100 Ways to Fall in Love

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[The penny-pinching heiress of a wealthy family vs. the sharp-tongued, scheming aerospace architect]

(1) Jiang He hired a highly paid AI engineer who had returned from abroad. At Teacher Ying's invitation, she went to see an aerospace exhibition. The venue was packed, and in a moment of carelessness, she tripped and fell into the arms of the person she least wanted to see.

Su Guiyu was the youngest researcher at the Aerospace Research Institute. He had swept up all kinds of awards while in school, completed both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in one continuous program, and gone straight on to the institute, breaking the dominance of doctoral students.

But none of that was the most important thing. What mattered was that he was her ex-boyfriend, whom she had dumped unilaterally, without warning.

The warmth of his arm lingered against her as she wondered how to speak. Then she heard him say coolly, "Miss, are you all right?"

Distant and detached, without a trace of unnecessary emotion.

Jiang He straightened up. Her thanks caught in her throat, and for a long while she couldn't get them out. He didn't care. He turned and walked away without a second thought.

(2) When they met again, dark clouds covered the sky and thunder rumbled. Rain soaked her clothes, and he took her to a hotel.

The hotel was dimly lit. Warm yellow light fell across his brows, slightly furrowed. His sharp, mature features had long since shed their youthful softness, yet the glare of the warm light made her feel, for a moment, as if she were seeing the boy who used to coax her.

On impulse, she wrapped her arms around his waist and begged him to stay.

"A-Yu, don't go. Stay and keep me company, okay?"

(3) After moving in together, they became the most familiar of roommates.

Jiang He tried all sorts of ways to pursue Su Guiyu every day, but every encounter was purely physical, with no feelings involved. Eventually, even Su Guiyu went through the motions directly.

"If you want to pursue me, could you at least do it seriously?"

Jiang He opened her copy of The Hundred Ways to Fall in Love, already more than halfway through.

"Almost there. Just a few dozen more and you'll be my boyfriend."

Su Guiyu chuckled, pinning her against the wall as he leaned over her. "Baby, I've always been yours."

I never agreed to break up back then. We were in a long-distance relationship, not broken up.

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The heroine's family is very wealthy. She has her reasons for being stingy.

Note: One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first. Both are top students but a little lovesick. This is not a typical getting-back-together-after-a-breakup story; there's no angst, just a direct, full-on pursuit. Both leads speak openly about their feelings. They love when they love, and won't deliberately act tough and hurt each other.

One hundred ways to win your ex back. The first is moving in together!

On the surface, she's pursuing him, but in reality, the hero is just going through the motions for the sake of a proper title.

The professional details are made up, so don't take them seriously.

The writing is average. Please don't flame me if it's not to your taste!

The companion novel, now underway

Green Plum Tartness

[Childhood friends / Mutual pining pays off]

(1) When it comes to Tan Shang University, everyone knows Luo Yi, the music department's beautiful drummer.

She is stunning, outgoing, and frank. Whatever happens, she just laughs it off.

But one afternoon, this very person turned into a delicate little flower, swaying on the verge of collapse.

Everyone on campus was saying she was changing herself to please her rich and powerful boyfriend from outside the university.

While everyone scrambled to get the latest gossip, the delicate flower dusted herself off, dumped her boyfriend, and went abroad with her childhood friend, who had always lived in stories and rumors.

(2) Nan Zhijun, the young heir of the Hong Kong district, a golden boy in everyone's eyes, and the childhood friend Luo Yi was always talking about.

The two had grown up together and shared a deep bond. Even with the Atlantic Ocean between them, their relationship had never grown distant.

To make it back in time for Luo Yi's birthday, Nan Zhijun traveled for more than ten hours, only to learn that she was in a relationship.

He was annoyed and heartbroken. He gave a bitter smile, said nothing, left her a gift, and walked away.

They never saw each other again after that day.

Until one rainy night.

Her pure white dress was stained, and the torrential rain brought a gust of cold wind that lifted the hem, revealing her slender ankle.

She crouched at a bus stop, hugging her knees, a few teardrops clinging to her long lashes as they trembled softly.

So pitiful.

It was a side of her he had never seen before.

That night, the rain fell so hard it blurred his vision. She was crouched on the ground, utterly disheveled. The man before her wore a black trench coat. Water droplets clung to the strands of hair on his forehead and ran down into his collar. One hand in his pocket, his eyes deep, he looked dazed, as if he were saying something to her.

It was an expression she had never seen before.

(3) After going abroad for an exchange program, Luo Yi had little money, so she kept mooching off Nan Zhijun and refused to leave his apartment.

At first, he was a little reluctant. Later, he clung to her every day, even following her into bed.

Afterward, Luo Yi looked at the person beside her, brows slightly furrowed. "Don't you think the way we are is very... very inappropriate?"

"I always thought of you as my... older brother when we were growing up. And now..."

Nan Zhijun put an arm around her waist and gently nipped her earlobe. "We're not related, and we don't share a drop of blood. What kind of older brother would I be...?"

"If you insist on calling me something, I can only be your lover."

"But..."

Nan Zhijun picked up a green plum and slipped it into her mouth. "Green plums are sour, aren't they? I love them to death!"

The world thinks green plums are sour and hard to swallow. But I think they're tart and addictive, impossible to put down once you've had a taste.

[The cool drummer girl who fires the first shot at her ex vs. the tattooed, flashy, swaggering bad boy]

Both leads are each other's first. A sweet childhood-friends romance.

Note: While the heroine is dating the second male lead, he doesn't realize that he likes her and keeps emotionally manipulating her, so there aren't many intimate scenes between them.

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