A Summer Off the Rails

1

Song Nanqiao, the campus belle of Jing University, is gorgeous and haughty. Guys are always around her, but none of them ever become her official boyfriend.

Song Nanqiao thinks she'll spend all of college keeping her desires in check, until she meets her roommate's crush at the roommate's birthday party.

The moment the candles go out, she rises onto her tiptoes and kisses him without restraint.

2

Song Nanqiao accompanies her roommate to a basketball tournament.

Her roommate's crush has a stunning face. He repeatedly turns the tables on his opponents on the court, and off the court his icy expression and don't-come-near-me aura still can't stop the girls from shrieking with excitement.

Song Nanqiao joins in, calling his name, and the stands erupt.

Someone teases her, “Qiaoqiao, so you like the aloof, untouchable type?”

Her roommate grabs her wrist so hard it leaves red marks. Song Nanqiao smiles calmly and casually. “I don't like him. It's just fun.”

That night, in a dim hotel room, Song Nanqiao is pinned down and kissed. Spoiled and willful, she kicks at him and cries, “Be gentle.”

Gu Yichuan's cool eyes turn dark and tender. He kisses her with ever less restraint. “Song Nanqiao, you seem to like it just fine.”

Later, their secret, reckless affair comes to light. Things turn ugly, and Song Nanqiao runs away.

3

Years after they part, Gu Yichuan has become a rising star in tech, confident and successful, yet still cold, abstinent, and impossible to approach when it comes to women.

At the annual company party, a colleague learns that Song Nanqiao also attended Jing University and was its campus belle. Their gaze shifts between the two of them. “President Gu must know Qiaoqiao, right?”

The man's response is cool and distant. “I don't know her.”

Song Nanqiao smiles. Good.

Not long after, Song Nanqiao gets a young boyfriend. He's attentive and considerate, and on the first day of their relationship, he accompanies her to a business dinner to look after her.

As the dinner reaches its liveliest point, in a cramped corner just beyond a wall, Song Nanqiao is breathless. “I have a boyfriend.”

Gu Yichuan slowly loosens his tie, smiling like a polished scoundrel. “Isn't this the kind of secret relationship you like? Does that clueless kid know how to treat you better than I do?”

Song Nanqiao tries to run, but he grabs her wrist hard. His eyes redden. “Song Nanqiao, your excuse before was your roommate. What about now? You've been playing with me all these years, and you still won't even give me a name?”

#That kiss was just a game to her, but he fell for her for life#

P.S.:

1. The story's potential triggers are mentioned in the blurb.

2. The heroine's roommate was never involved with the hero.

3. Half the story takes place in college, half in the city.

Written on 2024/06/30

Theme: Face love and friendship bravely, and always stay positive.