The first time Pei Yuxing kissed Wu Jiao was in a scene.
At the time, she was already a rising star, wildly adored by people in and out of the industry from the moment she debuted, her fame spreading far and wide. Wu Jiao, meanwhile, was just starting out.
The girl had never kissed anyone before. During her first kissing scene, she was so nervous her ears burned red, and she had no idea where to put her hands. The scene had to be reshot over and over, and the girl felt so guilty her eyes were about to brim with tears. Before those tears could fall, Pei Yuxing cupped her face and smiled reassuringly. "Don't be scared. Don't rush. Take it slow. It doesn't matter how many times we have to reshoot. I'll stay with you."
She taught Wu Jiao how to kiss her, guiding her every step of the way.
Back then, she could never have imagined that years after they parted, the girl would grow into a woman with a brilliant future, and that she, who had never given love a thought, would one day share a pillow with her, tangled together on their wedding night.
The clumsy, inexperienced kisses of those days had long since ripened with time into a tenderness she could no longer resist.
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"Sister Pei, I heard you're going on a blind date?"
"Would you consider me?"
This was the bravest thing Wu Jiao had ever done.
"If I can't become the love of her life, then being her habit and the one she relies on would be wonderful too. Either way, we'll spend our lives together. That was what Wu Jiao thought."
✦ The little deer she taught to kiss is now asking her to take care of her
Reader's guide:
· Four-year age gap
· Modern alternate setting, same-sex marriage is legal
· Marriage first, love later; unrequited love comes true
· Gentle older woman x devoted younger woman
· A sweet romance, with only the slightest touch of angst
"I am a spaceship flying against all odds, and you are my course, from which there is no return."
Archived 2026.01.28
Archived again 2026.06.10
Theme: Love does not give rise to fear, but to courage.
