Soft Words

Secret love turns mutual x Rekindled love x Friendship turns into something more The night Ning Yi returned home for vacation, her mother brought up the subject of blind dates. She was just about to make an excuse when she heard the name Zhou Yixun. Their parents had been friends and university classmates, but Ning Yi and Zhou Yixun only got close when they were in the same class in high school. Zhou Yixun had been popular at school. Plenty of people had confessed to him under the guise of friendship, only to be rejected. In the end, they couldn't even stay friends. Ning Yi didn't want to make things awkward for their parents, too, so she could only keep her crush on him secret. On the day of the blind date, Ning Yi had already thought up an excuse. She would say she'd only agreed because she was being pressured, and tell him not to read too much into it. But before she could say a word, Zhou Yixun asked if she wanted to give it a try. - On the third day of her mother's hunger strike, Zhou Yixun agreed to go on a blind date. The moment he saw Ning Yi, he changed his mind. If he had to date someone, it would be more convenient to date someone he already knew. Besides, his parents liked her a lot. Ning Yi knew there would be an adjustment period as they went from friends to lovers. She just hadn't expected it to be so exhausting. After trying for half a year, Ning Yi still asked to break up, saying she hoped they could remain friends. As expected, Zhou Yixun agreed. But from that day on, Ning Yi felt that something about Zhou Yixun was increasingly off. The day she started dating an enthusiastic suitor, Zhou Yixun actually kissed her right in front of him. "You like this kind of thing?" "Then break up with him. I can do it, too." Blurb written on 2026/02/26 Next book "Peach Oolong" At a company retreat, Wei Sang sang once again saw the man whose name she didn't know. He was tall and long-legged. He wore glasses, but they didn't detract from his looks. He exuded intelligence from head to toe. She lost a game, and her dare was to hug the first man to walk through the door. It happened to be him. It started raining just as the game ended. He casually asked where she lived. Wei Sang sang gave him an address, and he said they were going the same way. When they arrived, Wei Sang sang finally mustered the courage to ask his name. "Yi Ming. Yi as in 'easy,' Ming as in 'remember.'" Later, the two of them kept running into each other more and more. He always appeared to help her when she least expected it, but at other times, he didn't seem to treat her any differently from anyone else. Wei Sang sang couldn't help falling for him. She also thought he might have some feelings for her. But his hot-and-cold behavior always left her anxious and uncertain. One time, after she'd had too much to drink, he walked her home. Wei Sang sang took the initiative and kissed him. After they got together, Yi Ming was still a workaholic, but he gave her most of his time outside of work. She thought their sweet days would go on forever. Then she overheard Yi Ming talking to another man. "If I hadn't been covering for you back then, would I have walked her home?" "Would I have let her think I liked her?" It turned out all that love had been wishful thinking, and their relationship had been one big misunderstanding. Bright, cheerful woman x Reserved, sly man ==The book after next== "The Long Rainy Season" Rekindled love x Reunion after years apart Cool-headed, resilient woman x Reckless, cocky guy Jiang Nuo first met Sheng Jingbai at a birthday party for her roommate's older cousin. Even though it was someone else's party, he was the one surrounded by people. She was the kind of person who could be overlooked in a crowd. After drinking a couple too many, Jiang Nuo went out to the terrace for some air and accidentally stumbled upon a girl confessing her feelings to someone. Jiang Nuo slipped into the darkness, hoping she wouldn't be noticed. After the girl left, she heard footsteps drawing closer. She looked at the foot that had stopped not far from her. She heard him ask, "Your name is Jiang Nuo? Nuo, as in 'a promise is worth its weight in gold'?" Then, with a drunken sneer, he said, "You're clearly a liar." - Years later, they met again at a welcome reception. Sheng Jingbai was pleasant with everyone, but cold toward Jiang Nuo, the most popular teacher at the school. The principal had wanted to ask Jiang Nuo whether she'd offended Sheng Jingbai, so he could figure out how to handle things. But then Sheng Jingbai's car pulled up downstairs, and the principal overheard the two of them talking around the corner. "Didn't we already break up? Can you act like a decent ex?" "You were the one who said we were breaking up. I never agreed." Girl, may you make it through the long rainy season and welcome the brilliance that's yours. Theme: Love and being loved.