The World's Fondest Longing

[Anti-Piracy Notice~] New novel now serializing: The Sun Who Embraces the Stars Blurb: A huge piece of news recently rocked the entertainment industry, stunning everyone. The hot search charts were dominated by two people, both of whom had been child stars. First scoop: After six years away, the nation’s first love, Shi Nian, is back! The second scoop was even bigger!! In elite society, Fu Xiang was practically untouchable: cool and aloof, desireless, disciplined, and proud. Everyone called him Young Master Fu. No one who knew Fu Xiang, in or out of the industry, dared cross his bottom line. Some foolhardy actresses tried to use Fu Xiang to promote a celebrity pairing. The moment there was even a hint of it, his studio cut all ties with them, and they never got another opportunity. And yet, this cool, desireless heartthrob had his Weibo account hacked. That was how everyone discovered that Shi Nian was among the people Fu Xiang secretly followed! ** Most importantly, everyone knew Fu Xiang's principles: no intimate scenes, and no promoting celebrity pairings. But among the accounts he secretly followed was the official fan account for a pairing: The Longing Couple! Everyone's eyes widened as they remembered a news story from a few years ago, with a headline printed in big red letters: Digging into Fu Xiang's unknown secrets. The story said: #Child Star Fu Xiang Has Had a Crush on the Nation's First Love, Shi Nian, Since High School# Bonus scene: Shi Nian appeared on the variety show Fu Xiang regularly starred in. Fu Xiang, abandoning his usual aloofness, volunteered to team up with the actress, claiming it was for publicity! The show aired, and everyone was utterly astonished to discover that Fu Xiang actually stammered around Shi Nian...!! -- (The male lead has a crush on the female lead and only stammers around her.) 1: One-on-one romance. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. Happy ending. 3: The nation's first love, a sweet and gentle dessert chef X a sometimes domineering, sometimes awkward and nervous young man who leaves you breathless Coming soon: The Sun Who Embraces the Stars [Everything in this world is bitter; your unabashed favoritism is salvation] [Blurb] Pei Xing likes Chu Xu. The whole world knows it. Chu Xu likes Pei Xing. Only he knows it. In 2010, in early August during the summer after the college entrance exam, Chu Xu left without a word, shouldered his bag, and went far away. ** That same year, Pei Xing ended her unrequited love on her own. ** In 2018, the two met again. Chu Xu realized that the other person had completely erased him from both her eyes and her heart. Bonus scene: During a routine checkup at the hospital, Pei Xing sat in a chair. She looked at the group standing behind Chu Xu. After the checkup, they all thanked her politely, but called her... "Thanks, sister-in-law." Pei Xing rolled her eyes. "I'm not your sister-in-law, and I don't know your big brother." The group replied, "That can't be right. The boss said you two were getting married." Pei Xing: "..." Chu Xu was the last to come over. He tapped the table and asked coolly, "You don't know me?" Pei Xing: "I don't." Chu Xu laughed in exasperation, took out his wallet, and handed her a photo of the two of them as little kids, naked and sitting in a bucket to take a bath. "Then explain this: what about the time you took advantage of me?" Pei Xing ground her teeth in frustration. "..." 1: Chaste, one-on-one romance Theme: