Moving in with My Archenemy [Reunion After Years Apart]

[They reunite right from the start, a reunion while young]

Xia Muchao and Ji Xu, once bitter rivals, meet again at the same high school, even under the same roof, after three years apart.

Ever since primary school, Xia Muchao had been Ji Xu's boss, threatening him and ordering him to do all sorts of things, big and small. Even on the day they transferred schools, Xia Muchao never once apologized to him.

Then the tables turned. Xia Muchao was staying in someone else's home, so she decided to apologize to Ji Xu.

Ji Xu said lazily, "Oh? What if I don't want to accept your apology?"

Xia Muchao: ...

Xia Muchao: "Fine. Accept it or don't, it's up to you."

If he hated her, she'd just avoid seeing him every day. No need for them to rub each other the wrong way.

After all, two people under the same roof could still be like parallel lines, never crossing paths.

*

After that, Xia Muchao insisted on doing everything alone, whether going to school, coming home, or anything else.

But Ji Xu still managed to find his way into every little corner of her daily life.

She strongly suspected he was deliberately showing up in front of her just to annoy her.

Even when they were at odds, he could always come up with a reason she couldn't refuse.

"If it weren't for my mom, I wouldn't bother with you."

"Please, Xia, keep up appearances when necessary, okay?"

"It was just something I did while I was at it. What are you thinking?"

Though he was an eyesore, Ji Xu never used his position as her host to force or threaten her. He hardly ever brought up their old grievances, either.

*

Later, during the midsummer after the college entrance exams, the heat outside the window grew, and the restless air lingered without end.

Behind the door, two hearts beat with the same blazing intensity.

Light shifted in Ji Xu's eyes as he leaned against the door and bent toward her. "I'll kiss you in five seconds. If you want to leave, you can go now."

Xia Muchao reached for the doorknob, but Ji Xu grabbed her hand.

The distance between them suddenly shrank. They were close enough to hear each other's breathing, but neither dared to meet the other's eyes.

"Five seconds are up."

*

"Their relationship was like an unstable scale. One of them was bound to gain the upper hand, yet at certain moments they would reach a subtle balance. Neither noticed that the moment of balance was the moment their hearts stirred."

Tough and sensitive x tsundere baddie

Xia Muchao x Ji Xu

One-on-one, happy ending, both strong, reunion after years apart, enemies who save each other, staying under the same roof, a touch bittersweet, everyday school life (fictional setting, don't overthink it)

Generally updates every other day, and will follow the schedule when there's a ranking event.

Theme: The bond that continues was being painstakingly mended by someone from the very beginning