Pure-Hearted Reflexes

Younger Man with a Secret Crush | Friends with Benefits to Lovers | Reunited After Years Apart | Instinctive Attraction

A proud, aloof cat-like woman x a tall, muscular, teasing masochist of a dog-like man

A strikingly handsome man, 190 centimeters tall, moved in next door to Wen Ti.

She got a clear look at his face from across the balcony.

Oh, it's him.

Duan Chenfei.

Back in high school, he had been the class's most reckless troublemaker: a buzz cut, double eyelids, a high nose bridge, and a face that always looked fierce.

The student all the teachers said was destined to amount to nothing seemed to be doing pretty well now.

He had long wolf-cut hair, and in a suit, well... he looked like a proper gentleman.

She thought they would have nothing to do with each other, but that very night, Duan Chenfei came over and knocked on her door.

"Hi, I just moved in next door. Would you mind if I borrowed your kitchen?"

The man held a bag of groceries in one hand. His dark eyes were deep, his broad, strong frame blocked the doorway, and the chain at his collarbone swung seductively. His overwhelming masculine presence left Wen Ti reeling.

Wen Ti's mind was slow to catch up. In a daze, she remembered that her heart had once fluttered for him in exactly the same way.

Back then, her deskmate had warned her never to get involved with a guy like Duan Chenfei. He would only bring her trouble.

Wen Ti had listened.

She had forcibly stamped out her budding feelings, blocked his contact, and somehow never remembered to unblock him all these years.

She still remembered the last message he had sent her: [Meet me in the woods after school.]

Thinking of it now, Wen Ti quickly covered her face, afraid he would recognize her.

Duan Chenfei was the kind of man who held a grudge.

One late night afterward, the man pinned her down and bit the back of her neck as if taking revenge. Panting with a trace of grievance, he said, "I've waited so long."

-

In Duan Chenfei's heart, Wen Ti had always been a spark that lit up his dark world.

He would never forget the day they first met: the way the girl looked at him like he was a dog, then tossed down a stack of money and walked away without looking back.

-

"Wen Ti, you can't be this mean to me."

Unconventional good girl x handsome, tragic blond delinquent

● Reader Advisory

1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced, and it has a happy ending. The younger male lead is one year younger and pure in both body and mind (emphasis added). The female lead has had one relationship, and her ex has little page time.

2. Friends with benefits to lovers. The female lead is a cool, proud cat type who holds the upper hand in the relationship (with a strong female-dominant vibe). The male lead is an obsessed, teasing puppy type who knows what he's doing in bed and is a little masochistic.

3. Not pure fluff. The characters' past memories involve crime and suspense. Please leave if that is not for you.

Weibo: @He Dao Er

[Blurb written on October 5, 2024]

Theme: "I want to return to that person's side."