If I Could Return to Seventeen

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-- Novel Blurb --

He Chiyan has been hailed as a musical genius since his debut. He has swept up major music awards and is a top-tier star adored by millions.

Jiang Suiyi once thought her former high school classmate was now far beyond her reach. She never imagined a day like this would come.

In a blue-and-white school uniform, the man looks as if he has returned to age seventeen. Standing straight before her desk, with handsome, refined features and a smile playing on his lips, he calls her, "Ms. Jiang?"

Everyone asks in surprise, "You know him?"

She distances herself from him. "We don't know each other that well."

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In the ninth year of his love for her, He Chiyan learns that she has returned to teach at their high school. He hatches a plan to join a celebrity immersive campus-reality show, Back to Seventeen.

During an interview, the host asks him, "There's long been a rumor that you wrote the song 'Birds Meet God' for your first love. Want to set the record straight while you have the chance?"

He Chiyan smiles, thinks for a moment, then asks, "Does an unrequited crush count as a first love?"

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At the variety show's farewell party,

In the chaotic, noisy backstage area, Jiang Suiyi asks him, "Did you plan this whole sea of white feathers?"

People outside are talking about it.

But no one knows that that night, in a dim room, He Chiyan lifts Jiang Suiyi onto the table and pins her there, kissing her until they are both out of breath.

"Little Ms. Jiang." His warm breath brushes over her. "Do we know each other better now?"

Someone knocks at the door. Jiang Suiyi pushes the man in front of her in a panic and tries to open it, but she cannot free her fingers from his tightly interlaced ones.

The man raises an eyebrow slightly, his low voice ringing in her ear.

"Will you make it up to me twice over later?"

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[From seventeen to twenty-six, from our old high school back to our old high school. You ask why I only like you. I say it's because people have a talent.

Aren't people good at picking out the one who stands apart from the crowd?

In my eyes, you're the one who stands apart. -- He Chiyan]

Scheming, strategic top-tier male star x gentle female teacher

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Reader's Guide:

* 1v1, both have had no prior partners

* Campus variety show

* He has a crush on her

-- Upcoming Novel Blurb --

After graduation, Lu Shiyi changes her Wi-Fi hotspot password, determined to leave her crush behind.

Back then, Zhou Yihuai was the darling of the heavens, adored by everyone.

She was just an ordinary classmate.

That password was the last keepsake she had left herself.

Even when they became college classmates, she never thought she'd have anything to do with Zhou Yihuai again.

But one afternoon, Lu Shiyi spots a familiar ID among the available networks. After hesitating for a moment, she tentatively enters a string of numbers as the password and taps connect.

Connection successful. Full signal.

She's stunned.

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Later, a few friends go out for a get-together. Someone jokes about setting her up with a date. Before Lu Shiyi can respond, her eyes flick to her phone as it automatically connects to a hotspot.

He's here.

Through the phone, she hears the same background noise. Lu Shiyi cranes her neck to look for him, then catches sight of the boy's beautiful eyes.

"Dummy, I'm over here." He smiles.

Lu Shiyi can't help saying, "Zhou Yihuai, are you crazy?"

"Is that any way to talk about your boyfriend?" Holding up his phone, he looks at her with unblinking, dark eyes. "Yes, I'm crazy."

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Reader's Guide:

* One-sided crush becomes mutual, and the crush comes true

* 1v1, both have had no prior partners

First version of the blurb written on 2023/06/02

Revised on 2023/08/30

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(Connecting to hotspots without permission is unethical behavior!)

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