[The whole story has been extensively revised, so pirated versions differ greatly. It's a short story. If it's not for you, just click away. Please don't leave nasty comments, thanks!]
My next novel will be Mending the Shards: a cool, charming problem girl × a cold, scheming paragon. Please add it to your reading list!
Blurb:
Cool, sensitive surgeon VS cocky, passionate SWAT captain. One-on-one, both virgins, reunited after years apart, happy ending.
Author's Weibo: Jiang Nanzhuo
Lin Tingwan's secret crush on Shen Xian grew wildly in the dark, hidden from the light. Shen Xian's love for Lin Tingwan was open, passionate, and uninhibited.
Yet she still left, carrying an unspeakable cowardice and a helplessness she couldn't escape.
Nine years later, they met again. Lin Tingwan had become an excellent surgeon, cool and independent. Shen Xian was now a SWAT team captain, just as carefree and passionate as he had been as a boy.
When they met again, their feelings began to grow unchecked. No one knew which of them lost their composure first.
Shen Xian felt he must have owed Lin Tingwan a debt in a past life, because even after nine years, he still couldn't forget her. So he got close to her, worked his way into her heart, and led her step by step into falling for him completely, until she could no longer leave.
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"Lin Tingwan, when is the spring equinox?"
"Uh, um, sunset."
The whole class burst out laughing. "Lin Tingwan, that was the answer to the previous question. Have your daydreams taken you all the way to the sky?"
It was the first time she'd ever been distracted in class, and it was because of him.
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"Does your wound hurt?"
"Not as much as when you left me." His voice was hoarse, and his eyes held only her.
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Only when Lin Tingwan saw the lines of farewell Shen Xian had written for her did she realize how insignificant her so-called insecurity and timidity were beside his profound love.
"Lin Tingwan, I wish you happiness in this life. In the next, I hope we can be happy together."
"Lin Tingwan, if I die, scatter my ashes into the sea. Didn't you say you loved the ocean most? Maybe then you'll love me a little more."
She thought she loved him more. In truth, he loved her far more.
Luckily, they still had a long life ahead of them to spend wearing each other down.
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"You said the spring equinox happens at sunset. The universe follows its course, and the laws of nature are hard to change. But on the day of the spring equinox, beneath the setting sun, I want to propose to you. For all the years to come, I'll keep you safe."
In their senior year of high school, he arranged their first date at Century Plaza. Nine years later, he proposed to her in the same place, in the most romantic way.
Reader Tips:
1. The medical details may not be entirely accurate, so please bear with me.
2. The female lead is rather passive at first because of her family background. The male lead is more proactive. Don't read if that's not your thing.
3. The whole story has been extensively revised. Don't read pirated copies!
A cool, charming problem girl × a cold, scheming paragon
Lu Jingyao always called Ying Sui "Suisui," using the word for smooth sailing and wishing her all the best.
But Ying Sui always knew that her name meant "shattered."
It was the name given to her by her mother, who could barely stand her. Her birth had been an accident. She should have been crushed by the forceps.
At first, Ying Sui disliked Lu Jingyao because their names appeared next to each other on the rankings, but his name had such a lovely meaning, while hers... As for Lu Jingyao, he couldn't stand Ying Sui at first either. But the more he saw of her, the more he wanted to indulge her.
As for why they broke up, it was simple: Ying Sui thought she wasn't good enough for Lu Jingyao. Lying came easily to her. She said without a care, "Lu Jingyao, I just can't stand how perfect you are. I wanted to drag you off your pedestal. Look, one tug and you came right down."
"Tsk. How boring."
Ying Sui knew she was only suited to being alone, enduring the indifferent years on an endless journey before calmly walking toward death. She knew every day she was alive was already a gift from heaven. How could she hold Lu Jingyao back?
But Lu Jingyao didn't see it that way. He loved Ying Sui desperately. She was gone for six years, and he searched for her for six years, swearing that once he found her, he would make her pay. But how could he ever bring himself to do that?
When they met again,
Ying Sui was still playing with people's hearts.
In the alley behind a bar, Lu Jingyao grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "Suisui, you love having fun so much. How about having some fun with me?"
He hauled her into his bedroom and let his fingers roam over her, as if he meant to go all the way. At last, he forced her to tell the truth.
"I was lying. I... I've never been with a man."
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Ying Sui always wore two hair ties around her wrist. She was unlucky, so she was afraid one might break. Later, she wore only one, and the other was on Lu Jingyao's wrist.
"Suisui, you give yourself half of your sense of security. I'll give you the other half."
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Lu Jingyao would do anything for Ying Sui. She was mischievous, heartless, and had suffered a hard life, yet she never expected Lu Jingyao to love her so steadfastly.
After he proposed, Ying Sui changed her name to Ying Sui, using the character meaning "smooth sailing."
He treated her so well that she wanted to give him a blessing in return.
Later, on their marriage certificate, it read: "Lu Jingyao, Ying Sui."
Lu Jingyao thought she'd only wanted a name with a good meaning. When he learned the truth, he made her go through eight hundred rounds in bed, then teased her:
"At last, I've tamed this girl's heart."
But when she was so tired she was about to fall asleep, he whispered earnestly in her ear, "Suisui, as long as it's you, you're the best blessing of all."
Highlights:
The female lead only pretends to be cold and to take life lightly. Deep down, she's kind, passionate, and yearns to be loved.
Strong female and male leads. Healing and redemption. From school to city life.
What Ying Sui calls "getting back together after a breakup," Lu Jingyao sees as "she just wanted to go out and see the world. Once she's seen it, she'll come back."
Theme: Have the courage to believe in love and sincerity.
The spring equinox when the sun sets, the summer solstice when the sun rises, the autumnal equinox when the moon sets, the winter solstice when the moon rises, the four seasons rotate, and the sun never lags. There will always be someone thinking of you in the future.
Check in at 00:46 on February 22, 2023. I hope Wanwan and Axian will still love each other in parallel time and space, and I also hope that everyone can meet someone who makes them "spring equinox at sunset".
It's been almost nine years, and I will finally let go. Secret love is a pantomime, and it becomes a tragedy when spoken out. I wish my boy can still be high-spirited and full of hope on the other side of this city.
2023.10.22 The writing is so beautiful, keep up the good work (???? )
"The equinox at sunset - I miss you so much." The mountains are high and the water is far away. Goodbye.
Good-looking(○`ε?○)
It's so well written. Wanwan and Shen Xian will always be happy.
Beautiful, ordinary and enthusiastic
Not bad, just mediocre
Come on Duck! Although the writing style is a bit green, it is not embarrassing. I was attracted by the name. At sunset and the spring equinox, I hope it will continue to be romantic.