My next book will be When Summer Branches Flourish.
[Main story complete]
Sweet and gentle girl vs. aloof, tough bad boy
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The night before Zhu Yeqiao is about to turn sixteen, the whole school loses power. She thinks her birthday will pass quietly without anyone noticing.
Suddenly, the classroom erupts in commotion, and voices ring out with envy: "Zhu Yeqiao, your brother is here."
Everyone at Jinghai No. 1 High School knows that Zhu Yeqiao lives under the same roof as Xie Jingzhuo, the most talked-about boy around.
They've depended on each other since they were six. They're not siblings, but they're closer than most siblings.
Dressed in a black T-shirt, the boy is unable to hide the wildness in his nature. He carries a cake over to Zhu Yeqiao's desk, ruffles the girl's hair, and says in a low, rich voice, warm with affection, "Happy birthday, Qiaoqiao. Come on, I'll take you out to celebrate."
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Zhu Yeqiao has been spoiled by Xie Jingzhuo since childhood, and the longing she feels for him leaves her aching with feelings she can't confess.
One day, her love finally becomes impossible to suppress, and she breaks down completely.
On a stormy night, Xie Jingzhuo stands in the shadows. "Qiaoqiao, I'm your brother."
Ashamed, Zhu Yeqiao sobs uncontrollably. "I know, but I just love you."
Xie Jingzhuo's sharp eyes settle on her. "Zhu Yeqiao, I should move out."
He's so cruel. Once he moves out, she can't even see his face.
On her nineteenth birthday, Zhu Yeqiao waits in vain all day long.
She's cried until her voice is hoarse, but he never shows up.
She can barely hold a pen, but at last she gives up on loving Xie Jingzhuo: [Xie Jingzhuo can only ever be my brother. Please stop letting yourself hope for more.]
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On Zhu Yeqiao's twenty-first birthday,
A night of chaos, a room full of reckless abandon.
The person she sleeps with is Xie Jingzhuo, whom she hasn't seen in a long time.
Zhu Yeqiao knows this is just an accident.
Eyes red, she throws off the covers and gets out of bed.
A strong hand suddenly grabs hers. The man drawls, irreverent as ever, "Where are you going? You sleep with me and then pretend it never happened?"
Remembering how Xie Jingzhuo has deliberately avoided her, Zhu Yeqiao starts crying in hurt. "Didn't you like avoiding me? Go on, avoid me! Keep avoiding me, Xie Jingzhuo!"
"Why the hell would I keep avoiding you?" He yanks her back onto the bed. His dark eyes hold her gaze for a long moment before he gives a self-mocking smile. "You don't really think last night was an accident, do you?"
How could there be so many accidents? This time, he was the one who misbehaved first.
During the years he deliberately kept his distance, Xie Jingzhuo dreamed about Zhu Yeqiao every night.
One day, he saw another boy beside the girl he cherished most, and only then did he realize his feelings for her weren't exactly pure.
Note:
1. The male lead develops romantic feelings for the female lead only after she is an adult. While she is underage, their relationship is purely familial.
2. On the night of the female lead's twenty-first birthday, nothing else happened; at most, they hugged. The female lead had too much to drink and misunderstood. This is a pure romance.
When Summer Branches Flourish
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In her second year of high school, Xia Zhiyi goes to stay with the Chi family.
That night, she meets Chi Yuyi, famous throughout the school.
The boy comes downstairs from the second floor. His clear, sharp eyes turn to her, but his manner is polite and distant. "Miss Xia, you'll be staying on the first floor, right?"
Xia Zhiyi thinks her feelings are entirely one-sided. She never expects that on graduation day, beneath the warm, hazy moonlight, he will gently take her hand and ask in a low voice, "I want to kiss you. May I?"
Xia Zhiyi doesn't dare look up. She quietly closes her eyes, and then feels a warm touch on her forehead.
When she looks up, she sees a hint of red on his pale ears.
That first kiss, restrained yet full of love, declares that the summer of eighteen will never end.
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One is a gentle, resilient top student with a sweet smile. The other is an uninhibited, carefree heir to the world. As soon as news of their relationship breaks, everyone envies them.
Still, most people don't believe it. After all, both of them have been admired since childhood, and neither seems like the type to fall in love.
Until the day Chi Yuyi wins an international competition. During a livestream, a reporter asks about the gardenia hair clip attached to the hood of the genius boy's black sweatshirt: "Which girl's is that?"
Chi Yuyi gives a lazy, dazzling smile. "It belongs to a little girl who's really good at acting cute."
The reporter perks up, eager for gossip. "Who is she? Is she your girlfriend?"
"I don't know. I made her mad last night, and now she's threatening to break up with me." Chi Yuyi looks into the livestream camera and chuckles. "Miss Xia Zhiyi, you can have my competition medal to play with. Don't be mad at me, okay?"
Watching the livestream, Xia Zhiyi is speechless: "..."
How could she stay mad when she meets those bright, peach-blossom eyes?
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Perhaps the luckiest thing that ever happened to Xia Zhiyi was taking Chi Yuyi's hand one night in 2012, when the Mayans had predicted the world would end.
From then on, she was never afraid of anything again.
Even if that night really had been the end of the world, with him by her side, death would have been as beautiful as spring.
2024.8.21
Theme: Be a little braver
I really like the male and female protagonists of this book. I love them so much. Come on, I'm waiting for you!!!!
I hope that my future articles can be completely finished before being put on the shelves. It's been so hard to wait and I have to check it every day. Have you checked for updates?
Teacher, I cried like crazy in the middle of the night.
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Author, I really like this article. Their separation in the middle was too cruel, especially the pain of separation experienced by the heroine's baby. It was so cruel to me that the male protagonist was disgusting. I want to see their love scene after they reunited. Author, cheers for the graduation season!!! Writing novels is all about generating electricity through love. If you are very busy in reality, take a proper rest??? I hope you will be happy and satisfied every night you write novels, and not a little tired like you said. I wish you a happy graduation and move towards your brand new future!!!
You must definitely keep writing, really keep working hard.
Come on! The story is really good
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