As the Evening Breeze Arrives

[Childhood Friends] [Mutual Healing] [Heartwarming]

After Lin Jian is reunited with her biological parents, she gains an older neighbor who treats her like a little sister.

The day she gets her first period, a downpour begins. She cries as she wipes the blood from the stool.

Yan Ci braves the rain and ties his brand-new school uniform around her waist.

On the way home, he holds a tiny umbrella over them, walking half a step behind her. His voice is gentle and unhurried. "Don't be afraid. Big Brother's here to shield you."

Many years later, Lin Jian climbs the steps in a short skirt.

Yan Ci does just the same, carrying her coat and walking one step behind her, shielding her from view.

"Other guys don't let their girlfriends wear short skirts," Lin Jian says. "Why do you let me?"

Yan Ci smiles gently. "As long as you like it, and I'm here."

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Yan Ci is endlessly indulgent with Lin Jian. Ask him for the stars, and he won't settle for the moon.

Lin Jian has always thought her big brother is the gentlest person in the world.

Until one day, she sees Yan Ci cornering the boys who used to bully her.

There are seven or eight of them, all tall and burly, and every one of them is hurt.

Yan Ci leans against the wall by himself, his posture casual and languid.

"Little friend," he says with a smile that's both gentle and cruel. "You picked the wrong person to bully."

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I walked barefoot through a thicket of thorns, forging a hard shell around myself.

Then I shed that shell and enfolded you in a tender embrace.

[Sweet, Sensible Darling & Gentle, Scheming Big Brother]

[Three-Year Age Gap]

2020.4.12

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Blurb for "Through Your Lush Green Window":

A new guy has started working at the coffee shop downstairs. He's delicate and fair-skinned.

Even when people flirt with him, he only presses his lips together shyly.

Xu Nanzhou has always thought he's a pure, innocent little bunny.

Until one day, at a party, she sees the man singing in the lounge under colorful lights. He's wearing a black shirt with a deep V-neck, his foxlike eyes raised seductively, like a demon who's wandered into the human world.

After finishing a song, he walks to the bar, mixes himself a drink, and tips it back.

Xu Nanzhou casually strikes up a conversation. "Could you make me one too?"

The man lowers his eyes slightly. His damp index finger touches her wrist as he curls his lips into a smile. "Aren't you already drunk, sis?"

Xu Nanzhou takes that as a rejection. She hadn't expected anything anyway, but as she leaves, she realizes he's been following her.

She turns around. "What, are you trying to latch onto me?"

"I'm just waiting." His collar is already buttoned all the way up, and he gives her a sweet, obedient smile. "When are you going to take me home, sis?"

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After they get together, Xu Nanzhou asks, "Why wouldn't you make me a drink that night?"

Gu Tingyi: "Because you get drunk easily."

"Nonsense." Xu Nanzhou frowns. "Can you really tell that just by looking?"

Gu Tingyi doesn't answer. He picks up a bottle of water, takes a sip, then bends down and covers her lips with his.

Xu Nanzhou can't help blushing.

Gu Tingyi leans close to her ear and chuckles. "See? Even water gets you drunk."

"..."

"You're not drunk on alcohol," he whispers. "You're drunk on me."

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Let me be that touch of green outside your window, a new bud sprouting on a branch,

blooming into brilliant, vivid flowers in your snow-white winter.

[Sis, tonight I don't care about humanity. I only care about you.

Haizi, "Diary"]

Gorgeous older woman x male enchantress

Older woman-younger man romance / mutual flirting / mutual secret crush / five-year age gap

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Blurb for "You're So Loud in My Heart":

[Childhood Friends / Body Swap / Telepathy]

He Sheng has a handsome childhood friend, Song Chi, who is like a little brother to her. He's an excellent student with a sweet disposition, and she often bosses him around.

One day, they unexpectedly switch bodies and gain the ability to hear each other's thoughts.

So that morning, He Sheng and Song Chi stare at each other, and she hears his unhinged inner voice:

"Giao, my face is so damn handsome. I wanna kiss it."

From then on, He Sheng realizes her seemingly sweet little brother is actually a human talking machine who constantly insults her in his head.

When she's trying to wake up, Song Chi thinks: "What a sleeping pose. It's an eyesore."

When he's eating with her, Song Chi thinks: "This pig's gotten fat. We can slaughter it any day now."

When he's pouring her a glass of water, Song Chi thinks: "So young and already bedridden. How pitiful."

He Sheng: ...Fine. If you're going to insult me, I'll make you dress up like a girl. :)

*Everyday romance between clueless teenagers

Goofy, spoiled young lady x secretly smitten boy with curly hair

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Blurb for "The Years I Was Raised by the Demon Lord":

After transmigrating into a book, Zhong Wan gets off to a bad start: she's become a pet cat, and her owner, Jiang Xun, is blind.

Bound by her character setting, Zhong Wan can't control some of her yandere behavior.

So one night, she leans close to Jiang Xun's ear and whispers:

"Sir... I want to tear myself apart and knead the pieces into your heart."

Just as Zhong Wan is congratulating herself that Jiang Xun has fallen fast asleep, someone suddenly grabs her wrist.

Those cool, placid eyes seem to have regained their sight as they stare at her.

Zhong Wan is mortified, yet unable to suppress her excitement. She touches his eyes and says in a hoarse voice, "It seems like you can see me, sir..."

The man remains expressionless, his voice cold and grim. "Turn back."

Zhong Wan: "..."

[My cat flirts with me every day, but I just want to pet her. What should I do?]

[How to win over a blind man with your looks]

As an unambitious yandere villain, Zhong Wan's greatest dream is to trick her beautiful owner into coming home with her and lock him up.

And then she ends up getting locked up herself. :)

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Zhong Wan knows Jiang Xun will eventually be killed by a villain.

To keep her job, she diligently cultivates her powers, works hard as his bodyguard, and investigates which villain is going to kill him.

Later, Zhong Wan figures it out.

As it turns out, the blind man is the biggest villain in the book! He's going to kill himself. :)

After reclaiming his position as Demon Lord, Jiang Xun becomes ruthless, cruel, and cold-hearted. His only hobby is petting his cat.

So...

When Jiang Xun gets angry, everyone in the Demon Palace says, "Right Protector Zhong, see if this scratching post is to your liking!"

When Jiang Xun wants to settle a score with the immortal sects, the immortals say, "Right Protector Zhong, smell how tasty these dried fish are!"

When Jiang Xun tosses and turns at night...

Zhong Wan: I'm rolling over! Please see if my fur is soft enough! QAQ

Real slacker / fake yandere x cool, hot-tempered Demon Lord obsessed with petting cats

You are the demon in my heart, and the Buddha in my heart.

Theme: Companionship is the longest-lasting confession of love