Name: A Taste of Something New
Author: Su Yu

Synopsis

[For the simplified Chinese edition's publication progress, see Weibo @Su Yu Is Asleep | Irregular revisions, so the text may differ from pirated copies | Upcoming stories: Falling and Tempted to Escape. Blurbs below. Please add them to your favorites!]

Blurb:

1. Xu Subai is handsome in a roguish way, uninhibited and unruly, and his romantic escapades are known all over campus.

The self-conscious and sensitive Yun Qijiu only dares to admire him from afar.

Then, during a summer social practice activity, someone sets her up and she loses a game. Blushing, she shuffles over to him.

He takes the opportunity to pin her against the sofa, one arm around her waist.

The distance between them closes in an instant, charged with flirtation and restless desire.

In the dim light, his eyes gleam. He watches her at his leisure, wearing a roguish smile.

"Come to confess to me, huh? Then go ahead. I'll listen."

2. They once loved each other passionately, and everyone knew it.

It turned out their attempt at something new had failed, and they each returned to the sea of people.

When they meet again after a long separation, they clash at every turn.

She accepts her defeat and turns to leave.

Who could have guessed that Xu Subai would later drown himself in cigarettes and alcohol and accuse her:

"My heart's like a toy, and you keep playing with it. Yun Liusan, I'm still stuck in the swamp of our past because of you..."

Unable to break free.

[Roguish, flirtatious playboy × gentle on the outside, strong-willed on the inside (war correspondent)]

Xu Subai × Yun Qijiu (Liusan)

Reader's Guide:

* One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationships (by my standards).

* Campus first, then city life; a story of healing, mutual devotion, rekindled love, and reunion after a long separation. Not a chase-the-wife plot. The setting is partly fictional.

* If it doesn't suit you, stop reading in time.

Contemporary Romance: Falling

Blurb:

Qi Yan is an illegitimate daughter plagued by scandal, cool and striking, with a wild edge and thorns all over. She's from a completely different world than Zhou Yuekai, a refined and distinguished young master.

Until one day, the school forum goes wild with a rumor:

She sent Zhou Yuekai a love letter, hoping to steal her half-sister's boyfriend.

So she appears outside his classroom, sashaying confidently. She flicks a pink envelope onto his desk and declares:

"I won't accept being slandered for no reason. So, Zhou Yuekai, from this moment on, I'm going to pursue you."

Zhou Yuekai glances nonchalantly at the "love letter," chuckles, and slips it into his bag.

Seeing how coolly he responds, everyone assumes Qi Yan has been rejected.

But only he knows that it's the three-thousand-word letter of apology he wrote by hand the night before:

"About keeping you up all night and leaving you sleep-deprived, I admit I was wrong, but I won't change a thing!"

[Handsome, lazy, roguish young master × cool, stubborn art student]

Zhou Yuekai × Qi Yan

* One-on-one romance, both leads' firsts and only partners, happy ending, hero pursues heroine, rekindled love.

* From campus to city life.

Upcoming Contemporary Romance: Tempted to Escape

Blurb:

1. Lu Jingshi, the undisputed boss of his old high school, is cocky, unruly, and hopeless at school. He transfers to No. 1 High School in his second year and becomes the new deskmate of Lin Yueshen, a model student.

Everyone feels like they've just been handed a tragic fate and silently lights a candle for Lin.

But...

One night, Lu Jingshi steps out of a barbecue stall and runs into his sweet, soft-spoken deskmate standing up for someone on the street.

She is stern and fierce, in an adorably intimidating way.

Lu Jingshi: Well, that was unexpected.

2. Lin's mother and Lu's mother are close friends. At Lu's mother's request, Lin Yueshen tries to set Lu Jingshi on the right path.

Today she gives him a set of practice books. Tomorrow she helps him with must-do problems. The day after that, she makes him memorize vocabulary...

At last, all her hard work pays off.

She watches helplessly as he snatches the top spot in their grade right out from under her.

Lin Yueshen: ?!!!

[Bad-boy troublemaker × student who only pretends to be well-behaved]

Lu Jingshi × Lin Yueshen