Sugar Cubes and Coffee

Gentle, aloof barista gong (Ye Jiu) x devoted, scheming lawyer shou (Zhao Ling)

This completed novel is now available in a paid, reverse-chronological edition!

At a coffee shop in the old district of B City, Ye Jiu is a young acting manager.

Yet behind the young man's smile seems to lie a loneliness too difficult to put into words.

This is the story of Ye Jiu, stubbornly determined to bear everything alone, and Zhao Ling, who wants to heal Ye Jiu's heart with the warmth of everyday life, after they reunite.

After Zhao Ling proposed an apparently ridiculous agreement, Ye Jiu asked, "What do you stand to gain from this?"

"I don't expect you to give me anything," Zhao Ling declared solemnly. "All I've ever wanted is you."

Their first kiss carried the scent of cherry blossoms: one was searching, the other full of love.

Ye Jiu hesitantly reached out his hand, and Zhao Ling clasped it tightly. From then on, they would stay together until their hair turned white.

In the end, the gentle-hearted found peace and happiness, while the liar was destined to pay for hurting others.

Please add my new work to your reading list! [Transmigrated as a Tycoon's Adorable Pet]

A spoiled, pampered gong (Tang Boqi) x a black-bellied, fiercely protective tycoon shou (He Qin)

Tang Boqi woke up one day to find that he had transmigrated! And somehow, he was bound to a System?

Other people who transmigrate at least get a cool, high-status mission. But when it was his turn, his task was to act cute?!

"Or you could look for what's different about someone's clothes," the System added over a cup of tea.

And so, their daily routine went something like this:

Gong: Everyone else's transmigration buddies have golden fingers. I want one too!

System: Master, what do you need that thing for? It's heavy and gets in the way.

The gong wasn't having it: I've lost all motivation.

System: What can you do? Placate him!

A certain shou: Ahem.

Gong: What do you want?

A certain shou: I've got a whole bunch of golden fingers at home. Want one?

The System frantically started handing out golden fingers. Once again, it was doing its best to stop its master from being carried off! A panda at a tribal ritual, a cat belonging to a wealthy young master, a moon rabbit belonging to a celestial deity... Come explore even more adorable pet worlds!

Please Note:

1. Main gong perspective, GK story. The shou pursues and pampers the gong, and scum get punished.

2. Reasonable plot suggestions are welcome. Character traits of the gong and shou aren't up for debate, and the couples won't be split up or switched.

3. The overall tone is lighthearted and healing.

Weibo: @Orange's Fantasy Shop. I'll post announcements on Weibo and in the author's notes if anything comes up.

Theme: When facing difficulties, people can sometimes be much stronger than they imagine.