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At sixteen, Chen Die first met Wen Liang on the street. The young man toyed with his hat, his dark eyes unreadable as he stood over her.

After a long moment, he leaned down, meeting her gaze.

"Want to come with me?" he asked.

And just like that, Chen Die followed him--- for six year.

[2]

Everyone knew Wen Liang was wild, untamable, and cynical, yet rumors swirled that he had a beauty at home--- the campus belle of the Film Academy. Stunning and radiant, playful and elusive, she had grown spoiled and willful under his care.

For years, the two indulged in a passionate, mutually beneficial relationship, fully aware of what they meant to each other. Then, the day Chen Die graduated, she waved goodbye and left.

Decisively, more so than the day she had nodded and followed him.

Wen Liang lit a cigarette, exhaling through the blue-gray smoke, lips curling into a cold smirk as he murmured, "Good."

After she left, Wen Liang lived as recklessly as ever, seemingly unaffected.

Everyone marveled at how heartless and indifferent Young Master Wen was--- so many years together, and yet he let her go without a trace of hesitation.

Then, one day, a tabloid headline surfaced, capturing them both in a scandalous scene---

On a deserted street late at night, rising film star Chen Die delivered a vicious slap to the biggest investor of her new film, leaving the man stunned for a long time.

After the slap, she casually swept her long hair back, her allure undeniable as she softly remarked, "President Wen, I believe we broke up a long time ago."

Far from angered, the man leaned lazily against his car, l**ked his lips, and praised her, "My little leopard, even your slaps are fierce."

Chen Die gazed at him with detached indifference, saying nothing.

The ever-playful Wen Liang, known for his devil-may-care attitude, fell silent for a moment. Then, slowly his eyes reddened.

His hands trembled as he carefully pulled her into his embrace, murmuring a name only he knew--- "Lingling, be good... come back with me."

"I would never reach for the moon; I want the moon to come to me."

-Audrey Hepburn <<less

To everyone else, Lu Zhou is the cold, untouchable school heartthrob — proud, elite, and unreachable, a star shining high above.... more>>

But Shen Yihuan knows the truth:

His love is intense — so intense it makes you want to run.

To Lu Zhou, Shen Yihuan wasn’t just someone special in a sea of people.

She was an accident sent by the world —

a downpour,

a blaze,

a force that turned his world upside down.

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In the military, everyone knows that Captain Lu has an unusually bold tattoo on his back —

A cherry blossom vine, vivid and striking like a painting, inked with the richest hues.

One day, a female doctor on aid duty shyly asks him:

“Is that tattoo in memory of someone special?”

Lu Zhou replies flatly, extinguishing his cigarette:

“No.”

But his diary says otherwise:

My love is heavy, selfish, dark, and hopeless — and yet, I love you.

I want to lock you away in a place without light.

I want to dig out every part of your heart that ever belonged to anyone else.

I want to entangle, devour, and possess you again and again — hear your sobs, see your fear, your surrender.

— Lu Zhou’s Diary 2

When Shen Yihuan grew up, she never forgot their military training at 16 — the scorching sun, the ice-cold watermelon, and that pure-looking boy.

Everyone said Lu Zhou was aloof, distant, self-restrained — no one had ever seen him smile at a girl.

Later, people heard that the famously popular Shen Yihuan was chasing him —

But Lu Zhou always seemed indifferent.

Only Shen Yihuan knew what really happened.

That night, during self-study, when the school lost power and everyone cheered to go home —

She was dragged into a dark hallway.

Lu Zhou cornered her, breath ragged, unable to restrain himself — and kissed her. <<less

[1]
Pingchuan University had two notable figures.... more>>

Lin Qingye, a young recipient of the prestigious Golden Melody Award, embodied rebellion and indulgence, was subjected to constant online criticism, yet was adored by a devoted fanbase.

Meanwhile, Xu Zhinan, acclaimed as the “Light of Pingchuan,” epitomized campus beauty and first love. She possessed a gentle demeanor and was often seen reading Buddhist scriptures.

Their lives remained separate until an unexpected event altered their paths—

Later, seated on the steps with a cigarette in hand, Lin Qingye flashed a mischievous smile and casually remarked, “Anan, come with me.”

Onlookers sighed in disappointment. It seemed Xu Zhinan had wasted her ethereal beauty only to fall for a rogue like Lin Qingye in the end.

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At Lin Qingye’s celebrated comeback concert, he shone brightly as fans fervently chanted his name.

For his final pose, he turned away from the audience, sweat trickling down his back, revealing a prominent tattoo of a girl.

This image went viral, sparking widespread speculation about the identity of the woman portrayed on Lin Qingye’s skin.

Then, one day, a television crew unexpectedly arrived at Lin Qingye’s home for an impromptu visit. Shirtless, he answered the door.

As he turned, the live audience finally caught sight of the tattoo on his back, accompanied by the words “Anan.”

Suddenly, the bedroom door swung open, revealing a stunning woman in a man’s shirt, her eyes still heavy with sleep, asking, “Lin Qingye, where did you put my clothes this time?”

In that live broadcast, the woman’s face perfectly matched the tattoo adorning Lin Qingye’s back. <<less

The first time Shi Nian Nian met Jiang Wang was at the entrance of the police station. The young man’s expression was pale without any emotions, and he was morbidly white.... more>>

Later, she learned that Jiang Wang was the son of the school director who broke the news in First Middle School last year. He had a hearing problem, and was imprisoned for half a year.

Shi Nian Nian thought that Jiang Wang was the number one troublemaker she had to stay away from.

Shi Nian Nian thought that she would never see any sort of emotion on Jiang Wang’s face.

Until she saw the enraptured look on Jiang Wang’s face.

The smell of wine on the young man’s body was mixed with the smell of soap on his clothes. It evoked an unusual sense of flirtatiousness in the atmosphere.

His jaw tightened, his eyes lowered, and he whispered in her ear with restraint and forbearance——

“Hey, little stutterer. I’m a little drunk on wine, and now I have this really strong urge to kiss you. Can I?”

**

After they had grown up.

Jiang Wang had become the stern and ruthless businessman with a chokehold over the business world. He was cold-blooded, brutal, and had no interest in women. Everybody knew that provoking Mr. Jiang was the same as seeking death.

That was until the end of the charity dinner that day, as the man was being escorted by the crowd, his gaze suddenly stopped.

His pace quickened, and he made his way through the crowd toward the person by the roadside. He pulled her in by the waist, leaned over, and buried his head in her neck.

Everyone was stunned. They were accustomed to seeing him dominate the business world, but now he held someone tightly in his arms in such an unimaginably subservient manner.

The woman lifted her hand and gently stroked his hair. Softly, she said, “Jiang Wang.”

He cursed in a low voice, unable to contain his choked-up emotions, “Didn’t think you knew to come back.”

The next second, his shoulders began to tremble, as if sobbing.

If there is only one pure and clean soul in this world, regardless of whether she becomes tainted by sin, she would only belong to me.

You are my delusion, my thoughts never forgotten.

The world condemned me to hell.

But you liberated me. <<less