Only When You're Young Do You Know How Wonderful an Older Sister Is

My new story is now underway: a sweet bedtime read set in a small county town. See the end for the blurb.

[Blurb]:

Ling Yun was the first streak of light in Yin Shiyu's nineteen years of dull, gray life.

That summer, a woman stood before her, smiling brightly.

"My name is Ling Yun. Ling as in 'midnight,' and Yun as in a cloud drifting through the sky."

She was a corporate executive. Yin Shiyu was a girl from a mountain village. They should never have crossed paths...

As Yin Shiyu knelt outside her home, letting the downpour wash the filth from her, an umbrella surrounded her, carrying the scent of camellias thawing in the snow.

"Come home with me."

From then on, their parallel lines intersected, and Ling Yun became an unforgettable presence in the young girl's heart.

Ling Yun watched Yin Shiyu getting along with her assistant and complained, "Why are you avoiding me?"

Yin Shiyu looked away. "I'm not."

"Then why do you call her Sister Xiaonan, but call me Director Ling? You're so young, and you're already treating us differently?"

"I didn't..."

"Call me something else. I'll think about whether I can forgive you."

Yin Shiyu furrowed her brow and thought for a long while before murmuring, "Yun... Sister."

Goodness... Now I don't want to forgive her. I want to hear her say it again.

As a streak of white cloud crossed the deep blue sky, Ling Yun stood outside the airport, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Everyone said she was the light on Yin Shiyu's life's journey,

but she knew that Yin Shiyu was her salvation, too.

She was rain, wind, freedom.

She was a girl Ling Yun could never control, nor should she.

"Do you regret it?"

"No. I only wish her a smooth road ahead."

Reading guide:

Nine-year age gap, happy ending

An older woman who charms without realizing it × a younger woman who willingly falls for her charms

The older woman has an ex-girlfriend. Enter at your own risk if you only read exclusive pairings.

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[Blurb for the new serial]:

Tong Yan had done everything she could to make a life for herself in the big city, but now she was back in her small hometown.

Life in a small town was so boring.

Every day, Tong Yan did nothing but bask in the sun on a rocking chair or tease cats and dogs at the street corner with a sausage.

One day, a traditional pastry shop opened around the corner.

The little shop owner's name was as cute as her face: Tang Su.

The first time Tong Yan stepped inside, the owner's watery eyes were red-rimmed, and she called her softly, "Big sister."

Those words melted her heart.

From then on, Tong Yan had a new way to amuse herself in her boring small-town life: teasing Tang Su.

Tong Yan was a Western pastry chef who didn't usually like sweets.

But she discovered that the pastry shop's egg yolk pastries were delicious. Sweet and melt-in-your-mouth, they were addictive from the very first bite.

Reading guide:

Western pastry chef × little pastry shop owner

Small-town setting | Sweet bedtime read | Cozy everyday life | Older woman/younger woman romance

Theme: Stay true to every step you take, and a rainbow will appear in the end.