Summer Out of Order

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Bright and bold x cool and reserved

Flirtatious sweetheart x seemingly innocent, secretly scheming top student

1.

In the midsummer of her seventeenth year, Jiang Sui transfers to the unfamiliar little town of Xunning.

On a rainy afternoon, Ji Jingyu comes across her asleep against the wall at the turn of a staircase.

The rain pours like a waterfall, as if cutting the world off from everything beyond it.

Standing two steps below her, he watches her for a long time.

At that moment, for the first time, the orderly course of Ji Jingyu's life

falls into disarray because of someone.

2.

Jiang Sui pursues him openly and boldly, but Ji Jingyu remains completely unmoved.

His childhood friend can't stand to watch anymore. "Why don't you just give in to Jiang Sui? I can tell she's special to you too."

Ji Jingyu keeps his expression in check. "I only think of her as a little sister."

His friend spreads his hands and sighs. "You're hopeless. Enjoy dying alone."

Ji Jingyu knows better than anyone that Jiang Sui doesn't belong here, and that sooner or later she'll leave.

Her pursuit of him feels more like a childish game.

It can't be taken seriously or counted on.

So he keeps telling himself that he mustn't respond, mustn't fall for her.

3.

During their graduation trip after the college entrance exams, the crowd separates the group.

When his childhood friend finds them, they're watching fireworks by the shore.

The tall boy holds the girl in his arms, keeping her tightly sheltered so the bustling crowd can't touch her at all.

Jiang Sui gazes up at the dazzling, dreamlike fireworks, while Ji Jingyu watches her the whole time, his eyes gentle and tender.

His childhood friend: "..."

What the hell, he thinks of Jiang Sui as a little sister? Turns out he's the real clown!

Jiang Sui suddenly turns and buries her face in Ji Jingyu's arms.

His long, pale fingers gently cup the nape of her neck. He lowers his head slightly, his warm breath brushing her ear. "What's wrong?"

"He saw us. He must think my pursuit of you succeeded."

A fond laugh comes from above her head. "Then I'll go tell him that I've been the one pursuing you from the very beginning, Sui Sui."

*

Ji Jingyu was never an aloof, reserved mountain of snow. He was more like magma, wild and surging.

And his heart was stirred by a summer heat that would never fade.

[Reading guide]:

1. He adores her / mutual pining comes true / reunion after a long separation / unconventional childhood friends.

2. One-on-one romance, both each other's first love, no dating in high school.

3. A sweet romance from school uniforms to wedding gowns.

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Alone and helpless x high-ranking and powerful

Sweet-faced, obedient flirt x older man with a controlling, fatherly presence

Pseudo-incest / age gap / rekindled romance

1.

At seventeen, Shu Er follows her mother to the Ning family home.

Ning Yanchi looks at the mother and daughter with cold indifference, treating them like they're invisible.

Ning Zexu, who is about Shu Er's age, is so angry he jumps around, insisting they be thrown out.

Everyone thinks that even if Shu Er moves into the Ning home, she and Ning Yanchi will never have anything to do with each other.

After all, their positions are worlds apart, divided by an insurmountable gulf.

But in that hot, dim corner, a distinctive cool scent draws ever closer, trapping Shu Er in a tiny space.

Ning Yanchi grips the back of her neck, his voice low and magnetic, his eyes revealing the possessiveness he can no longer hide.

"Be good. Let me hold you for a while."

His tall, lean figure casts a heavy shadow, shattering every illusion that they are strangers. The vines of forbidden desire grow wildly.

2.

Shu Er knows full well that Ning Yanchi is the one who truly has a say in the Ning family, so she goes to great lengths to win his favor.

Later, Ning Yanchi lifts Shu Er's chin, his deep, dark eyes glinting with an inscrutable light. "Have you thought about the consequences of provoking me?"

Everyone says Ning Yanchi is cool and self-possessed. Only Shu Er has seen what he is like after dropping every pretense:

Gloomy and obsessive, with an overwhelming need to possess and control.

When their relationship is discovered, Shu Er chooses to go abroad without a backward glance.

Ning Zexu shakes his head. "That little burden is so heartless, after you treated her like the apple of your eye."

"Shut up. If I hear you call her that again, you'll regret it." Ning Yanchi suppresses the turbulent darkness in his eyes, forcing down the violent impulse to keep Shu Er imprisoned. "She'll come back eventually."

Since his little rose wants to go out and see the world, he'll let her.

3.

Four years later, as soon as Shu Er leaves the airport, someone stops her.

Inside the car, Ning Yanchi raises his eyes and fixes them on her, his thin lips curling into a smile. "Had enough fun, darling? It's time to come back and be Mrs. Ning."

Shu Er looks innocent. "But you're my brother."

Ning Yanchi pulls her onto his lap, his scorching breath brushing her ear. "What kind of brother am I to you? We're going to the civil affairs bureau to get our marriage license right now."

/Shu Er is the little rose growing in Ning Yanchi's heart, nurtured by the most passionate love he can give./

*For Ning Yanchi, this love is something he embraces wholeheartedly.

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