Spring Comes Late

[The male lead's story begins with a school-years crush; the main story starts in the city.]

"Among all the people who loved him in secret or openly, he had no idea where he stood in line."

1.

In his second year of high school, Ren Yuzhou easily won first place in the school's physics competition.

His classmates asked him, "You're good enough for a national-level competition. Why suddenly come here to beat up on the amateurs?"

At that, Ren Yuzhou lowered his eyes and kept his thoughts to himself.

The others continued chatting.

"I heard the school is planning to make the first-place winners of the physics competition and the singing competition our school's ambassadors. They're going to take photos together, too."

"Who's first place in the singing competition?"

"That gorgeous art student from Class Five. Chi Xi."

"Oh, the school beauty..."

As everyone started teasing, Ren Yuzhou's eyelids twitched as if they had hit a sore spot.

The cool, quiet boy's first crush stayed buried deep in his heart for many years.

2.

A few years later, Chi Xi becomes a hugely popular actress and the nation's sweetheart. By chance, a handsome ordinary guy catches her eye and makes her heart itch. Determined not to let the entertainment industry down, she decides to win him over.

But the other person is very cooperative. Extremely cooperative.

So cooperative that she even forgets which of them is... the prey!

3.

Chi Xi's agent books her a modern drama about doctors.

As it happens, Ren Yuzhou is the production's medical consultant.

The crew films a kissing scene.

Doctor Ren makes a rare appearance on set, watching the entire scene with an unhappy expression.

After filming wraps, the usually proud and self-controlled Ren Yuzhou walks into the dressing room with a stony face and locks the door.

Seeing this, Chi Xi throws herself into his arms. Unaware of how tense he is, she coaxes him coquettishly: Don't be jealous. It was all camera trickery.

Ren Yuzhou says nothing, but loosens his tie slightly. Then teach me, Teacher Chi. What does it look like when there's no camera trickery?

* A sweet little romance.

* The school-years bonus story has a complete plot. I recommend reading it!

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[Age gap + fighting over love]

[An innocent, beautiful white lotus VS a powerful tycoon who has it all under his thumb]

When Bai Chuchen first meets Shen Yuze, it's in the school auditorium.

He looks like a polished business executive, impeccably dressed as he presents a large scholarship to student representatives of A University on behalf of his company.

She should have been among them, but someone else took her place.

With nowhere else to turn, she makes a desperate plea to him.

"Mr. Shen, would you consider... sponsoring me, too?"

Shen Yuze pushes up his silver-rimmed glasses, maintaining his elegant composure. "My private sponsorship doesn't come so easily."

He looks Bai Chuchen over, then says considerately, "Miss, give me a reason."

At the time, Bai Chuchen has no idea that the whole thing is a trap Shen Yuze has carefully laid step by step.

He's determined to have her, yet wants her to come to him of her own accord.

Her mistake was thinking she could play games with a businessman.

Shen Yuze has no lover in his heart, only enemies.

Driven by revenge, he keeps his enemy's beloved white moonlight by his side, gazing at her as he pleases in the hope of savoring his vengeance.

But from the very first time he saw her, he could not stop himself from making his enemy's beloved white moonlight the one thing he couldn't bear to lose.

"He is the utter evil, sunk in a lightless abyss, yet she brings him a long-lost eternal day."

* No groveling arc. A beautiful angel softens the demon king. Sweet, healing romance.

* Ten-year age gap. The male lead steals the female lead from someone else, and falls in love at first sight.

* The heroine is incredibly beautiful. The male lead dotes on her, though he may suffer a little.

Theme: Good fortune must be earned through perseverance.