Unfinished Business of a Long Summer

[Complete. Next book: Plotting for Love. Visit my profile to add it to your collection early.] The day Ning Han met Gu Jingming was the most wretched day of her life. To get out of the arranged marriage her family had set up for her, she packed her bags overnight and fled to another city. But a summer downpour left her stranded by the road. Her soaked dress clung to her body as passersby cast leering glances her way. Then a car slowly pulled up in front of her. The window rolled down. Gu Jingming lifted a pair of alluring, amorous eyes and asked in a lazy voice, "Where are you headed? Need a ride?" · One day, Ning Han got drunk and complained to him, "You have no idea how miserable I am. My family arranged for me to marry a man I can't stand." Gu Jingming: "How much can't you stand him?" Ning Han said indignantly, "He used to bully me when we were kids. If I ever see him again, I'll make him pay." "Wanting revenge is easy enough." Gu Jingming smiled, bent down, and whispered seductively to her amid the cicadas' summer song. "Why not get together with me and make him take a hike?" · Not long after they became a couple, Ning Han decided she should let her bargain-bin fiancé know. Sitting in Gu Jingming's arms, she dialed the contact number her parents had sent her. Then Gu Jingming's backup phone began to ring. Gu Jingming: "..." Ning Han: "…" #Maybe you should just take a hike after all# #A tragic love story about nearly losing your fiancée because you were young and foolish (not really)# Reading guide: 1. Foxy male lead vs. sweet, laid-back girl 2. Updates nightly at 8 p.m. Weibo: @YiBeiMaoWeiCha [Next book: Plotting for Love] Like so many bittersweet stories, Li Yuan once had a secret crush. She and Shen Wang grew up together. For years, she stayed by his side as a friend, watching the most dazzling fireworks with him and helping him through his darkest days. She thought that if she kept at it, one day Shen Wang would turn around and look at her. Until one day, in front of everyone, Shen Wang said coolly, "Li Yuan, you're too greedy." That light, dismissive sentence tore apart all the memories of her youth. Determined to leave, Li Yuan sat at the airport and sent Shen Wang a farewell text: "Let's not see each other again." And so, the final line was written in this clichéd story. · The Christmas after Li Yuan left, Shen Wang drank himself into a stupor at a bar. When he woke up, he stood downstairs all night. Only after the snow stopped did he see Li Yuan come down to collect a package. He walked over, hoping to carry it upstairs for her. But Li Yuan stepped back. "It's a New Year's gift for my boyfriend." Shen Wang froze for a long moment. "Who is your boyfriend?" "Your college roommate, Chen Yuchi." A smile appeared in Li Yuan's eyes. · At the party on the eve of their wedding, their friends asked Chen Yuchi what he regretted most in his life. Chen Yuchi lowered his eyes, gazing at the graceful figure below. Li Yuan seemed to sense it. She turned and met his eyes in the moonlight. After a long silence, Chen Yuchi finally curled his lips into a faint smile. His cool voice was tinged with boundless regret. "Not stealing her away the first time I saw her." -What you think is a reunion after years apart is all part of my long-planned devotion.- Theme: Admit your mistakes and make things right