Originally titled A New Dawn for Me
[A kitten goes fishing but loses interest after three minutes. When it comes to fishing for a puppy, though, it has all the patience in the world. The puppy is over the moon, its tail spinning like a propeller as it dives straight into her arms. She thinks she was the first to fall in love, but later discovers the bait had been there all along.]
Blurb:
Lin Zhi has been an arrogant darling for years. She locks horns with her new, icy neighbor, Jiang Qingyun. Worse still, she keeps embarrassing herself in front of the beautiful ice queen, and swears she'll find a chance to get even.
When Lin Zhi unexpectedly gets her period, Jiang Qingyun's casual gesture preserves her dignity.
Oh, so Jiang Qingyun isn't that annoying after all.
The dorm loses power, and Jiang Qingyun has a panic attack. Lin Zhi's helpful nature is growing by leaps and bounds, and she begins to sense that Jiang Qingyun is hiding a heavy past.
Battered and trapped in an endless night, Jiang Qingyun is used to silence and solitude. She has come to this unfamiliar city hoping only to finish high school in peace.
When she first meets Lin Zhi, a feisty puppy of a girl, she never expects her long-dormant heart to stir with a feeling unlike any other.
She lures home a stray puppy that bites everyone it sees, and lovingly raises it into a clingy little thing that won't let go.
One dog and one cat, and life is complete.
After eighteen years of drifting, Lin Zhi experiences the warmth of home for the first time with Jiang Qingyun.
With her faint rays of sunshine, Lin Zhi slowly warms the cold and heartless ice queen.
It takes a whole lot of love and courage to teach someone used to hardship to be a little demanding.
Until a hidden arrow strikes, a cold arrow pierces the heart.
"Are you hoping we'll get back together someday?"
"You can't push me away. I'm not leaving."
"Jiang Qingyun, how long are you going to keep running away? Do you have to jump off a cliff before you'll be satisfied? Tell me, what kind of ending do you want?"
"Can you tell gratitude apart from affection?"
"A tree that's been dead for two years, with its roots rotted through, how could it possibly grow new shoots?"
"This rain has been falling for six years."
[A guide to enjoying this story]
Loyal, cheerful puppy
Warm, flirtatious kitten
Misadventures / Taking down a homewrecker / Fighting back together / Mutual salvation / Push and pull
Girls are the most wonderful beings in the world. They are born knowing how to love and empathize.
At an age when their minds aren't fully mature, it seems that people their age can make a fuss over the smallest things...
"Some people hate without reason. They're mediocre, untalented, and accomplish nothing, so your excellence, your talent, your kindness, and your happiness are all sins" - Keigo Higashino
Most people cling to appearances, seeing one side of a thing but not the other. Many go with the flow, while few quietly seek the truth.
Younger, sunny, cheerful girl top x older, haughty, cool ice-queen bottom
One-on-one, happy ending, plenty of chapters in reserve, read with confidence
Updates every other day before the story is approved
(School story)
Theme: Promote the values of truth, goodness, and beauty in society
