Lotus Beyond the Tower

Steadfast good girl × devoted jerk, getting back together after a breakup

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In her senior year of high school, she stayed with distant relatives. That was how she met Lou Heting, and they spent their days together under the same roof.

At Uncle Lou's urging, she called the strikingly handsome boy "Big Brother." He lounged on the sofa playing video games, his profile sharp and defined, his tone icy: "Don't call me that."

Xiang Fuzhan took the hint and stopped bothering him. Whenever they ran into each other at school, she pretended not to know him.

She thought they would finish high school without crossing paths, but on the last night of their school trip, Lou Heting suddenly confessed his feelings for her.

She turned him down, and their relationship froze over.

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The summer after the college entrance exams, they agreed to attend Peking University together.

But when the scores came out, Xiang Fuzhan didn't apply to Peking University as promised. Instead, she took a full scholarship and went to university in Hong Kong.

Lou Heting waited at Peking University for the person he wanted to see, but she never came. After asking around, he learned she was in Hong Kong. He flew there again and again, but the girl wouldn't even spare him a single meeting.

Until one day, Xiang Fuzhan took the initiative and asked him to meet. He went, full of hope, only to hear her say, "I have a boyfriend. Please stop bothering me."

After that, he did as she wished and never set foot in Hong Kong again.

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Years later, they met again at a party.

Lou Heting drew a truth question, and someone worked up the nerve to ask him, "How did you and your first love break up?"

Leaning back on the sofa in the middle seat, the man gave a mocking laugh. His sharp, dark eyes fixed on the girl opposite him as he replied carelessly, "She dumped me."

Xiang Fuzhan's heart suddenly tightened.

Theme: Be the master of your own life