What Do I Do When I Run Into My Former Crush at a Kissing Contest?

An instinctively abstract, looks-obsessed ray of sunshine × a guy who pretends to be cold and distant but is actually devoted and stubborn

Lian Yi is a broadcasting student. After hours of dutifully hosting a "kissing contest" under the blazing sun, her head was spinning. The heat had left her a little dazed, so when a man suddenly appeared in front of her, she blurted out without thinking:

"Hey, handsome, wanna kiss?"

Lian Yi suddenly came to her senses. Realizing what she'd said, she wanted to slap herself and hurriedly corrected herself: "Sorry, I mean, are you here to take part in the kissing contest?"

It sounded wrong no matter how she put it...

But the man in front of her chuckled. "Is kissing absolutely necessary?"

Lian Yi's heart leaped. The strange thumping in her chest made her pause. Her dazed gaze swept over his somewhat familiar face, and she suddenly remembered who he was.

It was the man she'd had a crush on three years ago, the one who had eventually blocked her.

It was her former crush!

As the night breeze carried the deep, gentle sound of her former crush's voice to her ears, Lian Yi instinctively took two steps back in shock.

His features were still recognizable from back then, though he'd gained a few years' worth of maturity and reserve. His dark eyes, which had made her fall for him at first sight, fixed on her with a serious expression as he asked, "Are you looking for a boyfriend?"

*

As a freshman, Lian Yi fell in love at first sight with a guy. She'd never pursued anyone before, and though she seemed to pour her whole heart into it, she couldn't even get a smile from him.

He looked cold and impatient. "Sorry, I'm busy this weekend."

Finally, after he blocked her, she gave up.

She never expected that three years later, she and the man would meet again at a kissing contest, and that he would even be the blind date her aunt had tried so hard to set her up with.

Remembering the past, Lian Yi kept backing away.

Until one night, the handsome man with refined features, reeking of alcohol and clutching a bouquet of roses, knocked on her apartment door.

The scent of roses partly masked the alcohol. Half of You Yu's face was hidden behind the petals, and all she could see were his eyes, glimmering in the moonlight.

The corners of the man's eyes were tinged with an unusually alluring redness. Drunk, he'd let down all his defenses. His usual coolness and distance were nowhere to be seen. You Yu kept his distance from her, but the vulnerability in his eyes made Lian Yi's heart tremble.

She heard the aggrieved, pleading sound of You Yu's voice. "Please, look at me just a little longer."

Reading Guide:

① There's a reason he blocked her.

② A 100,000-character sweet romance, with no catfights between women and no brainless side characters.

③ The leads aren't perfect. Don't read if that bothers you.

④ The aloof beauty chases the ray of sunshine.

Theme: A good match takes both fate and devotion