Unbridled

This novel is complete. The new novel, "For Love of Madness", is currently updating.

"Unbridled"

Jiang Le goes to a drinks gathering on behalf of a friend, hoping to get acquainted with the famous "Young Mr. Zhou" of the business world.

She dresses carefully for the occasion. When the man arrives late, with a face as finely carved as jade and an imposing presence, he instantly draws everyone's attention.

Oh, it turns out this Young Mr. Zhou is someone Jiang Le knows after all: her ex-boyfriend, Zhou Ze.

Back in college, they were in a long-distance relationship across countries. Jiang Le ended things with him over a single phone call, saying, "I'm tired of this. I'm sick of it. We should just call it quits."

Years later, they meet again. She needs a favor, and he has transformed into the lofty Young Mr. Zhou.

As Jiang Le stands there, stunned, he gives her a polite smile and says, "A pleasure to meet you, Miss Jiang."

As if they were meeting for the first time, as if there had never been countless sweaty entanglements in a rented room on rainy days, or a cold, restrained farewell when they parted.

What Jiang Le doesn't know is that after the banquet ends and she leaves with another man, Zhou Ze sits beneath her apartment building, silently smoking all night.

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At school, Jiang Le was a brilliant "problem girl." She consistently ranked second in her year, yet was lazy and full of bad habits.

Back then, almost nobody believed in her.

What good was being clever? Her personality had gone wrong from the start, and she was unlikely to make anything of herself.

Zhou Ze, who had held first place for years, was different. He excelled in both academics and conduct, was handsome, and came from a distinguished family. Everyone adored him, and his future seemed bright.

Their grades were close, yet they were held up as two completely opposite "examples."

Nobody thought an "uncouth" girl like Jiang Le could be compared to Zhou Ze.

Nobody knew that one evening, in a torrential downpour, he would stand there soaked, looking both awkward and hopeful, and ask her:

"Jiang Le, do you want to go to the same university as me?"

Everyone says Jiang Le is a wild horse, chasing freedom and coming and going like the wind.

Untamable and emotionally detached, she would never stop for anyone.

Only Zhou Ze knows she keeps running forward just to escape her broken past.

And he has never wanted to put a bridle on her and dull her free-spirited, bold nature.

He refuses to be the one who tames her. He wants to become a vast, open plain, a place for her to rest when she grows weary of running.

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In the second year after Cheng Zheng and Lin Su got back together, rumors spread everywhere that she was going to enter an arranged marriage with someone else.

A mutual acquaintance mocked him for it:

"You think of her as your girlfriend, but what does she think of you?"

"You've been trailing after Lin Su since middle school. She curls a finger, and you come running like a lovesick puppy."

"Cheng Zheng, have you no self-respect?"

At the time, he leaned against the counter, the tip of his cigarette glowing red and fading. After a long pause, he laughed.

"I like being someone's dog. Got a problem with that?"

He said it with plenty of swagger, but when he actually saw her with someone else, he couldn't pretend it didn't bother him.

That was when Lin Su came back from meeting her prospective marriage partner.

He lay feverish on the cramped sofa in his rented apartment, staring at her without a word.

She asked:

"Cheng Zheng, what would make you happy?"

"If I let you go for good, broke up with you, and never saw you again, would that make you happy?"

Every word sounded like a question, but was really almost a provocation.

What would make him happy?

After a long pause, he laughed and quietly replied:

"Kiss me."

[Irreverent, loyal puppy x cold-faced, dark-hearted ambitious woman]

(The story is fictional, and there is no infidelity in the romance.

But the female lead is not a morally perfect person. Please read with that in mind.)

There are plenty of chapters already written, so feel free to let them pile up before reading!

Theme: Leave the past behind and live well.