Happily Ever After

Xu Jingzhu's name combines her father's surname with her mother's surname. She was named for the bamboo's perseverance and its ability to take root in cracked rock. Li Jiangchen's name likewise combines his father's surname with his mother's surname. He was named for the North Star, and for the meaning of chen as the seat of an emperor. Just like their names, Xu Jingzhu stubbornly believed that she and Li Jiangchen belonged to two different worlds: she was on the ground, and he was up in the heavens. “Those eight years aren't something I use to show off, to grieve over, or to sigh sentimentally about the passing of youth. They're just a milestone, one leg of the journey from loving you with all my might to loving you naturally, without a second thought. Thankfully, I spent eight years by your side without ever giving up. Thankfully, in return, I won your wholehearted love.” When we first met, we weren't in love. In the end, we became husband and wife. Li Chuxia was a goddess of a top student, excelling in every subject, from academics to sports and the arts. She never understood what people meant by “someone else's kid.” Until one day, the house next door finally got a new neighbor. The old man at home pointed to the boy in their living room and said gravely, “A boy like that is only good as a childhood friend. Whatever you do, don't marry him!” Then, one day... Her deskmate whispered mysteriously to Goddess Li, “I heard XX likes you!” Without even looking up from a geometry problem, Goddess Li replied, “Oh. Dad said it's normal for childhood friends to like each other, but they can't get married.” A new cozy, healing romance, Childhood Friend Next Door. Click here to go straight to it! Theme: