Name: Once, the Man I Loved
Author: Chen Guoguo

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Li Hanyan, a sophomore, is beautiful and disciplined. Countless male students pursue her, while countless female students envy and resent her. She runs every day and has turned down countless suitors, including her handsome, sunny classmate Zhao Yuxuan, whom she keeps at arm's length. A blue vase sits on her dorm-room desk, always filled with pink stargazer lilies. She avoids junk food, doesn't date, and refuses flowers from any boy, yet orders flowers online for herself every other week.

Her roommate, Zhang Xiaoyun, gradually wins her trust. It turns out that this girl who seems to have it all grew up in a single-parent household. Her parents divorced when she was six, and she had to take a break from school during her second year of high school because of an illness. In her final year, she got into a top university through extraordinary hard work. Life may not have been easy for Hanyan, but why is she so socially anxious? Why does she avoid contact with male friends? Getting to know her inner world and becoming her friend is incredibly difficult. Her eyes are distant and elusive, and though she is so beautiful, her life outside class is painfully dull, spent forever studying. She wins a scholarship every year, but is she really content to be a bookworm, with no need for love?

During the summer break of her sophomore year, Li Hanyan decides to embark on a passionate romance. She can hold it in no longer. She opens up to her mother and Zhang Xiaoyun, confessing that she once loved someone and wants to take that brave first step, accepting the first love who once helped her heal. She wants to experience the love and friendship that someone her age should have. She just wants to be an ordinary young woman. But pain continues to follow her like a shadow, and the wounds in her heart are torn open once again.

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A very good book
11 likes3y ago
The novel "Once Upon a Time, The One I Loved" uses delicate writing to outline the hidden pain behind the glamor of the young girl Li Hanyan. The author cleverly uses details such as "blue vase" and "self-discipline appearance" to peel back the growth trauma and emotional shackles of a girl from a single-parent family. The novel is not just a love song of youth, but also deeply explores the self-reconstruction of contemporary young people when faced with the shadow of their original family - that stubborn loneliness is actually the shrinking of fear of being hurt again. When Han Yan finally decided to take that step, the courage to grow quietly bloomed on top of the scars. Strongly recommended 👍 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
7 likes8mo ago
A very good romance novel. The heroine Li Hanyan is beautiful and self-disciplined, and is a popular figure on the university campus. Longing for love, but afraid of getting hurt. The author's writing is smooth and the story has ups and downs. Very exciting! Big cheers for the author!
5 likes8mo ago
The heroine Li Hanyan's love path is twists and turns. Faced with many suitors, she dares to examine her own heart. Working hard for true love... A beautiful love story that will captivate everyone. The love story between Zhang Xiaoyun and Zhao Yuxuan is poignant. At the end of the story, the two are wandering in the ocean. The romantic scene is so beautiful.
5 likes2y ago
Good books can save a person's soul. A loving person, even if she is insane, will use her life to protect the one she loves.
5 likes3y ago
Love it, love it, campus story 👍👍👍
4 likes3y ago
Beautiful writing always makes people reluctant to let go The beautiful story once again makes people admire the author immensely Five-star praise is given It's still the same again Why is it such a beautiful text? Such a beautiful story Five-star praise is given
4 likes3y ago
Not bad, just feels a bit sharp
3 likes2y ago
Sister, why did you end it all of a sudden? I just read half of it.
3 likes3y ago
Five-star recommendation, the author is very imaginative and the writing is exquisite, worth collecting!
3 likes3y ago

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