Longing for You

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In the early summer when she was fifteen, Bai Zhixu met Teng Ye.

Back then, she was aloof and haughty, like a beautiful, proud goddess.

For five whole years, Bai Zhixu teased him without restraint and ordered him around.

She treated him like her personal plaything.

In the late autumn of the year she turned twenty-six, she met Teng Ye again.

Two people who hadn't seen each other for six years were bound together once more by an arranged marriage for business reasons, imposed against their will.

Only he was no longer the boy who'd once been full of blazing passion and devotion.

He had grown mature and composed, always calculating his next move. His dark eyes seemed to hold no place for her anymore.

But who could have guessed that Teng Ye would finally lose control? Grabbing her cool hand, he rasped, "Zhizhi, could you please stop treating me like this?"

*There are no romantic or intimate scenes between the leads before they reach adulthood.

○ The next story, When He Falls in Love [Age Gap], is now out. Visit the author's page to read it.

*Technically uncle and niece

#Love that cannot be spoken aloud is like red wine in a bottle, growing stronger the longer it is hidden.#

Jiang Sui was in her second year of middle school when her birth parents found her. She left the small town where she'd lived for over a decade and moved to City B, where she grew up by Qin Yanchuan's side.

To everyone else, Qin Yanchuan was distant and aloof. His ruthless methods were well known in their circles, and everyone knew he was the one person in the Zhou family no one should offend.

When people learned that a very young girl often followed close behind him, they all wondered how many cold looks the poor girl must have to put up with. They figured her young heart was probably shattered.

Then, years later, at the Zhou family patriarch's birthday celebration, someone saw the man, who always kept his emotions in check, glaring furiously as he gripped the young woman's waist and demanded, "How come you never smile that happily when you're talking to me?"

The passerby drew a sharp breath and was just about to step in when the young woman looked up at him. "Uncle, are you mad? Want me to make it up to you?"

Then she rose onto her toes and kissed him on the cheek.

Qin Yanchuan's normally stern face instantly softened. The corners of his long, narrow eyes lifted. "I'll let you off this time."

The passerby: "..."

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Later, Qin Yanchuan brought her to a gathering with his friends.

Jiang Sui spotted the older men she'd always casually called "Uncle" and hesitated for a long time. In the end, she blushed and stammered out their names instead.

One of them blinked and frowned. "Aren't you mixing up the family ranks, little girl? You were still calling me Uncle Liang last month."

Qin Yanchuan replied casually, "There's no mix-up. From now on, remember to call her sister-in-law when you see her."

His friend: "Damn... are you some kind of beast?"

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Reading guide:

1. The leads are twelve years apart, with no blood relation, guardianship, or familial ties.

2. No intimate or suggestive scenes before the leads reach adulthood.

3. Technically uncle and niece; angsty at first, sweet later.

Theme: Don't be afraid of hardship