Midsummer and Deep Winter

[Next up: "Her Cat"]

On a midsummer day when Lin Jiuyue was eighteen, she finally worked up the courage to confess to the person she'd had a crush on for years.

"Sis, I like you. I want to be the kind of person you like as a girlfriend."

"I don't like you."

"Even if I liked women, I wouldn't like you."

"How old are you? What do you know about love?"

She didn't just reject her, she called Lin Jiuyue's family too. Before summer vacation was over, Lin Jiuyue was packed off overseas.

She didn't return until five years later, in the bitter depths of winter.

In a deserted, chilly hallway, she cornered her sister and deliberately leaned close to her ear.

"Sis, I know what love is now."

"Love is missing you even though there's a seven-hour time difference between us."

"I want to be by your side. I want to kiss you."

A bright, sunny, girl-next-door little sister like summer x a distant, unattainable older girl next door like winter

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A modern entertainment-industry story, coming soon: rivals turn into a cute pet, "Her Cat"

Ji You is a newly crowned Best Actress.

1. Lu Xibai and Ji You are rivals.

2. Ji You is a hater of Lu Xibai.

3. Ji You turns into Lu Xibai's cat.

4. Ji You curls into a ball, trembling in Lu Xibai's arms.

Lu Xibai is a Best Actress who has taken home multiple awards.

Happy: The cat I just brought home is so well-behaved and adorable.

Surprised: The cat seems to understand what I'm saying.

Confused: The loudest hater has suddenly vanished.

Astonished: My rival is looking at me kind of strangely.

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A sweet modern romance about a secret crush: "After the Divorce, I Return to My Ex-Wife's Youth"

Su Nanxue was personally chosen by Luo Chu's father to be Luo Chu's partner. Luo Chu had always known the truth: Su Nanxue had no choice but to marry her.

They had known each other for ten years, been together for eight, and married for seven.

On their seventh wedding anniversary, Luo Chu gave Su Nanxue a divorce agreement.

Beneath the warm candlelight of a Western restaurant, Luo Chu tilted her head and smiled.

"Sign this, and you'll be free."

Su Nanxue, usually so calm and composed, immediately changed expression.

"Have you found someone new?" Su Nanxue furrowed her brow, lowering her gaze to hide the panic in her eyes.

Luo Chu said nothing.

No denial meant it was true. Su Nanxue stared at the agreement for a long time, then signed her name with trembling fingers, pressing so hard she almost tore the paper.

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Luo Chu had loved Su Nanxue ever since the first time she saw her.

But after ten years, their loveless marriage had finally reached its end.

The day she received the divorce certificate, Luo Chu got blackout drunk in their empty home.

When she woke, she had returned to the summer after her high school entrance exams.

At first, all she wanted was to catch a glimpse of Su Nanxue as a student...

Completed modern romances:

"My Neighbor Has Had a Crush on Me for Years" -> Childhood sweethearts whose secret crush becomes mutual

"Follow PD, Keep Up with Me" -> A follow director and a superstar

"Easy to Part, Hard to Hate, Slow to Reconcile" -> Rekindled love

"My Crush Wants to Pursue My Brother" -> Mutual secret crushes

"I'll Carry You in Chicken Dinner" -> Free to read in its entirety

This story is great -> Follow the author and you won't get lost

Theme: Time and space only make people more determined to reach their goals. Don't give up easily.