A Fiery Winter [Showbiz]

My next novel, Spring Colors for You, is open for favorites. The blurb is at the end.

[Male lead: cocky, jealous, turns into a scheming green tea boy for love // Female lead: aspiring actress, gentle and resilient]

Ruan Zhiyi is a C-list actress with a bad reputation, but flawless beauty.

Jiang Fu is the young master of the Jiang family. He went abroad during high school and grew up there. As soon as he returns to China, he joins a dating reality show. Ruan Zhiyi, an actress signed to his company, is also invited.

Rumor has it that Ruan Zhiyi is just there to make up the numbers, and Jiang Fu is the real star.

During a livestream, they talk about high school.

A guest says, "You went to the same school, and you were in the same year."

Ruan Zhiyi looks surprised. "Oh?"

Jiang Fu's expression is cool. "I don't know her."

After the livestream, someone in the know reveals that they were actually classmates.

Netizens: They're pretending not to know each other. They must have had a bad relationship!

That night, Ruan Zhiyi can't sleep.

Jiang Fu, who had occupied her entire youth and whom she still can't forget, has come back...

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In the bitter cold of winter, a video is leaked:

Ruan Zhiyi runs out of Jiang Fu's room, her eyes red and tears clinging to her lashes.

Netizens: Another one failed to take the shortcut.

The next second, Jiang Fu runs after her, swallowing his pride as he pleads, "I was wrong. I won't bite you again. How about one more kiss?"

In the dim light,

he lowers his head and gently kisses her lips. "See? I'm very gentle."

Ruan Zhiyi: "..."

True enough. He even licks his lips, still wanting more.

Notes:

* The man pursues the woman + both are sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + reunion after a long separation + mutual pining

* The heroine has a crush on him in high school. The hero gradually falls for her while abroad, and loves her boldly and passionately. They're not on the same wavelength.

Next up: Spring Colors for You

[A flirtatious, gentle beauty x a cold, aloof, sickly younger man]

Ruan Zhiyu falls in love with Shen Huizhou at first sight, and pursues him with great fanfare.

Shen Huizhou attends the same school as her. He's a freshman in the psychology department who took half a year off due to illness, and the younger brother of her good friend.

She first meets Shen Huizhou the winter before last, with snow falling on his hair.

His long, slender hands are red from the cold, his lips bloodless. His skin is pale and cool, and his beauty has a fragile quality.

Ruan Zhiyu falls in love at first sight.

When he's sick, she brings him medicine. When it rains, she brings him an umbrella. Wherever Shen Huizhou goes, Ruan Zhiyu is there...

At a party one time,

Shen Huizhou drinks, and his usually pale face turns rosy. His lips gain color, and he looks especially sweet with his red lips and white teeth.

When he sees Ruan Zhiyu, he pushes her hand away and coolly says, "Stop pursuing me."

Almost everyone at school knows Ruan Zhiyu likes Shen Huizhou, but he's frail, sickly, cold, and hard to win over. He rejects her every time, without exception.

As time passes, no one thinks the two of them will ever get together.

Until... Ruan Zhiyu quietly leaves after graduation, and Shen Huizhou searches for her like a madman.

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Years later, they meet again in a cafe.

Ruan Zhiyu is on a matchmaking date. Whatever the other person says must amuse her, because she smiles until her eyes curve.

Consumed by jealousy, Shen Huizhou follows her when she goes to the restroom.

He looks weak, but he's surprisingly strong.

He grabs her wrist and pins her against the wall. His eyes turn red at the corners as he pleads pitifully, "Sis, give me a chance. I'm better than him."

Theme: Express your love openly