This Online Romance Feels a Little Too Real

Name: This Online Romance Feels a Little Too Real
Author: I'm an Irritable Potato

这个网恋有点真

by I'm an Irritable Potato (我是暴躁的土豆)

Status: Completed
Length: 20k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Workplace & Marriage
Updated: 10mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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A chance encounter during an art livestream brought twenty-year-old Qiao Ling and forty-six-year-old Lin Guang together, spanning a twenty-six-year age gap as they entered each other’s lives. Their shared hometown became the bond between them. The old neighborhood’s sugar-painting stall and the winter snow by the moat witnessed their deepening affection, from being on opposite sides of a screen to sharing every day together. Keeping her company late into the night as she studied for the civil service exam, gently comforting her in moments of disappointment, and quietly remembering the little things brought their hearts closer and closer, until they bravely confessed their love on a winter night in their hometown.

Faced with their parents’ fierce opposition and the doubts and questions of friends and relatives, they never let go of each other’s hands. He sheltered her from the storm with the steadiness and sense of responsibility earned through half a lifetime, while she stayed true to her original feelings with a pure and passionate heart. There were no grand vows, only steady support over time; no conventional standard for a suitable age match, only the certainty of two kindred souls choosing to stay together. The wind of their hometown carried their affection, and the lines of a sketch traced their devotion. This love, born of a fluttering heart and true to its feelings, ultimately proved through the years that true love can overcome every social divide, and that every steadfast commitment can find its happy ending in the warmth of spring.

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