Zhu Yunque never dared to hope that she would have a story with Lu Rangchen.
The young man was spirited and handsome, wild and hard to tame, admired by all the girls at school. Her closest encounter with him was just a fleeting glimpse of his tall figure when turning her head during recess.
Her teenage thoughts were hidden away, until her mother arranged for her to rent a room at a friend’s house. Through the introduction of an elder, Lu Rangchen leaned casually at the stairwell, raising an eyebrow teasingly.
“I know you. Peeking at me during recess, right?”
“……”
Later, they reunited in college.
On a rainy night, on the rooftop, candlelight flickering, laughter ringing out, in a quiet, deserted corner, Lu Rangchen toyed with a lighter, its flame illuminating her face.
The young man leaned down, his hoarse, heated voice whispering seductively in her ear: “Zhu Yunque.”
“Do you want to try it with me?”
No one expected that this love would start so passionately, only to end abruptly.
On the night they broke up, heavy snow blanketed the campus. Lu Rangchen held her tightly, cold wind cutting through, his expression harsh and unyielding.
“Last time. Once you leave, don’t come back.”
Zhu Yunque’s eyes were clear and resolute.
“Fine.”
And she never returned after that, not even once.
They never expected to meet again until a blind date dinner. The man had shed his reckless wildness, becoming distant and mature, his gaze no longer lingering on her.
Before the matchmaker could finish speaking, he scoffed coldly, “No thanks. I’m not interested in ((“Old flames” means past romantic partners or former loves.)) old flames.”
Zhu Yunque’s fingertips whitened as she clenched them. That day, Lu Rangchen left early without touching his food.
She thought it was truly over between them. But later, Lu Rangchen, drunk and sharp-eyed, cornered her in a deserted alley, pressing his lips onto hers fiercely, leaving her breathless.
“You don’t love me at all.”
The man kissed her, his husky voice low and magnetic as he murmured, “If you don’t love me, why come to provoke me?”
“Human nature is probably just cheap that way, she clearly betrayed me first.”
“Yet I still want a future with her.”
“I never stopped loving him.”
“That secret crush started when I was seventeen, and it never once ceased.”
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