Dreaming of Our Childhood Days

■Complete manuscript finished in advance, with steady updates ■【Introverted, highly sensitive INFP writer x talented, creative top-tier star singer】 【The funny, over-the-top blurb】 It was all just a dream. It doesn't count! Sun Simiao often comforted herself this way when she woke in the middle of the night. Then, one day, she discovered that her high school deskmate had actually become... a... top-tier superstar? Someone she thought she’d never see again suddenly reappears in her life and asks her, “Don’t you remember me?” Oh my god, what a towering tree! Did I just win the damn lottery? Sun Simiao stared at the handsome face right in front of her, so close it was practically smashing into her eyeballs, and stammered, “I... I remember...” ■■■ 【A slightly more literary version: A contemplative blurb about life】 Sun Simiao had always been fiercely determined. Who could have guessed that after college, she’d be an introvert, an INFP, socially anxious, highly sensitive and prone to overthinking, with an avoidant personality, and be declared “permanently disabled” in the workplace? People like her had no place in the working world! Sun Simiao was close to tears. At last, she let out a long sigh and asked the question weighing on her soul: Is this world really going to weed out every introvert? Just to get by, Sun Simiao had no choice but to accept the olive branch offered by the guy she was in an ambiguous relationship with. She thought she might finally be on track for a stable life! Who knew it would be the beginning of a disaster, a trial by fire! How could she break free? Is five pecks of rice worth it? For five pecks of rice, she was practically bending her back in half... Sun Simiao was close to tears again! She couldn’t help crying out inside: “Heavens above! Earth below! Where can I find a place for myself? I’ve already backed down so much! I’ve already backed down so much!” Later, once again just trying to “get by,” Sun Simiao accepted a “money tree” sent her way by fate?? As long as it benefited me and didn’t hurt anyone, I, a “strong woman,” could accept it! Sun Simiao quietly reassured herself, then happily went along with it! But later, it seemed she couldn’t accept it so calmly anymore! Maybe she didn’t feel worthy of it? Maybe she lacked a sense of security, or maybe she feared what people would say? Eventually, she really was criticized! Judged for not being independent enough, not being self-reliant or strong enough, and so on and so forth. Why did she have to rely on her former deskmate, now a huge star, for everything? Once again, she fell into the vicious cycle of her own personality! She avoided everything! What is the answer to life, after all? Can some wounds ever heal completely? How can she break free from the shackles of her own personality? Is there still time in this life? Should she face the challenge and break those shackles, or find a comfort zone where she can shine? What is the answer, after all? Maybe neither choice is easy! “...But keep going!” “Think of it all as part of the experience of being alive! Maybe one day, you’ll realize you’ve woven your scars into brocade!” “Your very existence proves that existence itself has meaning!” “Don’t sell yourself short! Don’t underestimate yourself!” “Actually, you’re already amazing! You’re only moving a little slower than everyone else. Don’t be afraid, don’t worry! Spring flowers have their own beauty, summer flowers have theirs, and snowflakes have theirs too. There will always be someone who loves wandering by candlelight to catch a glimpse of the short-lived evening primrose or the lotus, standing tall and pure.” “Stop ruminating on the past, and stop worrying about the future. It’s all pointless. Just look at the present and make the most of it!” “Silly girl, you may stumble as you go, but you’ve always been striving to move forward!” “You’re wonderful, you know?” He said. ■■■ 【Blurb from the male lead’s perspective】 Chu Xici had always wondered why Sun Simiao kept disappearing without warning. It wasn’t until he uncovered a secret that he began looking forward every day to seeing her again! ■Someone will always overcome every obstacle to come to you! 【Reader’s guide】: ① This is an unconventional novel with a strong personal style. ② The heroine’s personality is a little hard to pin down. Personality is shaped by experience, and you might not understand her until the very last page. ③ The inspiration for this novel is partly connected to the author’s own setbacks at work and being laid off. It made me reflect on how introverts don’t always thrive in the workplace and often run into obstacles, so I wrote this story from the heart. ④ I gave this story everything I had while writing it at the time. It has its strengths and weaknesses, and I’ll keep improving with future work. I’m grateful to everyone who read it and was patient with me. I’m thankful that fate brought us together, and grateful we could meet! ⑤ I hope everyone who reads this story has a happy, fulfilling life, with good health, safety, and everything going their way! ■■■■COMING NEXT■■■■ 《After Losing My Job, I Opened a Fuse Bead Shop and Met Him》 ■(The first three chapters are available to read. Please, dear readers, give it a favorite!) Blurb: For a whole week, someone kept coming to the fuse bead shop. Every time, the owner had to wait for the girl to finish before closing up. This went on for about half a month. One day, the girl suddenly said to the shop owner, Yin Shangxing, “Honestly, I don’t want to come make these beads either. If I keep doing this, I’ll waste away like a flower past its prime.” The girl sighed softly, sounding more than a little resentful. Yin Shangxing was puzzled by what she’d said. “But my brother told me to come.” “He told me to keep at it. That way, my brother can see a pretty big sister like you every day.” The man beside her, whose secret had just been let slip, looked embarrassed. “Shut up, Jiang Zhiyu.” “Just because you can talk doesn’t mean you have to!” Jiang Zhiyu received a stern warning from her brother, Jiang Yican. Hearing Jiang Zhiyu say this only made Yin Shangxing more confused. She let out a faint “Uh...” and looked at Jiang Yican, puzzled. The man, usually so aloof and distinguished, had his eyes lowered. He looked as if he’d been caught red-handed, awkward in a way he couldn’t hide. Every inch of him was ill at ease. Yin Shangxing narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. After they reunited, he’d treated her with a coldness bordering on cruelty. But now... what was he playing at? Was he plotting some roundabout way to get back at her? The thought made Yin Shangxing shiver despite herself. After that, her body seemed to receive another warning signal, and Yin Shangxing kept her shop closed for three days straight. “My brother asked me to bring you a whole case of milk and see how you’re doing.” “He said it’s his fault you got sick. Every time, he makes you stay until the very last minute before you can clock out. He says it’s really his fault.” Listening to Jiang Zhiyu, Yin Shangxing could only think that Jiang Yican was a devil. He’d even gotten such an adorable little girl to use her illness as an excuse to haul milk around like a “pack mule”!!! Yin Shangxing couldn’t help crying out inside: “Jiang Yican, do you even have a heart?” Of course Jiang Yican had a heart. It was just that his whole heart belonged to Yin Shangxing. 2. Yin Shangxing had to admit that as a student, she’d been a thoroughly idealistic, artsy young radical. She hated the rich, despised wealth, and treated money like dirt. She thought all rich people reeked of money and were unbearably vulgar. Only people with lofty ideals and grand ambitions caught her eye. Who would have thought that Yin Shangxing, nearing thirty, would finally realize how good, wonderful, and downright fantastic money was? Maybe that was why she chose to be with Jiang Yican. At least, that was what Jiang Yican believed. Was Yin Shangxing with him for his money? But what was the truth? By the end, even Yin Shangxing couldn’t say for sure. Also known as 《The Ginseng and the Shang Star Rarely Meet》 ■■■■■ Theme: Life is a wilderness at every turn. Believe that dawn has broken and daybreak is near!