Also known as: After falling out with the friend I had a crush on eight years ago, we ended up sharing a rental by chance, only to discover we'd both been in love all along
Dentist Shen Qingyu × shojo manga artist Li Wen
Reserved and calculating × mischievous and spirited
Reunion and shared rental | Mutual secret crushes | Intense push and pull | Healing urban romance | An unconventional second chance after a breakup
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On the thirtieth day of sharing a rental after their reunion, Shen Qingyu peeled a pear for Li Wen in the kitchen. The pear was sour and bitter, just like the feelings she'd kept hidden for eight years.
No one knew how much resolve it had taken Li Wen to grit her teeth and cut ties with Shen Qingyu eight years ago.
Fate had played a cruel joke. Once old friends, they were now roommates under the same roof.
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When Shen Qingyu came closer, Li Wen stepped back;
No matter how hard Shen Qingyu tried to win her over, Li Wen pretended not to notice.
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This pear was still unripe, too bitter and sour.
So bitter that even when they embraced, neither dared to let their heart stir;
So bitter that even after their lips touched, they had to wonder whether it was a drunken misunderstanding or something he'd planned all along.
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"Shen Qingyu, we're just friends." Li Wen pushed him away, her eyes red.
But Shen Qingyu cupped her face and rested his forehead against hers, his voice hoarse. "Wenwen, I don't want to be just your friend."
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All those years ago, I lost you in the rainy season. Now, at last, I have the chance to tell you how I feel.
I don't want to be just your friend.
