Knowing the Evening, Knowing the Sunshine

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[Blurb]

[Cold, beautiful photographer x obsessive, deeply devoted male star]

[1]

Yingcai High School had two famous students.

Lin Shuzhi was handsome and charismatic, born into a wealthy family. He was ruthless and spoke little. He seemed destined from birth to be a spoiled rich kid who'd coast through life, yet he always ranked first in his grade. He was a favorite among the teachers, the school's protected giant panda, and the child other parents held up as an example.

Wen Qingwan was a ballet goddess, a human swan and every boy's dream girl. Sweet and adorable, she received so many love letters she could barely keep up, yet she devoted herself to just one person.

What seemed like an accidental encounter was actually the result of someone's careful planning and painstaking effort. "Could you do me a favor, classmate?"

Everyone was curious: what would happen if a human ice cube and a little ray of sunshine got together?

[2]

The carefree innocence of the past was long gone, and the youthful confidence of those days had shattered in the wind.

Five years later, Lin Shuzhi was a hugely popular rising star in the entertainment industry. He threw his weight around and always wore a scowl. Everyone knew he was difficult to deal with, but his flawless face kept his popularity soaring.

Wen Qingwan had returned to Beijing from the United States, and had long since grown used to being cold toward everyone. She had taken off her pure white ballet dress, and her camera had become her eyes.

Her once peaceful life ended on a cold, gloomy winter morning. A little concern, offered after some hesitation, was met with the other person's reply: "There's no need to trouble yourself."

At eighteen, Lin Shuzhi loved Qingwan more than life itself because she called him "big brother."

At twenty-three, Wen Qingwan found the missing piece of her life in Lin Shuzhi, who had barged into it without permission.

"Wen Qingwan comes before anything else to me."

[This story opens five years later, then uses flashbacks to tell the story of five years earlier. It is told from both leads' points of view.]

[Blurb for a forthcoming novel]

Lost Stars

"To someone, you are the center of the universe, like the Small Magellanic Cloud. You radiate the light of the entire universe, helping them find their way, even if you may not realize it.", NASA

Before meeting Zheng Xunuo, Wen Xingruan struggled through a life that was bleak and seemingly endless.

After meeting Zheng Xunuo, Wen Xingruan was like a traveler wandering through the night who had glimpsed a light in the void.

She saw Zheng Xunuo surrounded by admirers, with even the people around him shining brightly. He seemed separated from her by the entire universe, impossibly far away.

Maybe she could get a little closer to him...

The tip of her pen kept moving across the exam paper.

That was what Wen Xingruan thought.

When the results were posted that day, Zheng Xunuo ranked first and Wen Xingruan second. Their names were less than two centimeters apart. It was the closest they had ever been.

Wen Xingruan suddenly heard someone mention her name. She turned around and saw Zheng Xunuo standing with his back to her, the ends of his hair looking lazy in the sunlight.

He chuckled, sounding casual as he told the person in front of him, "Anyone but her."

*

Wen Xingruan thought back countless times to that winter night. The snow was falling hard, and the wind cut into her like a blade.

She was frozen through.

Amid the howling wind, she faintly heard footsteps. She looked up and saw a familiar figure running toward her.

The boy's shoulders were not yet broad, but he blocked all the wind and snow, leaving her a little shelter of warmth.

After that, no winter was ever as cold as that one.

And the person from that winter never appeared again.

Time passed, and Wen Xingruan never thought she'd see him again.

Neither of them was the person they had once been.

This time, Wen Xingruan made a point of avoiding him at every turn, but Zheng Xunuo pursued her relentlessly.

After getting drunk one time, Wen Xingruan boldly lifted Zheng Xunuo's chin and told him, "If you're lonely, go find someone else."

Zheng Xunuo's smile was always irreverent, just like before.

He took her hand and kissed it by his lips. "But there are so many other people, and none of them are you."

Golden boy x ordinary girl

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