If Only

[Next novel: Typhoon Night]

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Everyone thought Lu Heye and Xia Mi could never be together.

One was a playboy who made the rounds of the nightlife scene, uninhibited and unconventional, never having lived by the rules for even a second. He'd passed through a thousand flowers without a single petal clinging to him.

The other was the good girl in the eyes of parents and teachers. Her life and studies were always flawless; she was reserved and quiet, the very picture of a model student.

But no one could have imagined it...

One night after the rain, in the quiet corridors of Jing University, Lu Heye had a pack of cigarettes in his hand. He had just shaken one out and hadn't even had time to light it when Xia Mi took it from him.

Her voice was gentle and soft: "Can't you just quit?"

Lu Heye, who had never let anyone tie him down, only smiled. He looked like a rogue, and his answer was just as outrageous: "Then give me a kiss."

Someone filmed the scene and posted it on the Jing University forum, setting off a heated discussion.

One inconspicuous comment struck Xia Mi right in the eye:

[Doesn't Lu Heye never go for good girls?]

After that, everyone wondered when Xia Mi would get dumped. No one expected that Lu Heye would be the one getting dumped.

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Their reunion came out of nowhere.

At the time, Xia Mi was being pestered by a blind date. Just as she was wondering what to do, Lu Heye appeared.

He was still the same, hardly changed at all.

Carefree and nonchalant, as if no person or matter could ever get to him. Even when he ran into his ex-girlfriend, he only gave her a cold glance.

In that moment, Xia Mi swallowed the bitterness in her heart and looked away. After getting rid of her blind date, she went to the underground parking garage, never expecting to run into Lu Heye again around a corner.

The man was still the same reckless rogue, a clear menace in his eyes and brows.

She meant to walk around him, but as she passed, he grabbed her by the wrist and instantly pressed close. His voice was hoarse: "Xia Mi, you've got some nerve."

"I tried so hard to hide it, and came all this way just to see you once."

Reckless playboy from the Beijing circle x quiet, reserved good girl

Coming soon: Typhoon Night

Blurb:

[Slice-of-life story + friends with benefits to lovers + sex first, love later + a freewheeling writing exercise]

(Female lead's perspective)

That summer after the college entrance exams, the heat was stifling and the cicadas never stopped singing. The fiery sunset clouds hung so low at dusk they seemed about to press down on the world.

Shi Xia got out of the taxi and headed straight for the tattoo shop at the far end of Shiyu Alley. When she was five meters away, the double doors opened automatically from within, and a tall figure walked out.

It was Qi Yubai, the top student who had been on the honor roll year after year, always coming in first.

She paused, then smiled, her tone teasing: "A model student getting a tattoo?"

Qi Yubai glanced at her and walked away without changing expression.

When it was all over, Shi Xia stepped out of the tattoo shop.

The summer night was heavy and shifting, and a scorching wind swept through.

A cold, sullen young man leaned against the wall, a cigarette between his fingers. At the sound, he turned his head, his voice hoarse: "Weren't you curious where my tattoo is?"

Shi Xia walked over, her gaze bold and direct. "Where?"

Qi Yubai narrowed his eyes and tapped his lower abdomen with a fingertip. "Here. Come home with me and see. Dare you?"

Shi Xia took the cigarette from his lips, put the filter between her own, then blew a smoke ring at him, smiling like a delinquent: "Why wouldn't I dare?"

(Male lead's perspective)

Qi Yubai was the teachers' favorite, the school genius in his classmates' eyes, and the undisputed campus heartthrob to his admirers.

Everyone knew he was cold and desireless, with no interest at all in romance.

But the truth was, during the summer after his final year of high school,

he secretly got together with Shi Xia, willingly becoming her dog and letting her train him.

"In these feverish days of pleasure and indulgence, I kissed you until the winter snow turned warm."

Bad girl (blackened outside, pure inside) x model student (pure outside, blackened inside)

Theme: Making dreams come true