Scarlet Trajectory

[The story is complete. Please leave a five-star review ^-^] Years after their breakup, Jiang Suiyi runs into Lin Jingxu again at the airport on her return to Lingcheng. The rain was coming down so hard that driving was difficult. Her car broke down by the roadside, and her assistant told her to wait under the eaves with an umbrella. That was when she looked back and caught sight of Lin Jingxu, surrounded by people in the terminal. He noticed her too, but looked away after just one glance. Not long afterward, the glass door behind her was pushed open from inside. Ignoring the startled looks behind him, he reached out and steadied the umbrella she was struggling to hold. Raindrops fell onto the umbrella beneath the eaves, splashing onto his neatly arranged collar. Jiang Suiyi looked up. Her fingers brushed his, and she instinctively jerked her hand away. The streetlights swayed. In their faint circle of warm light, she heard him speak with calm, teasing indifference: "What, now that we've broken up, even touching me feels dirty?" - Back in their student days, Lin Jingxu was every young girl's fantasy: a born winner, haughty and gifted, with a casual touch that could reach heights others could only dream of. He was used to being adored by everyone, carefree and unrestrained, yet there was no denying how good he was to her. When they broke up, Jiang Suiyi didn't drag things out. She simply said, "Let's part on good terms," and cut things off cleanly. Until that night. A heavy snowfall shut down the harbor and grounded all flights. Lin Jingxu grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into his arms. In the dark of that stormy night, he lowered his head to look at her, his voice cool and hoarse. "Jiang Suiyi, we can't go back to how we were." [Rich playboy x STEM student] [Mutual pining / reunion after years apart / rekindled romance] Note: 1. The male lead is sexually inexperienced. They are each other's first love and first partner. (There are detailed content warnings in Chapter 1. Please don't attack me if it's not your thing, TvT.) 2. The story transitions from university to city life. 3. The character cards feature Yiyi and A Xu. 4. Please add the author to your favorites~~ Check out my other completed novels in the same genre, Twilight Deepens and Sailing Home Through the Mist, on my author page if you're interested~ Coming next: Lemon Tart Everyone at He University knows Pei Shidu is a born winner, bold and uninhibited, with countless girls chasing after him. Chen Qinghuan, the Chinese department's belle, is cool and reserved, with an air of gentle elegance. Everyone agrees she's the perfect first love. Ever since they started school, the two have been called a "golden couple": handsome and beautiful, with students secretly starting forum threads to write fanfiction about them. But no one could have guessed that she was dating his best friend. - For a while, everyone lamented the fate of this couple. The shippers were losing their minds, but could only stay up late making their own content. Anonymous 1: [Image] With looks like these, could they really not date me? Anonymous 2: Chen Baiyan is super handsome, but can we just have both of them? TT Anonymous 3: When is Goddess Chen going to get tired of him and switch to someone else? /sobs Anonymous 999: Ahem... I think your wish may have come true... Netizens: ??? A buried comment suddenly shot to the top of the page in just a few minutes. It said: Chen Baiyan caught kissing a girl in the dance studio, neither of them able to pull away?!!! WDF. Goddess Chen had been cheated on. - The news spread like wildfire. Chen Qinghuan found out she'd been cheated on through a Weibo post that had been reposted 10,086 times. A sudden downpour that day ruined her birthday gathering because of these "two uninvited guests." Soaked through, Chen Qinghuan walked into a convenience store, never imagining she'd run into Pei Shidu. In her memory, he was always dressed in a black shirt, buttoned all the way to the top, proud and refined. The moment their eyes met, Chen Qinghuan felt so wretched she wanted to lower her head. She thought he'd come to mock her. Instead, Pei Shidu walked over and draped his coat over her soaked shoulders. His voice was cool, his tone gentle. "I've got a dress at my place. Want to go?" - At first, Chen Qinghuan accepted Pei Shidu's advances only to get revenge on her scumbag boyfriend. Gradually, she realized Pei Shidu might actually be interested in her. The night temptation finally got the better of her and her conscience stirred, Chen Qinghuan confessed everything to him. The man held a cigarette between his teeth, his damp hair resting against the sofa. Love bites and teeth marks covered the exposed chest beneath his loose bathrobe, and his expression was devil-may-care. "Finished confessing?" Chen Qinghuan suddenly fell silent. Pei Shidu narrowed his eyes lazily and casually untied the belt of his robe. "Had your fill of getting everything for free, and now you're in a hurry to cut ties with me?" Chen Qinghuan sniffed and couldn't help swallowing. "I don't..." "Chen Qinghuan." He leaned in sharply, his voice languid and husky. "That isn't what you were saying just now." Chen Qinghuan: ... Long-planned pursuit | Secretly in love with her | Reunion after years apart | Mainly set at university ※ Seemingly composed, cool girl x jaded, devoted golden boy ※ The heroine isn't a pushover. She has her own little schemes and temper, and she absolutely won't let herself be taken advantage of, my darlings~ The characters and plot from Chapters 77 and 79 of Crimson Trails also appear here. Feel free to give it a try if you're interested~ Theme: Love yourself first