Name: Come If You Dare
Author: Ji Nian

Synopsis

[Cool Female Lead, Sly Male Lead, Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, Rivalry Among Men]

1.

Shangguan Bai first noticed Yuan Ye when she was about to break up with the boyfriend she'd been dating for two weeks at university.

After she had completely ended her previous relationship,

Yuan Ye, newly returned to school and a roommate of her ex-boyfriend, not only refrained from joining him in cursing her as a heartless, two-timing vixen, but even greeted her with a smile.

And then...

For a long time afterward, she kept seeing Yuan Ye wink at her.

2.

Yuan Ye first heard of Shangguan Bai in his second year of high school.

According to his good friend Xiuyuan, Shangguan Bai was a first-year girl who could beat Yuan Ye at badminton. At the time, she was looking for someone to adopt a little white cat on her social media.

Later, Yuan Ye happened to see someone confessing his feelings to Shangguan Bai. In a calm voice, she turned him down politely and decisively.

Yuan Ye thought romance wasn't on his junior's mind. But while he was still wondering what chance might bring him and Shangguan Bai together, he kept seeing another boy going everywhere with her, as if they were a couple.

3.

Yuan Ye refused to give up. At the next sports meet, he wanted Shangguan Bai to look at him, so he paid for two cases of drinks out of his own pocket, then used every trick in the book to get Xiuyuan to help him carry them to the basketball court and give him a chance to strike up a conversation.

Yuan Ye believed that if Shangguan Bai looked at him, just once, she would remember him.

But Shangguan Bai was watching the basketball game. When she heard Yuan Ye call her name, she couldn't even spare a glance away from the court. She hurriedly asked, "Who are you?"

Then she turned back.

Yuan Ye froze in place and followed Shangguan Bai's gaze. He saw a boy wink at her with a smile after making a three-pointer.

Yuan Ye knew that boy's name.

Jian Changning.

Xiuyuan said he was Shangguan Bai's boyfriend.

4.

When they reunited at university, Yuan Ye assumed Shangguan Bai knew nothing about his one-sided crush in high school, so he felt perfectly at ease interacting with her as a classmate.

But at a dinner gathering after they started dating, Xiuyuan deliberately exposed Yuan Ye's teenage feelings and asked Shangguan Bai, "Did you know Yuan Ye was really interested in you back in high school?"

Yuan Ye panicked. Just as he was about to snap back, Shangguan Bai calmly nodded. "I knew."

Yuan Ye was stunned.

Then Shangguan Bai turned to him and teased, "Hello, senior who made Xiuyuan carry pomegranate juice to the basketball court with you at the sports meet."

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"Yuan Ye thought he had planned everything to perfection, but it turned out Shangguan Bai had willingly walked right into his trap."

Reader's Guide:

1. There is no stealing someone's partner or emotional cheating in this story. Every relationship begins when both people are single and ready to start anew.

2. Both leads are each other's only ones. The female lead is universally adored, and everyone falls in love with her.

3. The male lead has a secret crush on the female lead and deliberately gets close to her. The high school is affiliated with the university.

Blurb for Perfect Relationship

1.

Jing Yan achieved career success at a young age. At just twenty-five, she had already secured the position of editor-in-chief at New Vogue Magazine.

Her social circle was full of high-quality women, all beautiful and successful, and the boys around them were always fresh faces.

Jing Yan was no exception.

The group had an unspoken agreement: they never asked about these boys' identities.

2.

When her friend Xu Wei was developing a side business, Jing Yan would occasionally drop by to show her support.

She first met Xia Cheng at Xu Wei's bar.

He had come to deliver some materials to Xu Wei on behalf of a teacher. Jing Yan looked at him for two seconds, then pointed him in the right direction.

At the end of the evening, Xu Wei drove her home. Just before Jing Yan could speak, Xu Wei flicked her ash out the window. "That kid came looking for a job just now. He asked about you."

"Oh?"

Xu Wei stepped on the brakes and looked at her. "You've been single for a while. I think he'd be a good fit."

Jing Yan chuckled twice and gazed out the window. Her voice was airy, yet chillingly cold.

"He's a kid. I'll have some fun with him."

3.

After Xia Cheng was caught making a mistake, Jing Yan disappeared for a while.

When she showed up again, it was on a rainy day. She pulled up in front of Xia Cheng with a stranger in the passenger seat.

Jing Yan called to him through the rain, telling him to get in.

That night, Jing Yan took Xia Cheng home.

Their arrangement continued.

Jing Yan covered Xia Cheng's mouth, stifling both his panting and his resentment, and looked into his tear-bright eyes as she spoke coldly.

"Our relationship is fine as it is. We can stop whenever we want. It's perfect."