The Wild Wind Warms Slowly

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[He was like a wild wind, full of youthful abandon, sweeping through Wen Yue's entire adolescence.]

During her senior year of high school, Wen Yue fell for Qi Ke, the boy who knocked her off the top spot.

Every portrait of him in her sketchbook was a confession of love she didn't dare to speak aloud.

Qi Ke was rebellious and unruly, with a tiny mole on the bridge of his nose. Every frown and smile tugged at the young girl's heartstrings.

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Later, someone happened to catch a glimpse of Qi Ke's chat screen.

The contact name read: Little Red Riding Hood Winnie.

"Is Little Red Riding Hood's name Winnie?"

The boy lowered his head to reply, the corners of his mouth slowly lifting. Without thinking, he said, "My Little Red Riding Hood is called Winnie."

After that, rumors started spreading around school that Qi Ke had fallen for someone.

*

It wasn't until graduation day that their whole class went to the beach to set off fireworks.

Wen Yue watched the sparklers in her hand spray brilliant sparks, then looked up and asked, "Qi Ke, if you could make a wish on a sparkler, what would you wish for?"

Qi Ke lit a few more, his eyes shining. "Wishes don't come true if you say them out loud."

The moon was full that night. If he could, he would have liked to visit Kanas with Wen Yue.

*

Six years later, on New Year's Day, Wen Yue ran into Qi Ke at a convenience store. Dressed all in black, he stood in the checkout line with an imposing air.

As she paid, Wen Yue happened to notice the transparent phone case. A folded note was tucked behind it, and the visible part read, in delicate calligraphy: The future is bright.

"Thanks for paying for me. I'll send you the money later."

A friend beside them looked at the two of them in confusion. "Do you know each other?"

Qi Ke stood ramrod straight before Wen Yue. He was no longer as rebellious and unruly as he had been in his youth, but in his eyes she could still see the wild wind that had once swept up the moon.

"I was lucky enough to pursue her, but I never won her over."

Wen Yue, please let me be your summer.

-- Qi Ke

Early story:

Gentle, ambitious good girl x carefree top student who loves part-time jobs

Later story:

Justice-minded, confident, rebellious girl x man with severe attachment issues

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○ Starts on campus, then moves to the city for a short while

○ Mutual crushes / 1v1 / HE / devoted to each other / ensemble cast

○ Healing and personal growth

○ No romance while they're underage

○ Hardworking students at school; both leads are excellent students and evenly matched

○ Because of her family, the heroine shows some people-pleasing tendencies early on, while the hero shows some avoidant tendencies

Blurb for Today I Found Someone I Like

[Decisive little rabbit x shy puppy who acts tough]

A secret-crush story

A love-triangle-stealing story

Li Hezhou never dreamed that one second she'd be submitting her thesis through the System, and the next she'd wake up back in her senior year of high school.

Since the heavens had given her a rebirth script, of course she would take care of all the regrets she'd left unfinished.

Besides improving her grades and mending her family relationships, she also wanted to get together with Song Wenjing.

But then Fu Jiangheng came out of nowhere and planted himself between them.

When the two went for a walk, he had a road built.

When the two chatted, he repeated what they said.

When the two studied, he joined them.

At last, Li Hezhou couldn't take it anymore.

"Fu Jiangheng, are you ever going to stop?"

"As the saying goes, when three people walk together, one of them has to be a third wheel."

"You know that, then."

"Well, Song Wenjing is the third wheel."

Li Hezhou: What???

*

In her previous life, Li Hezhou thought Fu Jiangheng was an obnoxious rich second-generation playboy. Rumor at school had it that he skipped class to hang out at internet cafes, looked down on everyone, and got a new girlfriend every week.

One time, on a drizzly day, she found Fu Jiangheng burning up with a fever in the school infirmary.

The boy was curled up on the infirmary bed, covered by his school uniform jacket.

When he saw Li Hezhou, Fu Jiangheng quickly pulled the jacket over most of his face, peeking at her with just his eyes. "Don't get too close. You'll catch it."

"Are you okay?"

"Not really."

As the girl bent down to touch Fu Jiangheng's forehead, a sudden, searing heat enveloped her hand, suspended in midair.

Fu Jiangheng looked at Li Hezhou through his feverish haze. A hazy, alluring mist seemed to cloud his eyes, and even his voice sounded a little aggrieved. "I feel awful because you hate me."

That day's rain beat against the windows, then fell into Li Hezhou's heart.

*

Bonus scene

Li Hezhou accidentally came across a pink diary. It had no name and no entries, just a thought-provoking message on the back cover.

Later, words suddenly appeared in the blank diary in her hands, and she realized it was someone's account of falling in love in secret.

20xx / x / x Sunny

I think I might have found someone I like today...

Well, maybe I don't like her that much. Just a little. After all, I'm not someone whose feelings are easily swayed.

She looks really pretty when she smiles, but let me make this clear: I don't like her just because she's pretty.

It's because I like her that she looks especially pretty to me.

Li Hezhou: Who is this??? Even their diary is so smug and full of attitude.

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○ The heroine likes someone else at first

○ The hero has a secret crush on the heroine

○ Primarily told from the heroine's perspective [Decisive little rabbit x shy puppy who acts tough]

A secret-crush story

A love-triangle-stealing story

Li Hezhou never dreamed that one second she'd be submitting her thesis through the System, and the next she'd wake up back in her senior year of high school.

Since the heavens had given her a rebirth script, of course she would take care of all the regrets she'd left unfinished.

Besides improving her grades and mending her family relationships, she also wanted to get together with Song Wenjing.

But then Fu Jiangheng came out of nowhere and planted himself between them.

When the two went for a walk, he had a road built.

When the two chatted, he repeated what they said.

When the two studied, he joined them.

At last, Li Hezhou couldn't take it anymore.

"Fu Jiangheng, are you ever going to stop?"

"As the saying goes, when three people walk together, one of them has to be a third wheel."

"You know that, then."

"Well, Song Wenjing is the third wheel."

Li Hezhou: What???

*

In her previous life, Li Hezhou thought Fu Jiangheng was an obnoxious rich second-generation playboy. Rumor at school had it that he skipped class to hang out at internet cafes, looked down on everyone, and got a new girlfriend every week.

One time, on a drizzly day, she found Fu Jiangheng burning up with a fever in the school infirmary.

The boy was curled up on the infirmary bed, covered by his school uniform jacket.

When he saw Li Hezhou, Fu Jiangheng quickly pulled the jacket over most of his face, peeking at her with just his eyes. "Don't get too close. You'll catch it."

"Are you okay?"

"Not really."

As the girl bent down to touch Fu Jiangheng's forehead, a sudden, searing heat enveloped her hand, suspended in midair.

Fu Jiangheng looked at Li Hezhou through his feverish haze. A hazy, alluring mist seemed to cloud his eyes, and even his voice sounded a little aggrieved. "I feel awful because you hate me."

That day's rain beat against the windows, then fell into Li Hezhou's heart.

*

Bonus scene

Li Hezhou accidentally came across a pink diary. It had no name and no entries, just a thought-provoking message on the back cover.

Later, words suddenly appeared in the blank diary in her hands, and she realized it was someone's account of falling in love in secret.

20xx / x / x Sunny

I think I might have found someone I like today...

Well, maybe I don't like her that much. Just a little. After all, I'm not someone whose feelings are easily swayed.

She looks really pretty when she smiles, but let me make this clear: I don't like her just because she's pretty.

It's because I like her that she looks especially pretty to me.

Li Hezhou: Who is this??? Even their diary is so smug and full of attitude.

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○ The heroine likes someone else at first

○ The hero has a secret crush on the heroine

○ Primarily told from the heroine's perspective

Theme: Work hard at your studies and find a love that goes both ways