Two major things happened on the day of the opening ceremony.
One was that Nan Jin, the freshman representative, was beautiful with a sweet voice. The moment she appeared, she became Peking University's newest campus goddess.
The other was that Pei Yanning, the campus golden boy, took a liking to the freshman representative and was determined to win her over.
But a year, then two years passed. Pei Yanning got rid of the women fluttering around him and cast off his wild, carefree ways, yet he still couldn't win Nan Jin's favor.
Later, Nan Jin was in a car accident, and Pei Yanning stayed by her side day and night, through all kinds of weather.
The pampered young master who could call the wind and summon the rain waited on her hand and foot every day. No one could help being moved.
Everyone said Pei Yanning was the perfect boyfriend.
He had spent his days surrounded by women without letting any of them get close, yet with her he was attentive, indulged her every whim, and gave her whatever she asked for.
Nan Jin believed it too.
She believed she had made a playboy settle down. She believed Pei Yanning was madly in love with her.
If only she hadn't later seen the marriage proposal ring in his pocket, a ring that wasn't meant for her.
She knew then that she had only stepped into a fleeting, shimmering dream.
Now it was time to wake up.
Another night when she couldn't get through to Pei Yanning.
Nan Jin packed her things and left Yanjing.
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After graduation, Nan Jin joined a large real estate company. At its anniversary celebration, a colleague talked her into appearing in a livestream.
A friend told Pei Yanning they'd seen Nan Jin selling houses on a platform.
That day, the whole internet witnessed him send her a million yuan in gifts, only to be blacklisted by the streamer.
Pei Yanning flew to Ningcheng and sat in the office of the real estate company's vice president. He smiled as Nan Jin came in, then watched her slam the door on her way out.
That very day, Nan Jin quit.
Later, Pei Yanning cornered her outside her building, with none of his former pride, arrogance, or swagger left.
Holding Nan Jin, all he could do was whisper over and over, "Come home with me."
Nan Jin gently pulled free and smiled at him. "Wake up, Pei Yanning."
'He was once the dream I dreamed of, a dream I couldn't wake from.
She is still the dream I dream of, a dream I can't wake from.'
- A fake playboy, a real obsessive, and a good girl who turns into a troublemaker
- His madness is the kind that takes by force; her troublemaking is the kind that brings trouble down on herself.
- "The dream I dreamed of, a dream I couldn't wake from" is from the song "Red Rose."
Theme: Love
