My Heartbeat Is Too Wild

The print edition includes a new 10,000-word bonus story, available on major platforms. This is part of a series with the two Meng family girls named Xi, but it was written first, three or four years ago, and isn't as good as my recent work. Don't buy the whole thing at once. Read one chapter at a time, and if it doesn't suit your taste, just stop. No need to force yourself~ "I'll meet many people in my life. Maybe they'll be prettier than you, smarter than you, or even love me more than you do... But my capacity for love is limited. I fell for Zhao Tang, and now I can never love anyone else." 1. Zhao Tang has always been a little face-blind. She has trouble remembering what people look like, though it's not too severe; after seeing someone a few times, she can usually remember them. Except for Lu Jingyue. No matter what, she can't recognize him, and every time they meet, she has to stare at him for a while. No one knows that she remembered that heavenly favored young man at first sight. Every time she pretended not to recognize him afterward, it was just so she could unabashedly stare at him for three more seconds. A hundred three-second glances: a young girl's carefully hidden affection. On the 101st time, Lu Jingyue looked at her thoughtfully. "Do you recognize me now?" Zhao Tang, unable to keep pretending: "...I do." The young man's expression suddenly turned solemn. "There's something you might not know... My face is blessed. Ordinary people can't remember it. Only my wife can recognize me." Zhao Tang: "?" Lu Jingyue: "See? Don't you think you should take responsibility?" Zhao Tang: "..." 2. Lu Jingyue was born blessed by the gods: a favored child of heaven, with a powerful family. The most humbling thing he'd ever done was go to Zhao Tang and beg to make up. In a northern city where the temperature was below minus twenty degrees, he stood outside her dormitory. It was the middle of the night, and snow had piled up on the benches. She followed a trail of shallow footprints to him. "Go home." Proud as ever, he gave a cold laugh. "Fine. But Zhao Tang, once a move is made, there's no taking it back. This time, I won't give in to you again." He always kept his word. He thought he could give her up for good and move on quickly, but he kept failing. Then, on Zhao Tang's birthday, he left a crowded, deafening bar alone and stopped by the roadside. He pulled a cigarette from the pack and had just put it between his lips when a small flame came close. The little red flame lit up the beautiful, unfamiliar young face before him, teasing him with its warmth. In that instant, he realized: he would indeed meet girls prettier than her, smarter than her, and even girls who loved him more... But his capacity for love was limited. He had fallen for Zhao Tang, and now he could never love anyone else. #My heart runs wild, shattering my convictions as I cross mountains and rivers to see you.# *A goofy beauty who studies oracle bone script × a cool on the outside, wild on the inside, big-tailed wolf *Mutual pining + reunion after a long separation / each other's first and only love / no major triggers *The main story begins with their reunion, told in the present, with no lengthy flashback sequences. Theme: Carry on Chinese civilization and build cultural confidence. The series novel Does Having Money Count as a Special Skill? is now underway A laid-back dream artist × a cool, sharp-tongued SWAT officer | a delicate rich girl × a walking hormone bomb [Female lead's blurb] Meng Zhuxi was born beautiful and sweet-tongued, and was doted on by three generations of her family. Unfortunately, she was spoiled too much and grew up into a lazybones, bad at everything and the best at lying flat. The one person she actually likes is Zhou Huaichen. Unfortunately, that man looks stern and upright at first glance, but deep down he's haughty, cocky, and mean. He calls her his little sister, and no matter how hard she flirts, she can't get through to him. One day, her unreliable brother suddenly tells her that Zhou Huaichen is getting older, and his family is throwing a matchmaking event for him. He tells her to hurry over with her resume. Meng Zhuxi rushes there and sure enough, the man is sitting right there, handsome and imposing, with a cool, distant air. A few thin files are spread out on the table in front of him. Meng Zhuxi, still a little dazed, sits down across from him and hands over her resume. Under the bright lights, the man's expression is hard to read. He casually flips through it and asks, "Why didn't you list any interests or special skills?" Meng Zhuxi, the lazybones, racks her brains and asks uncertainly, "Does having money count as a special skill?" [Male lead's blurb] Zhou Huaichen first met Meng Zhuxi at a revolving restaurant high above the city. His grandfather had set him up with a date and made sure he went upstairs, but couldn't stop him from deliberately going to the wrong table. By pure chance, he sat across from Meng Zhuxi. Meng Zhuxi mistook him for her brother's boyfriend and earnestly advised him, "My brother's a playboy. He changes partners every month, so dating him won't get you anywhere. Why not break up before our elders find out? That way, you'll both keep your legs. What do you think?" Zhou Huaichen fixed his dark eyes on her and suddenly curled his lips into a smile. "Sure. Send me five million, and I'll agree to break up with your brother." * The second time they met, the young woman stood prettily before him, her beautiful, misty peach-blossom eyes gazing up at him. "I thought about it when I got home. Instead of money, how about I offer myself? ...What do you think of me?" Zhou Huaichen gave a carefree laugh. "Don't be silly. When you get married, your big brother will give you a dowry." Later, when Zhou Huaichen couldn't get out of her bed, the young woman held him by the shoulders, leaned close to his ear, and asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Have you gotten my dowry ready?" Weibo: @AugustLittleGlutinousRice Theme: Carry on Chinese civilization and build cultural confidence.