A Burning Kiss in Spring

When Yu Zhi was seventeen, her grandmother passed away. Before her death, she entrusted Yu Zhi to the care of a close friend from her girlhood.

Madam Fu had three sons and five grandsons.

At long last, a little girl had joined the family. She was fair and adorable, like a porcelain doll, and everyone vied to shower her with affection.

At a family meeting, the old lady, worried she did not have much time left, wanted to find Yu Zhi a home. She asked her:

"Zhizhi, we're family from now on. Would you like to stay with your second uncle or your third uncle?"

Yu Zhi glanced around the room, then let her gaze fall on the man standing by the doorway in a black suit, his eyes cool and distant.

"Grandma, I want him!"

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Fu Shishen, the eldest grandson of the Fu family, was steady in temperament and ruthless in the way he handled things, always swift, precise, and merciless. Once chosen by Old Master Fu as his heir, he instead insisted on making his own way. The moment he graduated, he shook up the world of finance, with no one able to match him.

When the old lady handed him a little girl, he thought she would be trouble, but he still took good care of her.

He helped her with her homework, stood up for her, and gave her all the gentleness and patience she could ask for.

Before long, company business required him to take up a five-year post overseas.

He sent Yu Zhi back to the old family home.

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Yu Zhi had a secret no one knew.

It was like a sultry breeze hidden in summer, like a snowflake you could never hold on to in winter.

She never once crossed the line, keeping that person carefully in her heart.

Later, when he returned to the country, Yu Zhi still only dared to watch him from afar.

Until one day, in a quiet place where no one else was around, Fu Shishen carefully held her icy feet in his arms. The young woman choked back tears and said:

"Big Brother, please don't be so good to me anymore. I'll get the wrong idea."

Fu Shishen: "You're not getting the wrong idea. I'm pursuing you. Isn't it obvious?"

Yu Zhi: "..."

◎ A secret crush comes true / seven-year age gap / sweet everyday romance. Once they're adults, they are mutually attracted and he pursues her normally, with no groveling after a breakup. Straight-talking Fu the dog * gentle, warmhearted Zhizhi

My next novel, Summer Without Rules, is coming soon. Here's the blurb:

A little girl came to live with the Zhou family. She was soft-spoken and well-behaved, and so lovely that everyone who saw her felt fond of her.

Unfortunately, the old family home was too far from her school. The old master felt bad about making her travel back and forth, so he arranged for Lu Shuyi to stay temporarily at his youngest son's place.

Zhou Jinye, the youngest young master of the Zhou family, had charming, peach-blossom eyes, a toned physique, and a flawless face that made countless girls fall for him.

But he was aloof and detached, and hated spending time with young girls most of all.

So when the old master gave him the order, Zhou Jinye was at his wits' end.

Everyone thought he wouldn't last three days.

Who could have guessed that Zhou Jinye would go into full-on childcare mode?

He bought her hand warmers in winter and a little fan in summer, afraid she'd get too hot or cold.

Even when Lu Shuyi took herbal medicine, Zhou Jinye would unwrap a candy and put it in front of her.

His friends teased him: "Brother Ye, you're so good to Shuyi. Don't tell us you've fallen for her?"

Zhou Jinye gave them a couple of playful punches and grinned teasingly. "What are you talking about? She calls me Uncle. How could I think of her that way?"

That day, Lu Shuyi happened to overhear their conversation and quietly changed her college applications to somewhere far away.

One went south, the other north. They didn't even contact each other once in six months.

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After graduating, Lu Shuyi returned to her hometown at her mother's request. Years had passed, and she had blossomed into a beautiful young woman.

Zhou Jinye, once arrogant and unruly, was now making waves in the gaming industry. In his suit, giving an interview, he looked all the more refined and composed.

Whenever they met, Lu Shuyi respectfully called him, "Uncle."

One day, at a matchmaking event, Lu Shuyi was getting along wonderfully with her date.

Zhou Jinye arrived in a crisp suit, bristling with fury, and carried Lu Shuyi away with an overbearing, take-no-prisoners attitude.

In a cramped corner, Zhou Jinye's gaze burned into her.

After a long pause, he said, "Lu Shuyi, if you want to get married, you could consider me."

Five-year age gap / both have no prior relationships / the heroine has a crush on him at first, then the hero pursues her

If you spot any plot holes, please point them out gently. Thanks!

Theme: Everyone will find the one-of-a-kind moon that belongs to them.