[Female lyricist × male B&B owner · sweet romance · simmering tension]
[One-on-one · both each other’s first · happy ending]
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On her first night staying in Xining Town, Lan An boldly made a move on Shisong, the owner of the B&B.
Shisong coldly turned her down. “This is a respectable establishment. Please don’t try to engage in any indecent transactions, Miss Lan.”
Later, Lan An spotted an extra toothbrush and towel in the bathroom. “Is Boss Shi trying to turn his B&B into an indecent establishment?”
Shisong rubbed his nose. “It’s not a transaction if we both want it. That’s called mutual consent.”
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Short on inspiration, Lan An crossed half the country to stay in a small town in the south.
Xining Town was brimming with life. The “flowers and seagulls” she had always yearned for were everywhere.
But the aloof water-delivery man named Shisong was more captivating than any male celebrity she had seen.
Lan An, also known as gray willow, has branches that can be used to make didgeridoos.
Shisong produces resin that can be used to lubricate the bows of string instruments.
They’re both named after trees, and both become instruments or serve them.
Lan An wondered, how could they not be fated to meet?
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He was her muse, and she was the bright antidote to his troubles.
Trees in spring north of the Wei River, clouds at dusk east of the Yangtze.
The scenery you take in together is what makes it special.
As they untangled the knots in their hearts one by one, every corner of the town became a treasured memory in each other’s eyes.
I like the author's writing style and yearn for such a life