Be Good and Surrender

[An early work, so the writing is a little rough] My other novel, Misty Passion, is complete. It's about a brooding, obsessive man and a gentle, cool beauty. If that sounds like your thing, please add it to your favorites o3o

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Blurb:

[Sharp-tongued, arrogant top student vs. seemingly sweet, aloof, slow-to-warm girl]

If you asked Lin Shiyang what her first impression of Ni Ye was, she'd say: arrogant, bad-tempered, and not someone to mess with. After all, she barely knew him and had only heard what everyone else said, even though he had an outrageously handsome face.

Then one day, an unfamiliar male student cornered her at the school gate.

To get away quickly and scare the guy off for good, she blurted out, "Actually, I've had a crush on Ni Ye from No. 3 High School for ages. He's the best person in the world to me. But studying is our most important priority right now, so we'd better keep these feelings to ourselves for the time being."

After she finally shook off her persistent suitor, Lin Shiyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But when she turned around, she met the meaningful gaze of a boy standing not far away.

"So that's why I keep running into you lately."

He lifted his chin slightly, looking lazy and sounding unbearably smug. "You like me."

She opened her mouth, about to deny it.

But the guy everyone knew better than to mess with shook his head and said with a regretful air, "I'm sorry, but a good student like me only wants to focus on studying right now. You'll just have to keep those feelings to yourself for a while."

"..."

Why don't you listen to what you're saying?

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When they first met, someone warned Ni Ye, "That girl Lin Shiyang is really well-behaved. She only cares about studying and pays no attention to anything else."

Then one day, he accidentally saw the innocent-looking girl, as harmless as a little rabbit, take down the tough guy from the class next door in seconds.

She lowered her pretty eyes, her voice still as gentle and soft as ever. "Didn't your mother teach you that bullying people at school is wrong?"

"If she didn't, then I'll teach you."

Only then did he understand.

That soft, sweet little rabbit was only pretending to be good.

In reality, she was quite wild.

In public, Ni Ye curled his lips nonchalantly. "Me? I'm not interested in little white rabbits."

But in private, he seemed bewitched, appearing in front of her again and again.

Until one day after the college entrance exams, Lin Shiyang finally lost patience. Wrinkling her nose, she asked, "Ni Ye, what exactly do you want?"

His eyes lowered as he gently brushed her wrist, his voice so aggrieved it was almost unbearable. "Why didn't you look at me just now, when we were by the entrance?"

Reading Guide:

1. The heroine is not the sweet, obedient type. She's gentle and kind in public, but cool and slow to warm in private. She comes from an unhappy family and is a pessimistic, love-averse person, though she gradually softens. Readers who only like the heroine may want to proceed with caution.

2. Both leads are each other's first and only. High school setting, but they don't start dating until after graduation.

3. An everyday-life sweet romance where feelings grow over time. The plot is mainly satisfying, heartwarming, and sweet, with a little angst. Some details are author inventions. The blurb and novel differ slightly, so please don't nitpick every detail.

[The hero is a master of convincing himself she's in love with him / willingly bows his head to her]

[No romantic or intimate descriptions before adulthood / both leads are each other's first and only / sweet school romance]

My next novel is Misty Passion:

Brooding and obsessive × gentle and cool

They met for the first time at eighteen. Everyone else treated him like a plague, wary of him and keeping well away.

Only Meng Shuwen met his gaze calmly and offered him a handkerchief.

From then on, the character for "warmth" embroidered in one corner of the handkerchief became a burning brand, hidden in the deepest, most secret part of his heart.

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Meng Shuwen will always remember that day. Rain poured down as she found Cen Fang in a secluded corner.

He silently buried his face against her neck. Cold drops slid down one after another, touching her skin and her nerves.

After a long while, his emotions held tightly in check, he asked in a hoarse voice, "A-Wen, will you stay with me forever?"

Theme: Love life