Hard to Read [Broken and Reunited]

Childhood friends | Breaking up and getting back together | University campus in the first half, city life in the second half

A nasty, spoiled young master vs. a gentle, honest little white flower

Blurb:

Xie Cheny an comes from a distinguished family and is well known in Beijing's elite circles for his arrogant, reckless ways. Arrogance is in his very bones.

Growing up, Ning Ling always felt inexplicably timid around Xie Chenyan.

She thinks it's because of the innate pressure that comes with being in the upper class.

But after getting drunk one night, Ning Ling somehow ends up in bed with Xie Chenyan.

The next morning, the lingering intimacy still hangs in the air. Ning Ling looks up and meets Xie Chenyan's eyes, dark and deep as ink.

The red marks on Xie Chenyan's pale collarbone are impossible to miss.

Ning Ling knows she's in trouble.

"How about I transfer you 1,000 yuan? I was drunk last night."

Ning Ling lowers her head, clutches the blanket in her hand, and quietly makes her offer.

Xie Chenyan leans against the side of the bed, his dark eyes fixed on her. He curls his lip.

"Do you think I'm some kind of gigolo?"

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Ning Ling thinks it over for a long time before finally daring to formally break up with Xie Chenyan.

Many years later, Ning Ling still remembers the menacing darkness that surged through Xie Chenyan's eyes that day.

Xie Chenyan wraps one arm around her waist and pins her tightly against his chest, holding her so fiercely it feels as if he wants to mold her into his body.

"I don't need a cheap, superficial relationship like friendship."

Xie Chenyan's thick brows draw low, his voice taut.

"And don't even think about putting that kind of relationship between us."

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"Ning Ling is the hardest name in the world to pronounce."

---Xie Chenyan's Diary of Practicing the 'nl' Pronunciation

So Xie Chenyan says her name thousands upon thousands of times.

Notes:

1. A sweet little story written to fill in a plot hole. It won't be paywalled during serialization, and probably won't update daily.

2. Both leads are each other's first love, and both are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending.

3. Blurb revised on 2026.9.2

Theme: They met when they were young, and their love is rock-solid.