When Butterflies Rise Over Orange Blossoms

At Jingbei University, Su Cheng and Zhou Yuchen were worlds apart. She was sweet and quiet, while he was arrogant and carefree.

One day after the rain, she saw him through the shifting light, surrounded by girls teasing him. He joked around without a care, and Su Cheng turned away, heart heavy.

No one knew she liked Zhou Yuchen. She'd liked him for two years, from cicadas singing in the height of summer to damp spring nights, filling her diary with thoughts of him.

When her roommate saw how dejected she looked, she asked, "What's your biggest regret?"

With tearful eyes, Su Cheng smiled bitterly. "Watching my crush date one girl after another, and not daring to confess."

The golden boy Zhou Yuchen was a celebrity at Jingbei University: arrogant and unrestrained, laid-back and carefree, a complete playboy. More girls liked him than anyone could count.

Su Cheng was the least noticeable of them all. She never imagined their paths would cross. She knew it was like a moth flying into a flame, but she still threw herself in without hesitation.

But every dream eventually comes to an end. On the day they broke up, he stood in the shadows and slowly uttered two words:

"Suit yourself."

-

Years later, they met again. He was now her client. At a bar, everyone egged Su Cheng on to drink a toast to him. The man lounged on the sofa, the light tracing his handsome, cool features. His fingers were long, pale, and finely knuckled. At the edge of his black suit sleeve, a number tattoo showed on the inside of his wrist.

"7"

Su Cheng's favorite number.

After several rounds, he cornered Su Cheng. Shedding his reserve, he pressed his lips to hers and kissed her slowly.

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

-

A little scene:

Everyone said Zhou Yuchen was a shameless playboy who despised comforting people.

But no one knew that on that drunken night when she cried uncontrollably, he held her in his arms, tenderly kissed the tears from the corners of her eyes, and soothed her in a soft voice.

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

What's it like to have a secret crush?

It's like planting hawthorns in a desolate heart. Every sweet-and-sour taste is because of him.

Later, the hawthorns turned into candied dates, and he gave me a garden full of spring.

A proud, refined young gentleman from Beijing's elite circle x a gentle, stunning designer

#YouAreMyLongLaidPlan#

#FromUniversityToTheCity#SecretCrush#ReunionAfterYearsApart#RekindledLove#

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Upcoming Book 1: That Summer

#ThePlayboyComesAround#

Shen Shiyun was known at Jing University as a well-behaved girl, graceful and quiet.

Yan Zhixuan was known as a notorious playboy, rebellious, untamable, and unrestrained.

She liked Yan Zhixuan.

A secret crush was like a vine growing wildly, taking over an unseen world. In that silent chaos of a battle, she kept losing, again and again.

She never thought she'd get the chance to be close to him.

At a birthday party, they played truth or dare. His friends egged him on, telling him to say "I like you" to every girl there. When it was her turn, he grinned roguishly and said, "You're too well-behaved. I can't say it."

She swallowed the ache in her heart, quietly hid her love letter, and slipped away without a sound.

From high school to university, her secret love withered before it could bloom.

Even in her sadness, she knew that a golden boy like him was beyond her reach.

And she was nothing more than an insignificant drop in the ocean.

They were destined to be parallel lines that could never meet.

Later, their parallel lines crossed. No one knew they had shared a wild, reckless past.

Regrettably, they never made it to the end together. On the day they broke up, Yan Zhixuan stood in the shadows. His long fingers casually snapped the cigarette butt in half, and he said indifferently:

"Whatever."

-

After their breakup, they met again. In the cramped corner of a bar, he held her by the waist, lowered his head, and bit at her lips. His breaths grew heavier by the second.

"Shen Shiyun," the man's eyes were bloodshot, his lips trembling as they brushed against hers. "Please. Let me have you."

Everyone said a playboy's reform was never trustworthy. They urged Shen Shiyun to be careful and not invest too much in him.

But they didn't know that even during their wildest days, he had treated her like a queen.

After the rain that day, he carried her down one street after another and took her to see a dazzling rainbow.

-In the clamorous heat of summer, the scorching wind entwined with us.

-And you and I will never let go, even in death.

A powerful man from Beijing's elite circle x a comic artist

A rebellious, untamable young gentleman x a down-on-her-luck good girl

Redemption / from campus to the city

Upcoming Book 2: Summer Surrender

A rich young man stranded in a small town x a beautiful, unconventional reporter

Wen Xi and Zhou Heng's first meeting was far from pleasant. The girl was injured and stood at the mouth of a dim alley, wiping herself clean.

The wind was strong, lifting the hem of her school uniform and revealing her slender waist, marked with several purple bruises.

She struggled to wipe them clean, biting one corner of her uniform and turning halfway around. Her movements were rough, but her expression remained unchanged, calm and unconcerned.

Zhou Heng walked past with a can of beer in his hand. His school uniform hung open, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing a deep scar on his forearm.

The beer in his hand fizzed and hissed, a white mist rising from it. Halfway along, he pulled a cigarette and lighter from his pocket, held the cigarette between his lips, and lit it with his head lowered. Through the swirling smoke, his bleakness was striking.

He was the most intimidating student at No. 1 High School. He was smart, good-looking, and supposedly a good fighter. Wen Xi usually went out of her way to avoid him.

But that night, on a whim, she called out, "Hey, lend me your lighter."

Zhou Heng stopped. His eyes looked as if they'd been washed clean by water, hazy and misty. His voice was full of desire. "Do you want me?"

"You?" The girl lowered her uniform. Her long lashes lifted in a lovely curve. "If it's you, then yes."

Later, when they met again, a fan struggled to turn in a shabby room. After washing the blood from his forehead, the boy pinned her to the wall, the tip of his nose touching hers.

"Wen Xi, I'll get you out of here."

-

Later still, they met again at university. In the cramped restroom, the man trapped her in his arms, kissing and teasing her lips as he said in a restrained voice, "Wen Xi, you can't get away from me."

That day, Zhou Heng left the restroom with a bite mark on his Adam's apple, three buttons missing from his white shirt, and scratches on his collarbone.

-

Later, in a private villa, Zhou Heng pinned Wen Xi against the floor-to-ceiling window. He pointed to his Adam's apple and asked with a lazy, roguish smile:

"Are you going to bite me again?"

A little scene:

Everyone thought Wen Xi had made the first move in their game of love. They didn't know Zhou Heng had been the first to take a step. He'd used himself as bait to lure her in.

A friend asked him, "Do you regret it?"

He flicked the cigarette between his fingers and smiled, lips curving. "I only regret letting her get away that night."

But it doesn't matter. He can win her back.

[I want to be your flame, even if I burn out]

A rich young man stranded in a small town x a beautiful, unconventional reporter

Secret crush #SmallTownRedemption#HighSchoolToUniversity#ThenToTheCity

Theme: Whether you succeed or not, every view is worth seeing. Confidence is the most beautiful thing.