Seven-Second Memory

They say a fish only remembers for seven seconds. You feed it one moment, and the next, it's forgotten you. No matter how much you feed it, it never grows attached. Yu Zhan says, "I wish I could be born a fish, happy, simple, and free." Song Yuncheng thinks he's just like a fish. On the day she decides to break up with him, the man stands tall and elegant, his eyes hiding an arrogant superiority. "You'll regret this." She sees right through him. He's nothing but a polished, self-serving playboy. Song Yuncheng walks away without looking back. - After the breakup, Song Yuncheng is bold and radiant, with one new romance after another. The photos of her that surface are irresistibly alluring. A friend teases Yu Zhan: "You can stop waiting for her to come back." Yu Zhan takes a long drag of his cigarette and laughs coldly, recklessly. He's so proud and free-spirited. How could a relationship ever tie him down? But when he gets home late at night, the lights are on, and the place is silent and empty. Now that no one is there to keep him in check, when he's at his most unrestrained, an emptiness wells up inside him, impossible to fill. - The two meet again at a friend's wedding, surrounded by a heady atmosphere of romance. Song Yuncheng keeps close to her new boyfriend, their gazes full of flirtation. In the dim light, someone watches with bloodshot eyes, his clenched fist straining against his trouser pocket, filled with aching bitterness. Late at night, Yu Zhan walks into the hotel's security room and orders the manager to set off the fire alarm on a certain floor. The manager nervously asks him to confirm again and again. Only after he sees a man and a woman appear on the floor the young master is watching does he understand why. - Later, an admirer appears by Song Yuncheng's side. He's shed all his arrogance and become meek and mild, even speaking in a gentle voice. He nearly gets into a fight with another man out of jealousy. A friend mocks him: "You're the CEO of a whole corporation. You don't have to make yourself so lowly over one girl." Yu Zhan wipes the blood from the corner of his mouth and looks at the woman's retreating figure in the distance, his heart surging. "I want to." * Devoted playboy x gentle, resilient woman * The regretful ex wins her back / rekindled romance. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending. * He thought freedom was what mattered most to a fish. Now he knows it's oxygen, and she's his oxygen. Without her, he's on the verge of death. New novel: Glass Dreams, please add to your wish list At Ruijing University's centennial celebration, the guests are many. One young aristocrat is surrounded by admirers and becomes the center of attention wherever he goes. It's Yu Jingheng. Quite a few girls find excuses to approach him, but his expression remains distant, his air untouchable. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lan Qingqi holds the tray of scissors and happens to be assigned to stand beside him, quiet, polite, and acting like a stranger. Unexpectedly, Yu Jingheng glances at her and says in a cool, almost teasing voice, "Ungrateful wretch." If you look closely, he really did help her once. A few years ago, Yu Jingheng went to the mountains on behalf of his family to do charity work. He sponsored several impoverished students, including Lan Qingqi. Back then, she was far away from him and had never spoken to him. She thought he didn't remember her. - How could he not remember her? The mountains were vast and wild, the village bleak. The girl wore a white dress washed pale with age. She was slender and frail, yet her eyes were clear and pure, like a dewy narcissus, her whole being radiating a delicate, ethereal beauty. At one glance, she settled in his heart, never to be erased. Now that they meet again, the girl has shed her youthful awkwardness. She's gentle with a hint of coolness, soft and beautiful yet strong-willed, and even more captivating than before. Yu Jingheng uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. He gives her the best opportunities, the most complete protection, and the most indulgent affection. Everyone says that the fourth young master of the Yu family, who has always been so arrogant, gives Lan Qingqi a depth of love and patience he's never shown anyone before. But Lan Qingqi remains calm and indifferent. Until one morning, she picks up the clothes at the foot of the bed and puts them on one by one. Standing in the morning light, graceful as jade, she turns to the person in bed. In a low voice, she calls him "Fourth Master Yu" and says, "Let's end this. I don't owe you anything anymore." At that moment, Yu Jingheng finally realizes that he never had a place in her heart. - He thought that building her a palace in the clouds was giving her a glass dream she could never have. Only later does he realize that when she entered his life, she became his most beautiful and unattainable glass dream. Later still, amid the deep snows and bitter cold of Northern Europe, Lan Qingqi falls ill and is trapped in her apartment, unable to find a doctor. Yu Jingheng brings one and knocks on her door. Lan Qingqi resists, but Yu Jingheng forcibly takes her away, pleading as he tries to coax her: "I owe you. Let me repay you now, okay?" If love means owing someone, then let him owe her for the rest of his life. * Cultured, roguish young master from the capital x resilient, impoverished college student * Seven-year age gap. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending. Theme: Stay positive and embrace life.