The Lingering Echo

◎ Reunion after years apart / Getting back together after a breakup / Secret admirer's composure crumbles

◎ Flirtatious heiress × obsessive, pitiful man | Sunshine girl × world-weary man

One wild night.

When Ye Ling opened her eyes, she saw a man with a bare, firm, muscular torso. His eyes were black and deep. Water droplets in his black hair traced the smooth lines of his body, sliding over his taut abs and down to his waist.

Ye Ling got dressed unhurriedly and smiled carelessly. "Hello."

The man gave her a cold glance, said nothing, and turned to leave.

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Ye Ling had recognized Yu Shengzhou from the start.

They had first met ten years ago. Back then, he wore clothes washed pale, had short black hair, and looked at the world with detached indifference.

At her father's request, Ye Ling had looked after him, only to get the words, "I hate her," in return.

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Shen Xingwei's first impression of Pei Wang was not a good one.

He wore a baseball cap pulled low over his face. His chin was scraped, and the skin showing at his wrist was covered in bruises.

Shen Xingwei secretly glanced his way. His sharp gaze seemed to pierce her heart.

But she was still tempted by the bad seed beneath that handsome exterior.

On the eve of their parting, Pei Wang pinned Shen Xingwei against the window. Rain pelted her chest as lightning split the sky.

Pei Wang's eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse and trembling. "Shen Xingwei, what I just said doesn't count."

Shen Xingwei turned her eyes away and said flatly, "It's over, Pei Wang."

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Years later, at the entrance to a dark, damp alley.

He was still dressed in black, his short hair clipped close to his head. His features had grown sharper, and the scar at his temple gave him a fierce air.

Shen Xingwei heard someone call him Captain Lin. Seeing the awkward atmosphere between them, the person asked with a smile whether they knew each other.

He didn't even glance her way as he strode off, his reply carried away by the wind. "We don't know each other."

Within three days, he came to beg for reconciliation.

Shen Xingwei kicked him out in the middle of the night, even thoughtfully sending him money for a hotel.

Coming next: Summer Night Crossing the Line

When Shi You was five, she went with her mother to the Lin family. After her eighteenth-birthday celebration, she returned to Jiangnan to escape her stepbrother.

The rainy season back home was always damp and long.

Shi You was fretting over an arranged marriage when an umbrella suddenly appeared over her head.

The man had an air of wickedness about him. Looking languid and bored, he tilted his head at her, mischief in his eyes.

Staring into those extraordinarily beautiful eyes, Shi You let lust get the better of her judgment. "How about we get married?"

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Xu Zhouye had been a golden boy since childhood. He was capricious and unruly, a complete troublemaker whom nobody could control.

He'd made plenty of girls cry with his sharp tongue, and they'd blacklisted him for good.

Poor Miss Lin, the stepdaughter of the Lin family, had no choice but to enter the wolf's den.

At a gathering one day, Xu Zhouye sat in a corner taking a phone call. The dim light couldn't hide his delighted expression, and his syrupy voice was enough to make anyone sick.

"I'm drunk... My head hurts... I need a hug..."

Thinking of the jerk's behavior the night before, Shi You blushed and ignored him.

The man smiled as he toyed with the jade pendant in his hand, his voice dejected and aggrieved. "Shanzi, Shanzi, all you care about is your fan..."

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