Come Chase Me

[For "Keep Your Voice Down": strangers in public, passionate in private. For "Huh! Did I Flirt with a Ghost?": she flirts with a man, teasing an upright gentleman! Please add them to your collection! Blurbs at the bottom]

Blurb:

In high school, Yu Zhou'an had a crush on Zhang Huaisu, but that crush came to an abrupt end.

Yu Zhou'an moved away, leaving her old city behind.

She never expected to meet him again at university. At the time, Yu Zhou'an was struggling with insomnia.

She tried all sorts of remedies, but nothing worked. Then, by chance, she discovered that she could sleep wonderfully at Zhang Huaisu's place.

When insomnia struck again, Yu Zhou'an knocked on Zhang Huaisu's door.

“Let me borrow your bed for a nap!”

Zhang Huaisu: You're really only here to borrow my bed and sleep?

Yu Zhou'an: Guess.

Zhang Huaisu: Then no.

Later, Zhang Huaisu watched Yu Zhou'an across the street, laughing and chatting with someone else, one hand in his pocket.

He lit a cigarette and leaned against a street corner, typing on his phone. The ash fell onto his hand, but he didn't notice.

“Want to sleep? Come over now.”

Later still, Zhang Huaisu held Yu Zhou'an, his lips against her collarbone as he kissed her carefully, as if she were a priceless treasure.

Yu Zhou'an caught her breath and laughed softly. “Zhang Huaisu, have you liked me for a long time?”

He held her a little tighter and answered slowly, “Yes.”

A spirited girl who flirts without realizing it × a cool guy who clearly falls for it but stubbornly pretends to be aloof

Reunion after years apart / Mutual unrequited love

* The early chapters focus more on the heroine's secret crush; later, the focus shifts to the hero's secret crush

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Blurb for "Keep Your Voice Down"

Nan Xu's family suddenly falls on hard times, and her parents arrange for her to stay with the older boy who used to live next door.

But this neighbor is unruly and arrogant, and he hates well-behaved, delicate girls like Nan Xu.

The day she moves into Xie Hejing's home, the boy has just finished playing ball and stepped out of the shower, his hair still dripping as he casually wraps a towel around his waist.

He sees her and pauses in surprise, then curls his lips into a smile and gives her a warning look:

“Those are pretty eyes. You don't want to lose them, do you?”

Xie Hejing lays down two rules for Nan Xu.

1. Don't go into his room.

2. Outside the house, the two of them don't know each other.

That makes the front door the dividing line between their relationship.

But later, that dividing line becomes Xie Hejing's bedroom door.

One night, Nan Xu walks down the dark hallway in a ruffled nightdress and reaches out to push open the door.

She immediately falls into a cool, firm embrace.

He grins roguishly. “Little sister?”

Gazing at the nightdress lying all alone on the floor, Nan Xu says softly, “My dress is dirty. You'll have to wash it clean for me.”

At that, Xie Hejing taps her with a fingertip, his voice low. “Don't call me big brother anymore.”

He picks her up and carries her toward the bathroom. Nan Xu lets out a startled cry, and he bends down to whisper, “Keep your voice down. The walls aren't soundproof.”

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Blurb for "I Flirted and Ran, but He Claimed Me"

The summer after the college entrance exams, Wen Qi has a huge fight with her mother and decides to spend the summer at her childhood friend Wei Qingxuan's house.

They haven't seen each other in three years, and Wen Qi discovers that the once quiet, reserved boy has grown more and more handsome.

Everyone else sees Wei Qingxuan as a refined, aloof, and dignified young man, but to her, he's just boring.

Then one day, Wen Qi accidentally touches him and notices his ears turning red. Suddenly, a whole new world opens up to her.

Wen Qi: I twisted my ankle. Carry me.

Wei Qingxuan carries her, his heart pounding, his body going stiff.

Wen Qi: I've never experienced a kiss before. Can I kiss you?

Wei Qingxuan: You can't do that.

Wen Qi: When did you get so fit? Can I touch you?

Wei Qingxuan: No.

Wen Qi: Then why aren't you moving away?

When summer ends, Wen Qi packs her bags and heads straight home.

Wei Qingxuan is left tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep. He realizes he's started to crave those things Wen Qi did to him.

One night, Wen Qi is painting her nails at home when she gets a phone call.

Just hearing her voice makes Wei Qingxuan's mouth go dry.

“Wen Qi, let's do all of it again, all right?”

Theme: Live life earnestly