A Toxic First Love

[Completed, Happy Ending] [The blurb for the upcoming novel Taming the Lion is below. The author’s profile has several completed novels. Visit the profile to read them.] After the college entrance exams, Xu Qinglian confesses to Cheng Fu, whom she has had a crush on for years, and the two begin a brief relationship. From falling in love to breaking up, it was over in a flash, like a dream, but it left Xu Qinglian scarred. When they meet again at university, Cheng Fu takes the initiative and pursues her. Xu Qinglian builds a wall around herself: whether you love someone or not doesn’t matter. The main thing is that a decent ex should act as if they’re dead. But the once aloof, favored son of heaven bows his head humbly before her, and Xu Qinglian occasionally finds herself wavering. * Cheng Fu is handsome and excels at school. He has always been the kind of child other parents wish they had, but he has no home of his own, and no one ever taught him how to love. On his very first date with Xu Qinglian, he understood the gulf between them. He may be gilded on the outside, but inside he’s a heap of mud, unworthy of Xu Qinglian’s affection. But after he really pushes Xu Qinglian away, he begins to regret it. The mud churns, sprouting seeds that never existed before and blooming wildly, all so Xu Qinglian will return to his arms. A sunny journalism student X an aloof, cold favored son of heaven who is humble only in front of the heroine One-on-one romance, both inexperienced, slow burn, probably not very long University campus setting Upcoming novel set in the same world: Bright Moon in the Branches, Bai Zhi’s story Upcoming novel Taming the Lion. Please add it to your favorites When Xia Rong transfers to Hengyang No. 1 High School, she does so as the Gu family’s adopted daughter. Rumor has it that her mother had an improper relationship with the head of the Gu family, angering Gu Yu, the Gu family’s heiress. Ever since Xia Rong joined her class, Gu Yu has never treated her kindly. Her homework mysteriously disappears, her desk and chair are covered in glue, and her drawer is full of trash. Xia Rong takes it all in stride. She makes a stunning impression on an exam, and the teacher pairs her with Tang Yuming for one-on-one study sessions. Tang Yuming is the class troublemaker. He ranks near the bottom, loves to sleep, and seems to have little presence, yet the whole school is wary of him. He helps Xia Rong dump the trash from her drawer onto the bully’s desk. After that, no one dares play pranks on her again. At first, Tang Yuming looks down on their study group. Later, he starts reminding her to go to class. On the day their admission letters arrive, Tang Yuming kisses Xia Rong in front of the rose bushes outside his family’s villa. The next day, Xia Rong follows Tang Yuming’s father into the Tang family’s old residence. Amid the Tang family’s dark expressions, she softly calls Tang Yuming, “Brother.” * The day before she transfers to Hengyang No. 1 High School, Xia Rong receives two messages. [This person is Tang Yuming. If you want to get by at Hengyang No. 1 High School, be sure to watch out for him.] [He’s a member of the Tang family. He’s your brother.] * During the winter break of her freshman year, Xia Rong returns to Hengyang. Tang Yuming, who once questioned her hoarsely on a rainy night, has returned to the way he was when they first met: cold and arrogant. They attend the same university, but have barely seen each other. When she hears that Tang Yuming has a new girlfriend, Xia Rong says coolly, “Your sister-in-law is beautiful.” Tang Yuming smiles and replies, “I’ll introduce you sometime.” That night, after Xia Rong comes out of the shower, she sees Tang Yuming sitting by the bed, tearing up one love letter after another. Back then, when they were playing a prank, he had imitated her handwriting to write them to himself. His familiar presence burns against her, making her want to flee. He leaves angry bite marks on the side of her neck, and his voice is fragile with barely suppressed despair: “Xia Rong, don’t you think you owe me an apology?” He knows she deceived him. He is furious and resentful, but in the end, all that remains is relief. Upcoming fantasy novel: Whose Child Are You? Chu Xiaohua is the lowest-ranking little demon in the Wu Clan. Orphaned and alone since childhood, she suffers many hardships before becoming a maid serving the Saintess. But the Saintess is nearing the end of her life, and after her death, the Wu Clan faces the threat of extinction. To repay the Saintess’s kindness, Chu Xiaohua takes the Wu Clan’s treasured secret artifact and goes to Jiang Yidao, the leader of the immortal sects, to borrow a “spark of life.” She goes to great lengths to get close to Jiang Yidao and finally breaks through his cultivation. After carefully staging her own death, she returns to the Wu Clan with hope in her heart. A year later, she gives birth to a daughter and becomes the Wu Clan’s new Saintess. Years later, Chu Muqiong is the clan leader. No longer a helpless little flower at the mercy of the storm, she shoulders the future of the Wu Clan. After years of decline, the Wu Clan returns to the attention of the immortal sects. Invited to attend their grand gathering, Chu Muqiong represents her clan. Worried about her mischievous daughter, she repeatedly warns her to stay put in the clan before leaving. But when she arrives at the banquet, she discovers the girl pretending to expound on scripture and the Dao among the guests. Furious, Chu Muqiong drags her into a corner. “Didn’t I tell you to stay put?” The child stares at her in a daze, then bursts into tears. When Chu Muqiong looks up, she finds herself surrounded by members of the immortal sects. Jiang Yidao approaches slowly, his expression dark. “Miss, what are you doing to my son?” “...” Chu Muqiong pats the child on the shoulder and gives an awkward laugh. “Your son is so well-behaved and adorable. He’s impossible not to like.” Little does she know that she used the wrong secret artifact back then. As she gave birth to a child, Jiang Yidao also gave birth to their child. Theme: Treat others with sincerity, and only then can you earn their respect and honesty.