Have We Met Before?

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Over the past ten years, Chu Nian had watched people who liked Lin Jiahe come and go.

She was like a great tree, rooted in place, unmoved by wind and rain.

The year he shot to fame, his birthday celebration was grand and lavish. Fans filled the venue. Chu Nian couldn't get a ticket, so she had to stand in the general admission area, watching him shine from afar.

She felt a little disappointed, yet was sincerely happy for him.

Lin Jiahe performed two dances, then greeted everyone, slightly out of breath. His gaze swept across the packed venue. For the first time, the sea of people seemed to stretch endlessly.

Holding the microphone, he said with a quiet laugh, "There's a fan who's been with me for ten years. Every year on my birthday, she writes me a letter. I wonder if she came this year. I can't see her."

The crowd erupted into cheers and teasing. Chu Nian covered her face and laughed, tears filling her eyes.

Somehow, the camera turned to her, and his gaze followed, both of them looking her way.

It all began here...

"Have we met before? Sometime earlier?"

She took half a step back. "No, you're mistaken."

- A ridiculous story about two people saving each other

- The characters aren't based on real people

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- A pseudo-entertainment-industry story, not a fluffy romance, with criminal investigation elements. Read with caution.

Next story: Summer Solstice

1.

A mechanic moved to Tongshui Street. His skin was the color of honey, and the eight-pack beneath his tank top was just visible.

Every time Xia Zhi walked past his shop, stepping through puddles, she couldn't help sighing: What a waste.

Her tone was so regretful, you'd think she'd just seen a young man throw his life away.

Then one day, wrapped in a cloak, she knocked on the garage door. "M-my car's broken. C-could you take a look?"

Tang Hao had a cigarette between his lips. He looked at the woman shivering in the doorway for five seconds, slowly blew out a smoke ring, and nodded.

Five minutes later, he stared at her nephew's electric toy convertible, lost in thought.

2.

Tang Hao was famous in the modified-car world. Getting him to work on your car meant joining a queue, and even then, it depended on his interest and his mood.

Later, Xia Zhi asked his buddies, "He's so arrogant. Does he even get any business? How does he make money?"

They all laughed and pounded the table. "Sister-in-law, you have no idea how wealthy your man is! He doesn't do this for a living."

Then they egged her on to check his bank accounts and assets.

After Xia Zhi looked into it, she fell into deep thought...

3.

Xia Zhi: "Let's break up. I suddenly feel like our relationship isn't equal."

Tang Hao: "Get a grip. We're already married."

Xia Zhi: "..."

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