xuzhi watched the girl's flowerlike smile on the screen. Expressionless, he handed the phone back to the nervous student.

Then, to the students' astonishment, Professor Shen, known around campus for his calm and gentle manner, snapped the pointer in his hand clean in two with one hand.

[3]

That night, Wen Yining came home and he dragged her into the darkness, kissing her again and again, almost out of control.

At last, breathing slightly hard, he stroked her lips with his fingertips. His low voice held a dangerous edge.

"Who do you like, hmm?"

[4]

You can only like me.

Sweet comic artist x faux-refined astronomy professor, both sexually inexperienced, 1v1, happy ending.

Living together / healing / everyday life / perhaps a little slow-burn.

[All professional details are imagined. Please don't scrutinize anything that seems implausible. Everything serves the story.]

[Synopsis for I'll Stay with You]

At Jianming High School, Jin Lin is handsome, rebellious, and striking. Rumor has it his family is well-off. He's good at fighting, always has a new girlfriend, and is both the troublemaker who gives the teachers the biggest headache and the dazzling star everyone on campus adores.

Cong Yu has one wish:

To stay by Jin Lin's side.

One night later on, Jin Lin looked down at her, soaked, bedraggled, and homeless. With a lazy smile, he held out his hand.

Taking Jin Lin's hand that night was the craziest thing Cong Yu had done in her first eighteen years.

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At university, Jin Lin still had plenty of money and friends, and women were always around him. He lived a reckless, pleasure-seeking life.

Everyone knew there was always a girl trailing after him. They all joked that he was such a wild guy, and wondered how she could put up with him.

Only Cong Yu knew she was just someone he'd picked up to amuse himself.

Over the years, countless people had come and gone from his life, but he'd never really touched her.

She had seen every side of Jin Lin except the one who was in love.

Until the day she packed her things and prepared to leave. The man pinned her against the door, his eyes bloodshot and his gaze churning with dark emotions.

As their breaths mingled, he lifted her chin, his voice harsh with barely restrained fury.

"Cong Yu, don't make me lay a hand on you."

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He knew he was born wicked, covered in filth, and had never meant to sully that pure moon.

But when his moon tried to escape his grasp, he regretted it.

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-Gentle and steadfast x reckless and rebellious

-1v1 / happy ending / The male lead has a colorful romantic past, but is sexually inexperienced. Read with care if that bothers you.

-Crush from afar / mutual salvation / high school and university campus / possibly a slow burn

Theme: Love and dreams.