*Rich young man from Beijing’s elite circle and pilot x flirtatious, sweet bartender
*Reformed playboy | Physical relationship before love | He chases her after the breakup
Zhong Yi had been a good girl for all 22 years of her life, always following the rules and doing what was expected.
Her greatest act of rebellion wasn’t secretly opening a bar after graduation...
It was starting an ambiguous relationship with Zhou Lingyao, something neither of them could define.
Zhou Lingyao was wild and carefree, a born troublemaker with a face that attracted romance. He was a regular at her bar.
Only later did she learn that he was the youngest captain at Air China, as well as the youngest son of the Zhou family of Jingbei.
She had heard that he was surrounded by women, but she still couldn’t control herself and threw herself into the fire.
Until one night, after a flight, Zhou Lingyao asked her to make him a cocktail. Just like last time, a customer asked about their relationship.
Zhong Yi pretended not to care, though her hands were already trembling too much to mix a drink.
Then she heard Zhou Lingyao laugh and say, "We’re friends."
Later that same night, just before dawn, Zhong Yi refused Zhou Lingyao’s kiss.
"Friends don’t have to use the word breakup, do they?" she said. "Let’s end this."
Zhou Lingyao stared at her with those fiery, flirtatious eyes. "Are you serious? You won’t regret it?"
Zhong Yi smiled as she answered, "Yes. I never regret anything."
After they parted, Zhong Yi wanted to get back on track and be a good girl again.
She stopped going to the bar, began focusing on her exams, and no longer rejected the blind dates her family arranged.
But on the day one of those dates ended, she saw Zhou Lingyao in the hallway, the man who had said they would "never see each other again" when they broke up.
His eyes red, he pinned her in a corner of the hallway and kissed her, the taste of alcohol on his lips.
"You blocked me everywhere and stopped going to your own bar. Zhong Yi, you’re ruthless.
"When the plane declared a Mayday today, all I could think about was you. And you were laughing and chatting with another man.
"I’m the one who regrets it. Can you come back to me? As my girlfriend."
Good girl x shameless playboy
"You can say 'I love you' before daybreak."
*I’ll start this novel once it has enough preorders. Content warnings will be included in the author’s note when it opens.
The main premise and blurb were updated on October 17, 2026.
Theme: Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
