A Summer Heartbeat

My other novel, Falling First Snow, is now available. Please add it to your collection~

"Reunion after years apart | Romantic tension | Both are each other’s first"

"Radiant, spoiled manga artist vs. abstinent, devoted inn owner"

1.

Yu Zhixia first met Song Yiyan at a service station on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway.

Under the blazing sun, a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted man appeared in her view. He wore a black tank top, his muscles firmly defined.

His perfect proportions were irresistible to an art student.

Her heart stirred, and she called out through the window, “I can give you a ride.”

Song Yiyan glanced at her coolly, turned away, and continued repairing his car.

But fate had more in store. To Yu Zhixia’s delight, they were staying at the same inn, in rooms right next to each other.

That night, she knocked on his door.

“Who is it?”

“Room service.”

At first, she was only drawn to his perfect physique, and kept trying to get his attention.

The colder he acted, the more it brought out her competitive streak.

“Song Yiyan, will you be my tour guide?”

With a generous payment, she naturally became his employer.

Song Yiyan gave his employer his full attention. He got up in the middle of the night to make her a late-night snack, stayed by her side when she was sick, and even agreed to be her model.

A friend teased him when they saw this: “That’s no employer. She’s obviously your precious girlfriend, whom you hold in the palm of your hand.”

He smiled without saying a word.

Later, the evening breeze passed through the forest, and dazzling stars filled the sky screen.

Lying lazily in Song Yiyan’s arms, Yu Zhixia asked softly, “Song Yiyan, do you like me?”

His answer was a long, passionate kiss.

In the end, she won this game.

2.

Two years later, they met again in Jiangcheng.

At the time, the Yu and Song families were discussing a marriage alliance.

Pressured by her family, Yu Zhixia had no choice but to start going on blind dates.

At the dinner, Yu Zhixia felt guilty and prayed he hadn’t recognized her. “I just remembered I have something to take care of. I’ll be going.”

After several rounds of drinks, Song Yiyan reached out and pulled Yu Zhixia into an empty corner, holding her tight against him.

His eyes slowly reddened as he fought to suppress his feelings, which were on the verge of breaking loose.

“Yu Zhixia, you’re running away again.”

“How are we going to settle the score for using me and then throwing me away?”

Then he lowered his head slightly, his voice seeming to fall into the dust. “Just think of it as charity. Don’t leave me behind again.”

When she left, she didn’t leave a single word behind.

Unable to sleep night after night, he could only search desperately in the places she might appear.

He had thought their love was something they both understood without needing to say it, but it turned out to be nothing more than wishful thinking on his part.

After losing herself in it, she came to her senses and walked away, while he sank deeper and deeper.

[Summer is the season we met. No matter how many times we meet, my heart will still flutter for you.]

2023.7.6

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Upcoming novel Falling First Snow: Second Chances

"Cool, ruthless heiress vs. seemingly refined, obsessive man"

"Fashion influencer vs. rising business tycoon"

1.

The day Chu Xiwan returned to China, Haicheng welcomed its first snowfall of the year.

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky, and a tall figure appeared in the snowy haze.

The man wore a black coat, his dark, narrow eyes half hidden beneath his slightly parted fringe. Snowflakes dotted his shoulders.

He stood beside her with his suitcase, silently enjoying the first snow with her.

That night, at the welcome-back dinner her friends had arranged, Chu Xiwan saw Xie Siyu again.

He had changed into a very formal dark suit and appeared as her older sister’s boyfriend.

Chu Xuening held Xie Siyu’s arm, chin raised haughtily, and said, “Little Wan, this is my boyfriend, Xie Siyu.”

Chu Xiwan tilted her head and obediently greeted him. “Hello, brother-in-law.”

2.

Then one day, in a dimly lit underground parking garage, a slender figure seized the chance to slip into Xie Siyu’s car.

Chu Xiwan leaned over his knees, wrapped her arms around the back of his neck, and idly traced his thin lips with her fingertips.

“Brother-in-law.”

“Do you like it when I call you that?”

“Does my sister know we used to be together? Does she kiss you, too?”

Xie Siyu’s eyes darkened, and the hand gripping the steering wheel turned white at the knuckles.

His voice was low and hoarse, full of warning. “Get out.”

Chu Xiwan paid no attention to his warning. Her eyes brimmed with laughter, as if to say, “I won’t. What are you going to do about it?”

He suddenly leaned forward and snapped:

“Chu Xiwan, you brought this on yourself.”

“I won’t let you go again.”

3.

On the far side of the ocean, they once supported each other through the lowest point in their lives.

Xie Siyu: “We can never be apart.”

Chu Xiwan: “Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me.”

But later, she broke her promise.

[You’ll meet the person you love on the day of the first snow, and from then on, we’ll fall together.]

1. A story about two unhinged people getting back together after a breakup.

2. The male lead is chaste in both body and heart. He loves only the female lead.

3. The female lead’s sister is no good. The male lead is only with her to force the female lead to return to China.

Theme: Work hard on your own, then meet again at the top.