The Colors in My Life That Are Tied to You

[The full novel has been reviewed and revised.]

Youthful angst and love | Devoted couple | Wife-doting | Sweet romance | Growing up

A flirtatious playboy with a soft heart | An innocent, pure-hearted girl

The ruffian Jiang Hui sets his sights on Xue Ying, who has just been accepted to a teachers' university. He sees her as his prey.

With Jiang Hui's arrival, Xue Ying's exhausting life of working her way through school is suddenly filled with brilliant colors.

Xue Ying gazes toward the sunlight and remembers last night's dance at the bar.

Beneath the lights, that roguish face suddenly comes together in her mind as Jiang Hui's handsome face!

He's the little hoodlum, the utter rascal who stole her first kiss at the bar's dance!

The first time, you're strangers. The second time, you're acquainted. The third time, you're... friends.

Jiang Hui casually assigns them a status: "Xue Ying, you're my friend now. In other words, my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend...?" Xue Ying stammers, echoing him: "Then doesn't that mean you're my friend too? My boyfriend?"

"Yeah, I'm here!"

"..."

Facing a bleak and aimless future...

His gaze is fierce, and she already knows everything.

He's a lovesick playboy; she's an innocent girl.

Jiang Hui: I just wanted to go back to sleep. It's over. You get it now, so you can leave!

With a glass in hand and another woman in his arms, he bitterly drinks, his heart full of remorse: At last, the playboy has settled down, but he's afraid the woman he loves will waste her life on him.

Xue Ying: What gives you the right to come and go as you please? Did you ever ask what I wanted? Jiang Hui, this time, I'm the one who doesn't want you.

She turns and walks away, retreating step by step. More than four years ago, she warned herself with a conviction that now feels even more real: I can wait for you. I'll wait until you tell me everything.

How lucky does a boy have to be

to have dated so many girls and still meet an innocent young woman?

How unlucky does a girl have to be

to have never been in love before, only to fall for a scumbag playboy?

Do you believe both things could happen at once?

Jiang Hui and Xue Ying: a sweet little love story

Blurb saved on November 13, 2023

[Reading Guide]

1. The male lead is Xu Jun's big brother. He's more handsome than Xu Jun and smoother-talking than Li Haoran. He's devoted to his wife and clever in every way. For Xu Jun's story, see: Secretly Loving You Until Long After.

2. The leads are eight years apart. The female lead is a little childish, mostly because the male lead is so mature!

3. Xu Jun and Li Yiran appear in the story, as does Jiang Lu as a child. For Jiang Lu's love story, see: Waiting for Your Return.

4. Blurb clarifications: The female lead isn't love-brained, and the male lead isn't a womanizer.

Theme: Devote your love to one person.