Summer in Devotion [Rekindled Love]

Getting Back Together | Racing | The heroine pursues the hero for a reason, then runs away | From school uniforms to wedding dresses

F1 racing powertrain designer × cool girl racer | Devoted × Heartless

[1]

The year Xia Ying turned eighteen, she made a bet with someone:

If she could win over the new transfer student, they'd give her twenty thousand yuan and a chance to train in Europe.

It didn't take long for her to win over Zhou Yang, that aloof, unattainable beauty, with her pretty face and relentless pursuit.

On the day the bet was paid, a boy dressed in white emerged from the shadows and suddenly grabbed her wrist. "So in your heart, I'm worth only twenty thousand yuan?"

Her lips parted and her eyes flickered, but she couldn't utter a word.

"Did you never like me at all?" he asked earnestly.

"That's right. I didn't."

The light in the boy's eyes faded. He let go of her and walked away, dejected.

[2]

Years later, Xia Ying, who has won countless awards on the MotoGP circuit, returns to her hometown to build her own racing team.

One day, a mysterious investor suddenly arrives at the team and asks specifically to see the captain.

Xia Ying hurries over, only to discover that it's Zhou Yang. She stares at him blankly, motionless.

The man strides up to her and asks with a teasing smile, "Don't remember your twenty-thousand-yuan boyfriend?"

"I remember," she replies coolly. "Are you here to settle the score?"

"Yes. The score between us, the one involving our feelings."

*

One night later on, Xia Ying has had too much to drink. She grabs the handsome investor's hand and slurs, "Didn't you say you wanted to settle the score? I can repay you with a kiss. Will that be enough?"

"Not enough." He picks her up, tosses her onto the bed, and presses down hard...

As their sweat mingles, Xia Ying suddenly asks, "Did you ever hate me?"

"I did." He leans over and bites her ear. "I hated that if you were going to lie to me, you didn't keep it up for the rest of your life."

[This blurb was screenshotted and saved from Weibo on November 15, 2023. Do not alter.]

Please add the companion story, "A Glimpse of Spring Light," to your reading list.

Scheming, roguish boxer × journalist with intimacy issues

Reunion after a long separation / Sports competition / Size difference / Younger man takes the lead / Wolf-and-rabbit romance / Happy ending / Both are each other's first and only

[1]

During the summer vacation of her sophomore year, Xu Zhixia stays at her roommate's home.

One night, she mixes up the rooms and accidentally walks into her roommate's younger brother's bedroom

The lean, muscular boy is facing the mirror, applying medicine. His clothes are tossed aside, the ceiling fan sways overhead, and the room is thick with hormones. Xu Zhixia freezes on the spot.

When their eyes meet and his gaze burns into her, Xu Zhixia suddenly comes to her senses and tries to flee

The boy teases, "So the older sister who likes to peek is actually a scaredy-cat."

Over two months together, Wen Ye looks after her at every turn. He seems more like an older brother than a younger one.

On the day Xu Zhixia leaves Nancheng, her boyfriend Gu Sinian comes to pick her up in person.

Wen Ye turns and throws the gift in his arms into the trash, then leaves without a word.

[2]

Two years later, Xu Zhixia takes her camera to the locker room, hoping to catch the boxing champion for a post-match interview. She runs into Wen Ye as he's coming in to change, and he mistakes her for a pervert and punches her

Her five-figure camera lens shatters. She's stunned, too.

Wen Ye spends an hour comforting her, then sends her a pile of handsome selfies that evening to make amends: "Use these for your article about me, big sister."

In reality, nobody would use those bedtime photos, the kind you'd take especially for your girlfriend, in a news article.

He knows that, which is exactly why he sent them.

[3]

Xu Zhixia has severe intimacy issues. She can date someone, but no doing this, and no doing that.

Wen Ye has no choice but to pull out a little notebook and carefully write everything down

"Don't show off our relationship on social media."

"Don't drink from big sister's cup."

"Don't go into big sister's room alone."

"Don't touch big sister's waist when you hug her."

After writing down a long list, Wen Ye cries in frustration. "Xu Zhixia, you don't love me."

[4]

After they get together, Wen Ye's personality changes completely. He puts on a cutesy voice all day, until his friends can't help teasing him: "A Ye, with you acting so soft, have you still got any punch in you?"

He laughs it off. "Can't help it. This is what it takes to keep my girlfriend happy."

In reality, the one who insists on being comforted every night isn't Xu Zhixia. It's him.

"Big sister, I've got a match tomorrow and I'm scared. Can we kiss a little longer before bed tonight?"

"Big sister, I'm nervous and can't sleep. Can you help me relax?"

Of course, no matter what sort of comforting it is, it always ends the same way: the wolf and the rabbit share a bed, and first they have to get their fill.

Theme: I want all of your love, whole and true