Just a Little Closer

On her first day at Chonghua High, Yan Miao learned who Yao Fang was

Her cousin's sworn enemy.

The notorious school bully of Chonghua High.

And exactly the kind of delinquent boy she had feared most before transferring.

So she stayed on her guard around him and kept him at a distance.

Until one late night, when she was at her most helpless, Yao Fang came over to her. His narrow eyes lowered as he looked down at her, as cold and roguish as ever.

But his words were strangely gentle.

"What are you afraid of? I'm here."

After that, the dark clouds hanging over her lifted.

Only then did Yan Miao realize Yao Fang was nothing like the person she had thought she knew.

He was a "sweet girl" unknown to outsiders, and the best boy in the world.

On her birthday, Yan Miao silently made a wish: may this boy always be free and untamed, bound by nothing.

What she didn't expect was that Yao Fang made the same wish for her.

Yan Miao thought that the flutter of young love and affection was sometimes just a moment of unspoken understanding.

-

After the college entrance exams.

Yan Miao was making plans for her and Yao Fang's future when he said, "Yan Miao, let's break up."

"Why?" she asked.

Yao Fang looked away.

After a long while

He bit down on a cigarette and gave a careless, low laugh. "I'm tired of this."

Yes, he was tired of this.

He said it twice.

Yan Miao lowered her eyes to hide her tears and nodded softly, granting the wish of the boy she loved most.

-

Four years later, a tall man, drenched by the pouring rain, stood before Yan Miao. He carefully pinched a corner of her clothes between his fingers and asked uncertainly, "Miaomiao, could you..."

"Take me home?"

○ A campus romance, from high school to university. (I think it may be a story about saving each other.)

○ This story is a slow burn, with a slight ensemble cast and elements of mutual pining and rekindled love.

Coming soon: When the Butterflies Come to Rest

[Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] [He Secretly Loves Her]

++++ Ye Xuxu always knew Xiao Ye was a carefree playboy, with women constantly coming and going at his side. But this was the first time she'd seen him in a private club, locked in a passionate embrace with a woman.

She calmly closed the door and left the club.

A late-spring downpour fell hard, blocking her way.

She waited a long time, but the rain didn't stop. Her clothes were soaked by the splashing rain. Ye Xuxu started to step into the downpour when a hand grabbed her.

Ye Xuxu turned around.

The ember of a cigarette flickered at Jian Congyu's lips. He lowered his long, narrow eyes and asked with a faint, teasing smile, "Are you that heartbroken?"

Ye Xuxu blinked.

She supposed she was heartbroken, after all, she'd liked Xiao Ye for so many years.

Before she could answer, Jian Congyu said, "Then how about I help you get revenge?"

Ye Xuxu finally looked the man in the eye. "Why?"

Jian Congyu looked at her. His dark eyes reflected the endless curtain of rain and the dazzling, shifting lights, all blurred beyond recognition.

After a long while, he curled his lips and murmured lazily, "Because Xiao Ye hurt the girl I love most."

"I want revenge, too."

-

For the first half of his life, Jian Congyu was always waiting for a butterfly to land.

On a late-spring rainy night ten years later, the butterfly's wings were soaked as it came to rest beneath the eaves.

It had nothing to do with him.

Still, he happily drew near and reverently gathered her into his hands.

[A proud, calculating, devoted Gu King x a cool beauty who knows nothing of love]

Blurb written on 2022.5.18 and archived

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