Heart-Racing Lies

Qu Che is an outstanding student, as elegant as a jade tree, and wins a full scholarship every year. Even the strictest teachers greet him with a smile.

With a face like someone's first love, he is popular with girls, but he's so cool and aloof that he rejects them without leaving any room for hope.

Jian Ning thought it would be fun, and ended up becoming the one exception to Qu Che's rule.

Everyone said the campus heartthrob had been bewitched. How could a rich young lady like Jian Ning be serious about him? Qu Che was just her ex's roommate, and she was using him.

Otherwise, why would Qu Che end up in the hospital after fighting her ex right after she broke up with him?

Qu Che knew better than anyone what kind of person Jian Ning was. She really did like him, and she really wasn't serious about him.

So when he realized she'd had enough and wanted to break up, he ended it without hesitation. "I don't want to play this game anymore. Let's stop here."

Qu Che was a man of his word, so the two of them really did stop there.

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Jian Ning was single again, and went to a bar with her friends.

She saw him sitting at the counter. In the dim light, a red ember glowed between his fingers, nothing like the model student he'd once seemed to be.

"Senior." She walked over, smelled the cigarette smoke, and saw the man's collar open, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of his collarbone.

At the sound of her voice, Qu Che looked up and gave her a ravishing smile, but didn't answer.

"Give me one, too."

Qu Che held out the cigarette he'd been smoking. "This one."

The filter was damp, with faint bite marks on it.

Jian Ning grabbed Qu Che by the wrist and drew his hand toward her, neither gently nor roughly. She lowered her head, took the cigarette from his hand, and drew in a deep breath.

Through the curling smoke, Qu Che saw her look up, clear provocation in her eyes.

The corner of his mouth lifted almost imperceptibly.

Oh, she's taken the bait.

"Carefree playboy x clear-eyed realist"

*One-on-one romance, happy ending

Coming Soon: Drowned in Summer

Xia Sang is the little princess of the Xia family. With three older brothers, she's the youngest, raised like a flower in a greenhouse.

The little princess was promised in marriage when she was young. Her intended was Fu Yancheng, the eldest son of the Fu family.

At five, Xia Sang was already insisting that she would be the Fu family's bride. She clung to Fu Yancheng so much that everyone thought they were a perfect match.

Then, in high school, Xia Sang was assigned a new desk mate, a poor student who wore clothes washed pale by years of wear, whatever the season.

His name was Yan Qinghe. He only ever smiled at Xia Sang. Looking at her failing exam papers, he'd say, "Sang Sang, let me tutor you."

Xia Sang treated him even better in return. Before long, all that care and affection had made her fall for him.

At eighteen, when it was time to get engaged, Xia Sang broke off her engagement for love.

For the first time, Fu Yancheng lit a cigarette in front of her. "Sang Sang, that brat's just getting back at me."

Xia Sang refused to believe him and confronted Yan Qinghe. The smiling young man looked at her coolly. "It's true. You're so easy to fool."

Xia Sang slapped Yan Qinghe and left the country without looking back.

Four years later, Yan Qinghe, now a top idol, appears on a variety show where he's supposed to call a woman he likes. The scandal-free star hears a "Hello" on the other end, his voice goes hoarse, and tears well in his eyes. "Sang Sang, I want to see you..."

The entire country hears the woman on the phone say, "Oh, when you're dead, I'll come burn incense for you."

Coming Soon: Spring of the Gloomy Soul

A little girl named Qin Yu comes to live with Song Qizhi. Her parents have just died in an accident, leaving her all alone.

She is thin and pale. At the funeral, Song Qizhi sees her without a single tear in her eyes.

The girl hardly speaks, as gloomy as dark moss that has not seen the sun in ages. She barely has more than a handful of expressions.

Song Qizhi's parents ask him to take good care of Qin Yu and bring her out to relax and have fun.

He wants to spend time with his girlfriend and has no time to counsel an unrelated little girl, so he leaves Qin Yu with his good friend, Chun Chi.

Chun Chi is looking for a model for his photography, and Qin Yu's world-weary face is exactly his type.

Besides, Chun Chi is as gentle as a clear spring and easygoing, so Song Qizhi is perfectly happy to leave Qin Yu with him.

Later, he takes Qin Yu on a trip with his friends.

Song Qizhi steps away halfway through and accidentally spots his friend, who has never dated anyone, pinning Qin Yu against a wall and bringing her hand to his lips. "He touched your hand."

Before Song Qizhi can even figure out what the two of them are to each other, Chun Chi's voice turns even colder. "What should I do? I want to hide you away."

Chun Chi looks up, his eyes as deep as a secluded pool. "I want it so badly I'm going crazy."

Song Qizhi thinks Chun Chi is about to get slapped, but instead he sees Qin Yu tug at the hem of her clothes.

Then she actually smiles and reaches out her hand. "Then hide me."

Only then does Song Qizhi realize: did he leave her in the wrong hands?

Intended message: Reforming a difficult personality