Minty Heartbeat

[Complete] [#Secret Crush#Rekindled Romance#Mutual Healing#]

[Coming next: A Long Time in the Making]

[Check out my completed campus novels: Secret Crush on Mint and Honeyed Kiss]

Blurb:

On the day the heaviest snow fell in Yuncheng, Zhou Sihui fell to the ground, scattering the documents in her hands everywhere. She crouched down and picked them up one by one.

The wind was strong that day, and the temperature was the lowest Yuncheng had seen. Her fingers were red and trembling with cold. As she picked up the last page, someone came to a stop beside her.

He was tall and slender, holding a black umbrella. The light was too dim for her to see anything but his sharp, clean jawline.

And the voice that made her heart ache so unbearably.

Song Qi crouched down on one knee, put the umbrella in her hand, and took off his suit jacket to drape over her shoulders. His eyes shimmered with reflected light. "Put it on properly. Don't catch a cold."

-

Zhou Sihui had liked Song Qi for many years. Her diary was filled with the thoughts of a girl in love.

But her feelings had never seen the light of day.

Later, she was lucky enough to have that moment when the young man held her tightly, his head nestled against her neck and shoulder, his eyes bloodshot as he asked her:

"Do you like me?"

Later, they started dating. Her roommate asked if a proud, gifted man like Song Qi was just as cool in private.

Her face flushed, and she smiled without answering. No one knew how clingy he was when they were alone.

That night, he couldn't find her and waited under a streetlight for ages. Snow settled on his shoulders. Wrapped in cold, he saw her coming and pulled her into his arms.

"Zhou Sihui, do you want to see me go crazy?"

-

Years later, they met again. In the cramped restroom, he pressed her against the glass counter. His shirt was pushed up, revealing a black tooth-mark tattoo at his waist.

Snow blanketed the world outside. Beneath the hazy lights, he gripped her waist and buried his face against her neck, his eyes damp. "Zhou Sihui, don't leave me."

He was no longer an unreachable star. His attitude was earnest and sincere, as if he had humbled himself to the dust.

"Give me one more chance."

It takes only 0.01 seconds for a heart to flutter. A forty-five-degree angle is how high I have to look up at you, and falling for you is my instinct.

Good girl x handsome, unruly bad boy

Secret crush #Rekindled Romance#From College to the City#

Content warnings:

1. Both leads are each other's firsts, and the heroine is not perfect.

2. A story of mutual healing.

3. Daily updates at 6 p.m.

Pre-release 1: A Long Time in the Making

Blurb:

Secret crush #Rekindled Romance

On a dazzling night of lights and revelry, Su Cheng was made to drink four glasses of wine in a row by a client. As she leaned over the restroom sink to wash her face, the door opened.

In the dim yellow light, Zhou Yuchen walked in wearing a dark suit, neat and immaculate. He pressed up behind her, gazing at her reflection, her eyes red at the corners.

The man's lips curved slightly, and his eyes seemed tinted by the light, a whirlpool churning in their depths. "Su Cheng, has disappearing for so long been fun?"

-

Amid the flickering lights and shadows, Su Cheng seemed to see that night again. Her clothes were soaked, and she stood shivering in the rain. He walked out of the crowd of onlookers and carried her away.

In the dimness, rain ran down his face. She heard him say:

"Why are you shivering?"

"Hold on tight."

Everyone said Zhou Yuchen was unruly, arrogant, carefree, and no good at comforting people.

That night, drunk, she cried so hard she couldn't control herself. He held her in his arms, gently kissed away her tears, and softly coaxed her to sleep.

"Be good, baby. Want me to sing you a song?"

-

Years later, they met again, and he became her client. At a bar, everyone egged Su Cheng on to offer him a drink. The man lounged on the sofa, the light tracing his handsome, refined features. His fingers were pale, long, and sharply defined; at his wrist, a black suit cuff revealed half of a number tattoo.

"11"

Su Cheng's nickname.

After several rounds of drinks, he cornered Su Cheng. The man dropped his reserve and pressed his lips to hers.

"Su Cheng, do you really not want me anymore?"

#You Are My Long-Laid Plan#

#From College to the City#Rekindled Romance#

Pre-release 2: Heartbeat

Blurb:

Secret crush #Rekindled Romance

Su Hanyu was in a terrible mood on the day of her blind date.

Her tire had gone flat, her wallet was missing, and she had no idea where she'd left her phone. Water droplets glistened in her hair, and she arrived just five minutes before the restaurant closed. The whole place was quiet, with only one person standing by the window.

The light was dim, and he had his back to the door, so she couldn't see his face. Su Hanyu walked over and hesitantly called out, "Mr. Chen."

Chen Chao had one hand in his pocket as he turned leisurely. His deep-set eyes and handsome features unlocked memories Su Hanyu had buried away.

-

Su Hanyu had a secret buried deep in her heart for years, a feeling that had endured for ages, hidden from the light of day.

She had carefully treasured it.

At a get-together, they played Truth or Dare. Chen Chao lost, and his friends egged him on, asking if there was a girl he liked.

He slowly raised his eyelids, the corner of his lips curling into a captivating smile. "There is."

The next second, Su Hanyu's phone rang.

[What are you hiding for? I'm not going to eat you.]

When they started dating, their friends worried that sweet, well-behaved Su Hanyu would get bullied, and offered her all sorts of advice.

She could only laugh helplessly. In truth, he spoiled her like a princess.

That night, she wanted a mandarin orange, so he crossed half the city to buy one for her. She was so moved that tears filled her eyes.

He pulled her into his arms and kissed her, pinched her cheek, and affectionately called her, "Silly girl."

-

On the day of her next blind date, Su Hanyu was cornered.

The area around them was chaotic. Chen Chao grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a private room, where the light flashed in her eyes.

His grip on her wrist hurt, and when she tried to push him away, she saw the faded pink hair tie around his wrist.

Chen Chao's eyes were red, and his voice was low and dangerously seductive, making her heart flutter.

"I'm cutting in line."

"Will you choose me?"

Many years ago, a girl had dared to do something. In the boy's graduation yearbook, she had written these words in a subtle way:

"That afternoon, the cicadas' song startled my heartbeat. Only I know that what startled it was also your carefree shadow."

"Chen Chao, may every year bring you good fortune."

Good girl x handsome bad boy

Secret crush #From College to the City#Rekindled Romance#

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