Love Comes at the Right Time

[The completed novel, What to Do When Your Neighbor Is Your White Moonlight, is a fun, satisfying read. The next novel, If You Happen to Look Up at Me Too, launches on November 13.]

Spoiled true heiress x wild top-tier star

Rich beauty x proud pauper

Both are each other's first and only love | Reunited after a breakup | A little bittersweet, mostly sweet | The heroine never goes bankrupt

Zhou Man had a textbook life as a top-tier rich beauty. Everything went smoothly, almost effortlessly. Then everything changed when she found Zhou Sinan, whose parents had both died and who was living under someone else's roof, in a trash can.

The two could not have been more different. She was born at the top of the pyramid, while Zhou Sinan had to fight with everything he had just to survive. Yet somehow, these two people from completely different worlds really did get together.

But that was all in the past. Zhou Man and Zhou Sinan broke up four years ago.

He never came looking for her.

Zhou Sinan had nothing, had suffered since childhood, and was proud and aloof to the core. He always kept to himself, and no one could make him willingly bow his head.

Even with Zhou Man, he had only ever asked her for something twice.

The first time was on his eighteenth birthday, when he made a wish to her.

"Zhou Man, take pity on me one more time. Will you try to love me?"

Zhou Man would always remember the boy's deep, tearful eyes. He was begging her, and she couldn't say no.

"But Zhou Sinan, what do I do when I already love you so much?"

Later, Zhou Sinan became an overnight sensation with a single drama and rose to become a hugely popular top-tier star. People always say that gaining something means losing something else, but Zhou Sinan never thought the price of fame would be losing Zhou Man.

The night before Zhou Man left the country, after she told him they were breaking up, Zhou Sinan walked her back to her hotel. He refused to leave, insisting on seeing her to her room. The moment the door opened, he pinned her there and kissed her all the way from the doorway to the bed. Zhou Man couldn't remember how long they clung to each other that night. She only remembered that by the end, they were both crying. Their tears mingled with their scorching heat as Zhou Sinan bit her ear and pleaded with her, utterly desperate.

"Zhou Man, don't forget me."

Exhausted, Zhou Man had only one thought left: she probably wouldn't forget Zhou Sinan for the rest of her life, not even on her deathbed.

When they met again four years later, he was still a star, but he was often caught up in public controversy. People called him a resource-backed star and a pretty face. He had plenty of fans and just as many haters. He made it clear to Zhou Man: Look, my life hasn't been all that great since you left.

Reader's Guide:

1. None of the characters are based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone in real life.

2. When the male lead first debuted, he was an idol nobody cared about, but he became famous as an actor. After that, he worked only as an actor. He does not violate professional ethics.

3. Both leads speak their minds! There are no melodramatic misunderstandings, just two people in love.

4. The story opens with their reunion. There are no lengthy flashbacks. The blurb isn't great, but please give the story a chance.

5. For personal preference, both leads smoke, as noted in the text. They do so infrequently and always follow proper etiquette. If this really bothers you, please don't read! Don't associate them with real people.

Next novel: If You Happen to Look Up at Me Too, launching October 26

Oblivious, unromantic good girl x scheming peacock who goes to any lengths to show off

At twenty-six, Xie Zhiyu made three decisions that broke up the calm, smooth life she'd led until then.

1. Break up with her boyfriend of three years, whom she was about to get engaged to.

2. Quit her job.

3. Leave the small town where she'd lived for twenty-six years.

And all of it had something to do with a man named Li Zuoqing.

In Xie Zhiyu's memories, Li Zuoqing was an untouchable, favored son of heaven, the campus heartthrob adored by countless girls. Most importantly, she had always thought he was in love with her best friend.

But after they met again, everything changed.

She saw Li Zuoqing again at her best friend's engagement party. He was still the center of attention, dazzling wherever he went. Xie Zhiyu couldn't help wondering: why wasn't he upset that the woman he loved was getting engaged? Why was he smiling as brightly as if he were the groom?

That's what she thought, and that's what she asked him.

But after she asked, Li Zuoqing's face turned ashen. Xie Zhiyu realized she'd made a mistake. You really shouldn't hit people where it hurts. She immediately opened the car door, hoping to escape. Li Zuoqing didn't give her the chance. Through gritted teeth, he asked her word by word, "Xie Zhiyu, is your head really made of wood?"

Xie Zhiyu wanted to say of course not, but could someone explain why Li Zuoqing started showing up everywhere in her life? First at gatherings with mutual friends, then at her front door, and finally in her bed...

She was terrified, utterly terrified. On one side was Li Zuoqing's relentless pursuit; on the other was her anxious fear that her long-distance boyfriend would find out. At last, Xie Zhiyu couldn't take it anymore and asked him why he had abandoned his career, with hundreds of employees in a first-tier city, to return to their hometown.

"Li Zuoqing, why did you come back? When are you going back to Beishi?"

"How long are you planning to stay?"

The man leaned against the headboard and turned to look at her. With just one glance, Xie Zhiyu regretted asking. But unfortunately, it was too late.

"A-Yu, how long I stay here depends on when you break up with that useless boyfriend of yours."

"When are you finally going to look up and see me?"

Theme: Be content with what you have, and let love arrive at the right time