A Love Letter in Early Summer

The author's new book, Why Hasn't the School Heartthrob Broken Up with Me Yet, is now available: youthful dad x sisterly older girl

Blurb:

Ji Xia is petite and quiet, with above-average grades and a gentle temperament. Her thick bangs make her the obedient good girl in the eyes of teachers and parents, and practically invisible to her peers.

She has few friends, and mostly just exchanges nods with her classmates. There are plenty of people she's never even spoken to. The boys only mention her now and then when discussing the girls in class, saying she seems kind of pretty.

But no one knows that she's had a crush on someone for nearly ten years.

During those gray, hazy days before she grew from a child into a young woman, he was a bright ray of light shining down on her.

The summer she turns sixteen, she's going abroad with her mother. She doesn't know when she'll be back, or if she'll ever see him again.

So, besides the summer plans she'd already made,

she decides to give him a love letter.

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Until the age of fifteen, Sheng Xuran was always the darling of the heavens. At ten, he won a gold medal in youth swimming. At twelve, a bronze medal at the National Swimming Championships. At fourteen, gold at the National Games.

He was confident, brave, and full of ambition, but at fifteen he fell into an abyss.

He became cold, fierce, and unapproachable, someone others found difficult to talk to.

The sunlight was clear and bright that day when he received a blue envelope.

It read: Senior, I'm Ji Xia. I'm so glad we got to spend this summer together...

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The moon doesn't belong to me, but in that moment, its light shone on me for a long, long time.

So I want to tell him that whatever he decides, whatever kind of person he becomes, he will always shine in someone's heart.

Cute, sweet girl x cocky guy

Fresh and lighthearted, happy ending, slow burn

A short story

The blurb focuses on the romance, but Ji Xia is actually the main character. The story is about her summer, including family, love, friendship, and her growth.

The author's new book, Why Hasn't the School Heartthrob Broken Up with Me Yet, is now available: youthful dad x sisterly older girl

1

Lin Zhaoruo recently started flirting with a younger guy.

Handsome, cool-tempered, and seemingly hard to approach.

She planned to take her time and enjoy the thrill of pursuing someone. Who could have guessed that in less than a month, he would ask her, "Want to date?"

Lin Zhaoruo only wanted to chase him for fun, not toy with an innocent young man. "Think it over. I've had more than ten ex-boyfriends, and I usually break up within half a month. I'm a heartbreaker."

Ji Ling: "Oh. I've had more than ten ex-girlfriends, and I can't even remember their names. I'm a heartbreaker too."

In that case, Lin Zhaoruo felt reassured. "Then, want to give it a try?"

They might be a pair of heartbreakers, but their relationship was surprisingly harmonious. Lin Zhaoruo looked like an experienced player but had barely dated anyone, while Ji Ling called himself a playboy but never seemed to pay attention to other girls. As their relationship started feeling more and more real, Lin Zhaoruo was dumbfounded. Weren't they supposed to be playing each other?

Then one day,

Lin Zhaoruo learned that she was only a stand-in for his long-time crush, the kind he'd loved for years.

Ji Ling learned that he was only material for a comic she planned to date for a few days before dumping him, the kind she couldn't even call a crush.

Lin Zhaoruo: "Since that's how it is... let's part on good terms? Happy breakup. I hope you're happy."

Ji Ling said coldly, "Did I say we were breaking up?"

2

On Christmas night, the two kissed for the first time.

Before the kiss, Lin Zhaoruo made sure to keep up her heartbreaker image. "All my ten-plus ex-boyfriends said I was a good kisser. What about you?"

Ji Ling replied lazily, "Not bad. I usually can't be bothered to open my mouth."

Just as expected of you.

Lin Zhaoruo praised him inwardly, then kissed him without warning.

Their soft lips met for about five seconds. Lin Zhaoruo pulled away, then raised her brows as she held down her racing heart.

The colored lights in the distance flickered. Their breaths mingled, and Ji Ling lowered his eyes to look at her. Neither of them spoke.

A few seconds later, Ji Ling said hoarsely, "That's it?"

Lin Zhaoruo: "..."

#Lin Zhaoruo's daily question: Why hasn't Ji Ling broken up with me yet?

#They said they'd play each other, but now they're taking this more seriously than anyone

Two bronze players pretending to be grandmasters

The male lead has no white moonlight

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