Lost in Obsession

[This novel has undergone major revisions. Please support the official release. Next up: Prairie Bound, a rugged hero romance] Weibo: @RunLikeTheWind, CarefreePup [This novel: Male lead has loved her for years | Second male lead is her ex, now getting his just deserts | Male leads are friends | Love triangle | Male lead: Ji Yuchuan] 1/ Ji Yuchuan fell deeply in love the moment he saw Sang Tian again. He shielded her from a falling billboard, and worry clouded Sang Tian’s cool, composed features. “Are you okay?” Her sweet, soft voice reached him, and Ji Yuchuan’s breathing slowed. “I’m fine.” The girl, with dark hair and red lips, let out a sigh of relief. When they parted, she’d insisted that if anything was wrong, she’d take responsibility for him. Ji Yuchuan’s expression stayed cool, but a ripple stirred in his narrowed eyes, and for once, his composure faltered. He was thinking about how to bring up their past the next time he saw her, when he caught sight of Sang Tian at the banquet hall entrance, nestled in his roommate’s arms and smiling like a flower. The proud, aloof Ji Yuchuan never imagined he would one day fall helplessly in love with his friend’s girlfriend. 2/ During a late-night dorm-room chat, the roommates started talking about kissing. Yang Tingji couldn’t withstand their teasing. “I’m pretty good. She likes it.” Ji Yuchuan was so jealous he felt he might go mad. From then on, in the middle of the night, his dreams were filled with pinning the girl against a wall, his hot breath falling against her ear as he demanded, “Am I better, or is he?” 3/ Sang Tian had always thought Yang Tingji had given her the most wonderful romance in the world. Until she caught him kissing his first love beneath the fireworks. The cake she’d brought to celebrate the New Year lay scattered across the ground. The young man stared at her in panic. Sang Tian couldn’t face him. Without thinking, she pushed through the crowd and ran, stumbling until she nearly fell. A long, lean hand caught her, and a clear, refined voice asked, “What’s wrong?” Sang Tian knew him. He was Yang Tingji’s roommate, the famous cool beauty of the computer science department, reserved and composed, the distant moon in every girl’s heart. Yang Tingji’s shouts grew closer behind her. With nowhere to run, Sang Tian simply threw herself into his arms. She buried her tear-streaked face in the man’s coat and clung to him as if he were the last lifeline in the world. “Hold me,” she said. Reading Guide: 1/ The male lead pushes against his own moral boundaries and is tormented by it. 2/ The female lead does nothing immoral. 3/ Both leads are sexually inexperienced. 4/ The men suffer, both the male lead and the second male lead. 5/ [Brilliant, dazzling heiress x aloof, cool university heartthrob from a humble background] - "Prairie Bound" [Proud city heiress x pure-hearted, rugged prairie man] 1. Yu Lan had a huge fight with her family, then drove all the way to the far northwest to clear her head. Luckily, the man at the horse ranch was more than willing to help, despite being taciturn. He was good at training horses and even helped change tires. Broad shoulders, long legs, and a body that turned heads. His black curls drooped as he tightened a screw, his short robe revealing a taut, honey-colored chest. His lips were tightly pursed, his expression cool, and beads of hot sweat rolled down his skin. His wild, exotic allure hit her all at once. Yu Lan was caught off guard by how handsome he was. After spending some time together, the heiress had no patience for beating around the bush. By the bonfire, she rested her chin in her hands and looked at his straight nose. “I think I might like you.” The man rose without a word, leaving behind only his tall, straight back and a cold, flat reply. “The liquor on the prairie is strong. You should drink less.” 2. Miss Yu had never been rejected in her life, and, unable to save face, she naturally had nothing nice to say. A Ke Mu reminded her to control the horse’s shoulder when using the outside rein. Yu Lan snapped, “I don’t understand. Your explanation isn’t professional. I want a new instructor!” A Ke Mu was speechless. For days, people around them watched Yu Lan, wondering who had upset her. She stood with her hands on her hips, looking like she’d slap any dog that crossed her path. They shook their heads helplessly, then turned to the tall, sturdy man she’d cast aside and teased him with a laugh: “Our bravest man on the prairie, and you’re just going to let her bully you like that?” The man pressed his thin lips together. His long, well-defined fingers toyed with a cheap cigarette, and his restrained gaze fell on the girl sulking by herself. “She won’t be able to bully me for long.” She would have to leave sooner or later. 3. Even though he’d never left these sacred mountains, A Ke Mu understood the difference between them. Even horses needed glittering adornments to shine, so what of the most beautiful moon in the world? 1. The class gap means the male lead suffers. 2. The female lead won’t marry beneath her. The male lead grows as a person, and they get a happy ending. 3. Sc Theme: Stand firm in your love and in all that is beautiful