Swaying

The complete version of "Swaying" is available on Qimao. Weibo: Chao Ku De Shuyu

My new novel, "Shi Yan", is now underway.

Blurb for "Shi Yan"

A beautiful teacher who seems cool and gentle but is wild and uninhibited on the inside x a handsome tattoo-shop owner with a roguish, flirtatious look and an honest, righteous personality

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Two people who have never been in a relationship, but are seasoned theorists, begin putting their knowledge into practice.

Blurb

On a stormy night, Zhou Shuyan’s car skids and she accidentally smashes the glass in front of someone’s house. Luckily, the homeowner is a kindhearted, righteous hottie. Not only does he let her off the hook, he also helps her deal with a domestic violence situation.

Before long, Zhou Shuyan discovers that this hottie is her student’s instructor, her best friend’s husband’s buddy, and her teacher husband’s former student. Even more incredible, he’s the curly-haired hottie she secretly photographed back in high school.

Well, the world is big, but Haicheng is small.

The strangest thing isn’t all the coincidences between them. It’s that Zhou Shuyan realizes this hottie seems to...

like her.

After that, two little voices appear in her head.

One is incredibly conscientious: No, I can’t! I’m not getting married. I can’t ruin his life.

The other believes in living for the moment: Come on, he’s handsome and has a great body. You’re really going to turn him down?

I’ll fix the typos after the story is complete.

The first time they meet, Jiang Zhaoxu sits in a corner of a sultry, raucous bar and watches Qi Jun weave through the revelers with a drink in hand, dressed in her work uniform, her long hair dyed silver-gray.

The second time, Qi Jun sits outside the tattoo shop at the mouth of an alley, smoking in a black camisole, and Jiang Zhaoxu catches sight of her. They stare at each other in the noisy alley. Jiang Zhaoxu’s wild gaze leaves Qi Jun so stunned that ash falls from her cigarette.

Later, Qi Jun pulls Jiang Zhaoxu out of the clutches of West Street’s local menace, saving the young master from nearly going astray.

Afterward, Jiang Zhaoxu pins Qi Jun against a battered wall in the alley.

He grips her chin and asks, "You risked your life to save me. Want to sleep with me?"

Qi Jun breaks free and playfully pats his cheek.

"Even if I never have a man in my life, I’ll never let you into my bed."

With that, she grabs her bag and runs out of the alley.

Later, after Qi Jun learns what the reckless young master has been carrying on his shoulders, she tells him, eyes shining, "Jiang Zhaoxu, you’re not your parents’ cover story. You have plenty of cards in your hand. You deserve to shine."

Everyone can only see the wild, careless shell you wear, but I saw the passionate, sincere heart you hide in the dark.

A good girl with a bad reputation x a wild, unruly young master

The leads both seem cool and aloof, but they’re both quick with a sharp retort.

Blurb two

Qi Jun is an extreme egoist: cold, indifferent, and unwilling to meddle in other people’s business.

Yet, by chance, she saves a fallen young master on the verge of ruin.

From that moment on, their fates are bound together.

Qi Jun believes she’ll never be moved by love, and she’s always prepared to make a clean getaway from anything and everything.

But when she sees the sincerity Jiang Zhaoxu hides beneath his wild, carefree facade, she knows there’s no escaping him.

Qi Jun is the light that keeps Jiang Zhaoxu alive.

Jiang Zhaoxu is the fire that melts Qi Jun’s icy heart.

Little scene 1:

After they get together, a friend teases Qi Jun. "Didn’t you say getting involved with Young Master Jiang would shave years off your life?"

Qi Jun suddenly thinks of the motorcycle boy who took her on a midnight ride to watch the sunrise. Smiling, she says, "Getting him is worth losing a few years."

Little scene 2:

Qi Jun, in H City for a competition, is taken by Jiang Zhaoxu to a gathering with his friends.

The moment that group of troublemakers sees Young Master Jiang arrive with a girl, they start teasing him. "Our Young Master Jiang has finally been brought down to earth by a beauty."

One of his close friends even calls her sister-in-law, only to get a kick from Young Master Jiang.

Everyone thinks Young Master Jiang is just fooling around, when he says, "Don’t get the generations mixed up. You call me Grandpa, and now you’re calling my woman your sister-in-law?"

All right, they get it.

The whole group lines up in front of Qi Jun and shouts in unison:

"Greetings, Young Madam Jiang!"

Qi Jun: ...

Reading guide

Happy ending, no cheating

Theme: Everyone deserves to be loved