The Supporting Male Lead Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time

[Important warning!!! This is a practice work and is rather rough around the edges. Please be kind.]

A self-possessed black lotus x an insecure, scheming, gloomy man

[Blurb]:

At sixteen, Yi Shuyin bravely pursued love, but her childhood sweetheart fell apart.

At seventeen, Yi Shuyin bravely accepted love, but the newcomer turned out to be trash.

At eighteen, Yi Shuyin firmly believed that wise people stayed out of love.

"Sorry, my one true love is studying. We're legally married, so outsiders, stay away." The girl stood firm as iron.

Someone beside her gazed at her with cloying affection, his eyes burning with desire.

"Take me with you. The three of us can make a life together." The boy's lips curled into a gloomy smile.

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Later, he drove away her enemies and shielded her from danger, much to Yi Shuyin's surprise.

She asked him, "When did you fall for me?"

The boy smiled eerily. "When he started pursuing you."

Yi Shuyin froze. "Didn't it bother you when you saw me use the things he gave me and eat the snacks he bought?"

His smile was faint. "No, because I bought them all."

The girl widened her eyes.

"You mean you know my birth chart, my period, and how my weight changes, and you also know what brand of body wash I use, what time I get up on weekends, and which little website I look at before bed???"

The boy touched his nose and looked away. "Yeah."

Yi Shuyin drew in a sharp breath.

She looked at his straight nose and utterly serious face, silently thinking to herself.

How did I never realize he was so... creepy?

Reading Guide:

1. This is a story about the romantic entanglements between the heroine and several male supporting characters. The one who ends up with her is the hero, and his romance with the heroine starts fairly late. The other male supporting characters get a lot of buildup, so check the hero's name in the character list before you dive in!! That way, you won't get halfway through and discover the hero isn't who you thought.

2. There are romantic storylines between minor male and female characters. Yes, that means the male and female supporting characters get together!!! Please don't read if that bothers you.

3. The heroine isn't exactly a Mary Sue. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story, but a more realistic coming-of-age ensemble drama full of youthful messiness, including some rivalry between men over the heroine.

4. This isn't a story about a bad boy reforming. If you're really fond of one of the trashy male supporting characters, please drop the story early!! The trashy guy may not get a happy ending.

5. Finally, the heroine may seem lovesick, but she's actually clear-headed. The hero is the opposite.

★Every version of this blurb has been posted on the author's Weibo under the same name.

Similar story, The One She Didn't Want to Take Responsibility For, is now underway

Genius, troublesome girl x sickly top student | Intense push and pull | Mutual healing | He secretly loves her | Bold and uninhibited vs. gentle and steadfast

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After Yu Qianhuai was dumped by the school heartthrob, she failed the college entrance exam. The legend of her perfect score in a single subject was drowned out by her thoroughly average total score.

She faded into the crowd.

Her enemies gleefully spread the news, maliciously speculating about which third-rate college she would attend.

Yu Qianhuai smiled indifferently, pulled her suitcase back to Changning No. 7 High School, and repeated her senior year.

Before everyone could recover from the shock, an even more explosive piece of news broke.

Three days later, the top student in her class, Xia Gaoyan, withdrew from Zhejiang University and joined the same repeat-year class as her.

One morning, Yu Qianhuai heard a chair scraping across the floor. She turned around and saw a slender, fair-skinned, handsome boy sitting at a desk that had appeared by the back door of the classroom.

After class, she went over and cornered him against the wall, whispering softly.

"I only slept with you once. You didn't actually take it seriously, did you?"

Xia Gaoyan's face turned bright red. It took him a long time to force out a reply.

"I'm repeating the year so I can get into Tsinghua."

Only later did Yu Qianhuai learn the rest of what he meant.

"...And be with you."

*

At the start of the new semester, rumors that the two couldn't stand each other were everywhere.

Their pursuers watched for a chance to make a move.

One rumor followed another, one misunderstanding came after another.

Xia Gaoyan's jealousy erupted. His eyes reddened at the corners as he demanded,

"What are we, exactly?!"

Yu Qianhuai's long lashes trembled, but she said nothing.

He was about to lose his temper when she suddenly pulled him behind a bookshelf and silenced him with a kiss.

As their lips and teeth met, one of her pursuers called her name from just around the corner.

Xia Gaoyan's desire surged, and he kissed her back with fierce intensity.

A gentle breeze and drizzle became a raging storm.

It was the first time she had felt how forceful he could be.

"This time, I'm taking everything back."

*

The two most outrageous things Xia Gaoyan did in his life:

First, fall in love with Yu Qianhuai.

Second, withdraw from Zhejiang University for her.

But he thought those were also the two most successful things he'd ever done.

The first led him to true love.

The second got him into Tsinghua.

So he believed that sometimes you have to take a gamble in life.

And he won that summer back in its entirety.

With her.

★The upcoming-story blurb was screenshotted and archived on the author's Weibo under the same name on October 1, 2024.

Core theme: Persevere and keep striving