Taming the Stubborn Puppy

*Mutual pining

*Sharp-tongued high school boy × flirtatious sweetheart

My name is Liu Mei. My childhood friend, Shen Chu, has been acting strange lately.

Last Sunday, my best friend had something come up at the last minute. Holding two movie tickets, I messaged Shen Chu and asked if he was free.

Shen Chu: So now you think of me?

Shen Chu: Am I only your second choice?

Shen Chu: No. Way.

Just the response I expected.

But as I was about to ask some other classmates who lived nearby, he quickly unsent all three messages.

Shen Chu: But I'll accept the reassignment √

Shen Chu: I'm heading out now.

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My name is Shen Chu. When I saw the official relationship announcement Liu Mei posted on her social media for Valentine's Day, my world came crashing down.

A good buddy who knew I liked Liu Mei sent me a consoling message, clearly relishing my misery:

I'm just saying, man, with the way you usually talk to Liu Mei, it'd be a miracle if she liked you.

I admit it, I'm pathetic. I only regret it after losing her.

But as the saying goes, the best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, and the second-best time is now. In other words, trying to steal someone's girlfriend should work the same way.

But when I woke up, a turn of events had appeared: I was reborn three years earlier, back in high school.

I let out a long sigh of relief. Thank goodness.

I almost became the other woman.

Besides that,

I also had to figure out who the boyfriend Liu Mei had announced was.

Reading Guide

1. The main story alternates between both protagonists' perspectives.

2. The leads' names come from the line, "Warm breezes and clear rain thaw the last of winter; willow-like eyes and rosy cheeks reveal that spring has stirred the heart."

3. "I'll accept the reassignment" comes from an online meme; it's not original.

4. The blurb was revised from the 20241221 version, but the core premise remains the same.

Theme: The brave get to enjoy love first