Klein Blue

Jiang Kesheng broke up with the man she'd loved for ten years, all for her career.

What goes around comes around. Years later, during a hellish weekend, she returned from a business trip only to be dragged by her boss to a university to sit in on her ex-boyfriend's elective class.

Then she spilled coffee all over him.

In a panic, Jiang Kesheng rubbed at the coffee stain on his shirt with a tissue. The moment her fingertip brushed his button, he caught her hand.

She looked at him and remembered how he'd held her hand inside his coat pocket back then.

He used to absentmindedly rub his finger along the edge of her fingernail, over and over, making her feel all tingly.

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Keep the narration restrained and natural, and leave generous room for what's unsaid.

Every story Ji Yun writes has always followed that principle. It seemed to describe him, too.

Until one day, he broke the rules for the person who always liked to sit beside him.

A first love that came to nothing, and a reunion.

*It turns out I can run to you without holding anything back, too.*

*I promised I'd give you a home.*

An ambitious, independent woman and rising venture capitalist x a reserved, aloof literature professor

"Home" series, Book One

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Legal aid lawyer x profit-driven businessman

Theme: The everyday career pursuits of an independent woman