Su Yunwu, twenty-eight, owner of a bookstore.
A cool, older woman who lays a trap and waits for her prey to walk right into it.
Xia Chunye, twenty-one, a third-year music student.
A passionate younger woman who thinks she has the aloof beauty wrapped around her finger, when really she is the one being played.
Su Yunwu is seven years older than Xia Chunye.
Seven years is enough time for one person to learn to wait, and enough time to quietly lead another into her own territory.
When languid Yunwu meets Chunye, blazing across the plains, the clouds melt away and reveal their most fervent desire.
From then on, Xia Chunye has no idea that Su Yunwu's notes app is full of observations about her.
“Day three: She started closing the door for me.”
“Day seventeen: She hummed a song I didn't know while wiping down the piano keys.”
“Day forty-three: She finally noticed that the store's Wi-Fi password is her birthday.”
Until one night, after closing, Xia Chunye is pinned beside the piano deep inside the bookstore. Su Yunwu leans over and taps a key with her fingertip, producing a low hum.
Then Su Yunwu's breath brushes Xia Chunye's ear as she whispers, “Yeye, who do you think is pursuing whom?”
The next night, after playing the piano, Xia Chunye looks at Su Yunwu beneath the dim lights and says, “Whatever the case, I got you in the end.”
Su Yunwu turns a page without looking up. Her cool voice rings out: “You tell me. Did you win me over, or have I been waiting a long time for you to walk in?”
Xia Chunye: “Then can all this passion of mine melt you, hmm, Boss Su?”
Reading guide:
1. I thought I was the one baiting her, but she was really waiting for me to take the bait
2. Cool bookstore owner x passionate, straightforward music student, seven-year age gap
3. The right to use the bookstore piano = the key to the bookstore owner's heart
Theme: Take the initiative and embrace the happiness that is always within reach.
