1.
The summer she was twelve, Guan Yuqing lost everything. That same summer, she met Lu Yinchao.
The first time they met, he was cornered by a group of thugs. Guan Yuqing rescued him.
The second time, he was helping a group of suspects traffic people. Guan Yuqing bit him.
The third time, he became her deskmate. Guan Yuqing drew a boundary between them.
By high school, Lu Yinchao had made a name for himself and was at the height of his popularity. His good looks alone were enough to get him anything he wanted.
Meanwhile, Guan Yuqing suddenly became well-behaved: an attentive, obedient, model student. They were worlds apart and barely interacted. Nobody would ever connect the two of them.
Then someone lost their wallet, and everyone began to suspect Guan Yuqing. Lu Yinchao kicked over a desk for her, got into a fight, and was disciplined for it.
Everyone chattered about how he shouldn't have gone so far over such a small thing. Lu Yinchao exploded again, and his voice rang out over the school broadcast: "Such a small thing? Try being falsely accused yourself!"
From middle school through high school, from the countryside to the city, Lu Yinchao was always by her side. Quiet and seemingly indifferent to everything, he still kept pulling her back, supporting her, and warning her time and again.
But when the college entrance exams ended, so did they.
2.
Eight years later, Guan Yuqing meets Lu Yinchao again. She gets drawn into a case involving a female celebrity who jumped to her death, and her life starts going off the rails.
Then, by chance, she discovers that Lu Yinchao had once been at the scene of the death...
After a confrontation and a rainy night, Guan Yuqing suddenly realizes that the man beside her seems to have been playing her all along. For example...
"Are all these shops yours?"
"Mm." Lu Yinchao cheekily hooked a finger under her shoulder strap. "But they're yours now."
A well-behaved reporter in public, bold and uninhibited in private, Guan Yuqing, and a discreet detective with businesses flourishing everywhere, Lu Yinchao
East, south, west, north, and center: I have eyes and ears everywhere.
[No Supernatural Elements]
*City life x school days | Healing and growing up
*Includes middle and high school scenes; happy ending
*Sweet and angsty, with romantic tension and suspense
Weibo: @Mu Beichun
Theme: Grow up well, and live well