Sailing a Thousand Miles

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Mischievous flirt and shameless pretty-boy lover × scheming yet pure-hearted, flirtatious puppy

1

Cheng Chuyou of Huaining No. 2 High School is famous for being a sucker for good looks. She loves flirting and leaving admirers in her wake.

Worse still, she does whatever she likes, and she's got a way with both boys and girls.

She's like a drifting cloud, doing as she pleases and excelling at everything.

The only thing she can't do is be sincere when she likes someone. Out of ten things she says, not one is the truth.

2

Cheng Chuyou first saw Jiang Zhou during a math lesson, half-asleep from boredom.

She nudged He Qingjin's elbow and pointed at Jiang Zhou's back. “Handsome guy. He's my type.”

He Qingjin: “Stop making excuses. You just saw a pretty face and want to hook up with him.”

Cheng Chuyou: “How can you call it hooking up when it's an intellectual pursuit?”

Who could have guessed that she would spend the entire year of senior year chasing Jiang Zhou?

3

The boys egged Jiang Zhou on to describe his ideal type. He tried to refuse, but they wouldn't let up. Leaning on the hallway railing with one hand, he gave a soft laugh. “Me? I guess I like well-behaved girls.”

Standing around the corner, Cheng Chuyou lowered her eyes. “Am I not well-behaved?”

He Qingjin: “...What do you think?”

Cheng Chuyou: “Oh. Then I guess I'm not.”

After the college entrance exams, they never saw each other again.

4

Jiang Zhou waited for two and a half years. Shortly before the college entrance exams, he stood beneath the big screen at school all day.

Cheng Chuyou in the video was still the same as he remembered. When she smiled, a faint dimple appeared in her left cheek.

She said, “Zhou Zhi, good luck on your exams. I'll be waiting for you at Z University.”

The gloom in his eyes lingered for a long time.

5

On the day new students registered at Z University, Cheng Chuyou wore a red volunteer vest and yawned beneath the welcome tent.

A shadow fell over her. Jiang Zhou's eyes, tinged with resentment, met hers.

“You waited for him, not me. So why did you say you loved me?”

“Because I'm not well-behaved.”

# The heroine is wild and uninhibited, but understands human nature. She's a bit of a jerk.

# Quite a few male supporting characters.

# Pure campus setting, multiple points of view.

# Multiple secondary couples.

① Carefree childhood sweetheart × sunny, athletic, dog-like childhood friend

② Proud good kid who refuses to back down × rebellious, roguishly handsome young wolf

# All characters are adults.

# The secondary couples mentioned in the blurb also appear in the main story, but their stories focus on the secondary couples!

# To accommodate occasional secondary-couple extras, this story has 80% anti-piracy protection, with a 48-hour delay.

Blurb written on September 16, 2022

[Coming soon: Drawing Spring for You: a vindictive heiress × an abstinent master of Chinese painting who plays dumb to catch a tiger]

Everyone says Shen Zhiyan is a talented young artist and a treasure of the Chinese painting world. Only Bai Yusheng doesn't know how to cherish a treasure. Like a spoiled rich kid who can't recognize fine jade, she teases him for fun every day.

There's only one reason: Shen Zhiyan is exceptionally handsome.

★

Shen Zhiyan often wears a traditional long gown, but he knows he's no respectable scholar. Only when he's facing a Chinese painting can he find a little peace.

But lately, even that hasn't worked, all because of Bai Yusheng.

Bai Yusheng: “Quit pretending. In private, he smokes and drinks.”

★

They say Shen Zhiyan's painting is so exquisite that, with nothing but a brush, he can conjure vast mountains and rivers anywhere.

Bai Yusheng tugged at her skirt. “Well, that part is true...”

A warm breeze stirred. In the shadow beneath her skirt, a splendid landscape painted in Shen Zhiyan's distinctive style could just barely be seen.

Bai Yusheng: “I wanted you to be the subject of my graduation thesis...”

Shen Zhiyan: “You want me to be your boyfriend?”

Bai Yusheng choked on her words. “But I didn't ask you to paint my thesis case study on my body!”

Shen Zhiyan: “What's the difference where I paint it?”

Bai Yusheng: “Impressive. I can't wash it off no matter what I do.”

Shen Zhiyan leaned close to her neck and left a soft kiss. “Good. Saves me from having to paint it again.”

★

“Shen Zhiyan, I don't want to spend my whole life following behind you.

Even in the generations to come, I will be the only one qualified to stand by your side.”

Tips:

◆ The hero is abstinent in public but wild in private. The heroine is vindictive, not a perfect character. If that's not your thing, don't force yourself to read it~

◆ One-on-one happy ending

◆ Includes many fictional details. There are no real-life models, so please don't read too much into real life.

◆ All specialist knowledge related to Chinese painting is based on documentaries and written sources. Corrections are welcome~

[Blurb written on October 21, 2022]

Theme: Helping each other succeed and meeting at the summit