The Remainder

[A Little Teaser]

Han Zhiyu knows she keeps a ledger in her heart.

When it comes to people and things, every disappointment, every hurt, every unspoken grievance is kept bottled up inside her. She never says a word, but silently records each one, stroke by stroke, in her heart.

She thinks that once all the points are used up, she can turn and walk away from anyone without a second thought.

Including Song Yichao.

Throughout the days she has been falling for Song Yichao, Han Zhiyu has reminded herself countless times that her feelings are still rational. If she doesn't get the response she wants, she'll try to get over him, then leave.

When that time comes, she'll simply look away. She won't have to pretend to be generous, turn the same goodnight over and over in her mind late at night, or leave her heart suspended in the wind, anxious and uncertain.

But she soon discovers that the moment she is utterly disappointed comes far sooner than she ever imagined, long before her tally could reach zero...

Blurb written September 7, 2026

Theme: Seize the opportunity