The Swaying Night

[This book has been contracted for publication. Updates on progress can be found on Weibo @Yang Li Ya]

[The next book in the same genre from this author’s column: Cufflinks and A Tipsy Night]

[Blurb below ‖ The full version is only on Jinjiang]

#College student vs. nobleman of the capital#

Li Chuyue had been flirting with Bo Xiaowen for a while, but she still had reservations.

Sitting in the passenger seat, she said glumly, “You know I’m a third-year student, a Kunqu opera major, and from Suzhou, but I know nothing about you. That doesn’t seem very fair.”

Bo Xiaowen smiled faintly. “Didn’t I tell you I work in architectural design?”

Li Chuyue looked up. “Oh? What have you designed?”

Bo Xiaowen smiled but said nothing more, starting the car instead.

An hour later, he parked outside a luxurious resort hotel on the outskirts of the capital.

Li Chuyue looked out the window. “Why did you bring me here?”

Bo Xiaowen replied casually, “Didn’t you want to see my work? I designed this hotel.”

As he spoke, he slowly unfastened his seat belt and gazed at the woman before him, at ease.

“So, would you like to go up and see the lake-view suite on the top floor?”

Notes:

1. Both leads are each other’s first, happy ending, neither is a jerk, five-year age gap, an aloof beauty falls in love.

2. The characters and locations are not based on real people or places. Please don’t associate them with reality.

3. Some parts of the story have been revised, so this version differs from pirated copies. Thank you for supporting the official version. Important: Chapters 52 to 55 have been revised.

4. We recommend reading chapter by chapter. If you come across anything you don’t like, run for it!

5. The bonus chapters for the secondary couple (second uncle vs. Ni Ling, capital socialite vs. drama student) can be read as a standalone story. Recommended for readers aged 18 and above.

[Recommended new book by a writing buddy: When the Lantern Shadows Return, by Zhou Zhou Mu]

[Next book: Cufflinks. Visit the author’s column]

#College student vs. nobleman of the capital, both each other’s first, happy ending#

(1)

Fu Yibai’s dressing room held countless shirts and just as many pairs of cufflinks to go with them.

To him, cufflinks were exquisite collectibles. Some were priceless, others one of a kind.

But his favorite cufflink was the one caught in the hem of Jiang Wanyi’s qipao the first time he met her.

That day, he was an honored guest at B University’s anniversary celebration, while she was a student usher assigned to welcome the guests.

(2)

Fu Yibai was widely regarded in their circle as the man who looked best in a white shirt.

But only Jiang Wanyi knew that he looked even better wearing nothing at all...

[Next book: Men’s Fragrance. Visit the author’s column]

#Enchantress vs. monk, both each other’s first, happy ending#

(1)

Yu Mo was a young, beautiful perfumer whose several fragrances had become hugely popular “man-catching scents.”

Later, a luxury brand recruited her to develop a men’s fragrance, but the project made no progress for a long time.

One day, Yu Mo went for a walk in the park to look for inspiration.

A big dog across the way broke free of its leash and charged straight at her.

Yu Mo’s vision went black. At the last possible moment, she unexpectedly fell into the dog owner’s arms.

In that instant, a faint, masculine scent caught her completely off guard.

Yu Mo was instantly flooded with inspiration. She rushed back to the lab and tried to recreate that scent, but a whole night of work came to nothing.

Just then, the dog’s owner called to say he wanted to meet and discuss compensation.

They sat down across from each other.

The man introduced himself as a doctor named Shen Siyan. Dressed in a white shirt, he was refined and distinguished, his expression utterly serious.

But Yu Mo’s thoughts were elsewhere.

What compensation?

All she wanted was to hold him close after he showered, and get another good whiff of him...

(2)

After going to great lengths to “smell” him, Yu Mo got dressed and ran, vanishing completely from Shen Siyan’s world.

Fate came full circle. One day, she felt unwell and went to the hospital.

She opened the examination room door and saw Shen Siyan sitting inside, elegant and refined in his white coat.

Yu Mo instinctively wanted to run, but Shen Siyan said calmly, “Patient Yu Mo, what seems to be the problem?”

Yu Mo stammered, “My heartbeat... it keeps speeding up and slowing down.”

Shen Siyan gave a quiet acknowledgment, unhurriedly put on his stethoscope, and slowly raised his eyes to look at her. “Sit down and lift your top.”

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