The Lost Heartbeat

1.

Jiang Zhi never knew she was just a stand-in for Xu Yanchuan's first love. Until one day, when he got drunk and cupped her face, only to call her by someone else's name.

At that moment, Jiang Zhi awoke from her dream. So she was only a substitute.

That night, she left a note, cut off all contact with him, and walked away without hesitation.

2.

Xu Yanchuan was carefree and unruly, seemingly treating life like a game. He appeared passionate, but was actually the most heartless of all.

No one knew that Xu Yanchuan had a girl in his heart, his high school deskmate.

Jiang Zhi looked about sixty percent like that girl, and she was also the first girl Xu Yanchuan had ever pursued.

But only after Jiang Zhi left him, heartbroken and disillusioned, did he understand his own feelings and learn to distinguish gratitude from love.

3.

After a long separation, old acquaintances should meet with some dignity.

But one was distant and aloof, caring only about her career, while the other kept finding excuses to cause trouble and stubbornly refused to admit it.

One evening, the two ran into each other at a bar.

Jiang Zhi went to the restroom, but when she came out, someone stopped her in the hallway. Xu Yanchuan gripped her wrist, his dark eyes fixed on the dazzlingly dressed woman before him. Through clenched teeth, he asked in a low voice, "What will it take for you to forgive me?"

Jiang Zhi gently pushed him away, rose onto her toes, and whispered against his ear, "Stop showing up in front of me."

/Only belatedly did I realize that, at some point, you had become my heartbeat/

Cardiothoracic surgeon x professional race car driver

Distant and aloof (later) x carefree and unruly

[Reading Guide]

1. The male lead is not a playboy. He has never liked anyone but the female lead, and he doesn't realize he is in love with her.

He is only grateful to his first love, who helped save him during the darkest period of his life.

2. His first love died in an accident. She only appears in his memories and will not show up in person. (She won't take up much of the story.)

3. The part where he pursues her comes fairly late. The story is sweet first, then angsty, followed by him pursuing her. Please don't read if that isn't for you. (Bows)

[A Little Emphasis]

[All professional information mentioned in the story comes from research online.

The author is neither a medical student nor a race car driver, so some details may not be very accurate, but I'll do my best!

Please feel free to point out anything that isn't professionally accurate. (Bows.jpg)]

[This story contains a lot of fictional elements! The logic serves the plot and may not match reality! The story itself takes precedence! Don't argue, and if you don't like it, you can choose not to read it!!!]

Blurb archived on 2022/10/16

Theme: Love life