The Unfinished Problem

[My next novel, Folded-Corner Letter, opens April 15]

P.S. The reading guide for this story is included in the blurb.

1. During those years of youth, Yu Sui solved countless equations. But one problem, named "Liang Yingwei," was different: she never wrote down an answer.

The stirrings of adolescence took root in Yu Sui's heart. Her secret love, dazzling as a sky full of fireworks, would eventually come to an end.

Yu Sui would never forget how, when everyone picked up their pencils to sketch her pose, a single glance from Liang Yingwei was enough to shatter every disguise she wore.

Compared with everyone else's bold affection, Yu Sui thought perhaps ignoring him might catch his attention.

He exposed her clever little scheme himself during the final class in the art studio.

The young man stood in the doorway with his art bag on his back, a strange emotion appearing in his usually indifferent eyes for the first time.

"Yu Sui, your behavior is even more off-putting than everyone else's."

He placed a diary on the desk. It was the record of her three-year secret and proof of every disguise she had worn.

2. Eight years later, Liang Yingwei had already achieved great success and become a master renowned at home and abroad.

By then, Yu Sui had long since given up her old hobby. She had become a substitute host for a television station, drawing plenty of attention with her lovely appearance and gentle manner of speaking.

For the program's first stop, the production team decided to take an emotional approach to help the guests, who were meeting for the first time, get closer. Everyone had to draw a slip of paper and answer three questions.

With everyone watching expectantly, Liang Yingwei drew a slip and handed it to Yu Sui, who was managing the program.

She read what was written on it, her expression stiffening slightly. Under everyone's prompting, she asked him, "Why did you come on the show?"

Liang Yingwei answered without hesitation: "I was bored."

Yu Sui: "Have you had a heart-fluttering moment recently?"

"Yes. Every moment since I saw her again."

The people around them began to tease him, all trying to guess who he had fallen for.

Yu Sui alone acted as if she hadn't heard him and seriously asked the final question: "If you had a time machine, when would you go back to?"

"High school." He had already answered, but spoke again. "I want to write an answer on the last page of her diary: Liang Yingwei."

Content warnings:

-One-on-one, both are virgins, happy ending

-The male lead's words in the blurb are a misunderstanding. The main story explains it.

-Neither lead is based on a real person. Please don't associate them with any other novel.

-If you finish the free chapters and decide the story isn't for you, please don't continue reading. Save your Jinjiang coins for stories you like.

-I respect every reader who supports authors through official channels. Readers of pirated copies are not welcome to comment, and malicious comments on the free chapters will be deleted.

≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈Preview of the upcoming novel Folded-Corner Letter≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈

The summer after the college entrance exams, Yu Ning met Zhou Shubai.

From then on, he held two places in her heart: "the unattainable first love and the cinnabar mole."

Yu Ning thought Zhou Shubai was fake. To be precise, "So you have two faces!"

From the first moment Zhou Shubai saw Yu Ning, he thought this short-haired girl knew exactly what she was doing. She seemed carefree, but she had her own way of flirting, always saying suggestive things. Luckily, he had enough self-control not to fall for it.

Yu Ning: I think Zhou Shubai has been acting weird lately.

Best friend: How so?

Yu Ning: He has designs on me.

(At the same time)

Zhou Shubai: Don't you think Yu Ning has been acting weird lately?

Good friend: Has she?

Zhou Shubai: She's playing hard to get.

Later, they met again at university. As Zhou Shubai saw his own photo on the campus list of popular figures, a familiar face caught his eye on the noticeboard next door.

Zhou Shubai: "Why didn't you tell me you got into Lanlin?"

Yu Ning: "We're just ordinary classmates. Did I need to tell you?"

Zhou Shubai nearly gritted his teeth. "Do ordinary classmates spend the night at each other's place?"

The story in a nutshell:

Zhou Shubai: Block me, change your number, pretend you don't know me, and now you're addicted to playing hard to get?

Yu Ning: Sorry, I just turned down someone like you last week.

*[Youth is a race through endless missed connections and reunions. He appeared in the hot, cicada-filled summer and set my whole world ablaze.]

Theme: Study hard