Rain Marks

[The entire story is being polished. The legitimate version is the authoritative one.] One evening, while giving Shang Du the cold shoulder, Zhou Yuwan catches him playing pickup basketball with some people.

The boy is handsome with a roguish air, tall and long-legged. Beneath his black-and-white basketball jersey, his carefree wildness is impossible to hide.

The air boils in the height of summer, and his admirers are eager to make a move.

Even her friend, who prides herself on having seen countless men, can misjudge someone: “Dare you go ask for his WeChat? Number 7. He's handsome and has a vibe. He looks like a tough one to get.”

“Is that so?” Zhou Yuwan bites through a cool mint, then calls out, “Shang Du.”

The crowd roars around him, but he recognizes her voice at once. He freezes in the middle of taking a three-pointer and turns around.

The wind sweeps her long hair back. She sits in the stands, wearing a short, sexy skirt. Her pale fingers beckon him over.

“Thump!” The basketball hits the ground.

Amid a wave of startled cries, he walks over to her. “What is it?”

Her tone is flat. “A pretty girl wants your WeChat.”

A QR code appears in front of her. His eyes are deep and bright, reflecting only her. “Here. Add me back, p-r-e-t-t-y g-i-r-l.”

Sexy and alluring x shameless rascal

Happy ending | Both first-timers | Childhood friends

No intimate scenes while they're underage.

Mutual respect. No need to tell me if you drop the story.

Updates at noon | Occasional typo fixes and revisions

An exaggerated, unrealistic Mary Sue story | Just a web novel, don't relate it to real life

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Photographer: Yasufumi

***Upcoming novel: Turmoil***

Xi Wei, from the Software School of Shida University, is carefree and as potent as strong liquor.

Just standing there and crooking a finger is enough to send countless girls rushing after him, ready to throw themselves into the fire for his sake.

On an evening before a typhoon, Yun Jingyi watches him play basketball from the stands. The chocolate shell of her ice cream cracks between her teeth, and the milky filling melts on her red lips.

Thunder rumbles overhead. The hot wind tugs at his shirt, and his broad hands flex as he handles the ball, the tendons on their backs standing out, his hormones practically bursting through the air.

At the instant he glances her way, she licks the cream from her lips.

Her boyfriend beside her invites her to dinner. Oh, no. The moment he opens his mouth, he's already her ex.

Yun Jingyi turns him down, claiming she has to host the radio station's evening anonymous letter-reading segment.

The accident happens twenty minutes later.

“1611, I miss you so much...” The sweet female voice pauses, with a faint hint of laughter. “The way you sweat all over me.”

The broadcast echoes across campus as Xi Wei leaps to shoot.

A clean, handsome three-pointer drops through the hoop.

“Beeeep!”

The final whistle shrills, and cheers thunder through the gym.

But all he hears is the dog whistle she blows over the radio.

Theme: Lovers find their way to each other in the end