Childhood Sweethearts Meet Warmth

[The related novel, Phone Bill Boyfriend, is complete. Time Puzzle is now open for preorders, please add it to your collection.]

In high school: rebellious pianist heroine x bold violin concertmaster hero

Jiang Jingyu of Shida High School was famous far and wide. Countless girls at school and beyond had crushes on him, but all he ever gave the girls who confessed to him was a "nice guy" card.

Over time, everyone learned that he was "for admiring from afar, not for getting close to."

But at the opening ceremony for the new school year, after the freshmen had arrived, Jiang Jingyu, who claimed he was "against dating in high school," was hauled onto the stage by the principal and lectured for "dating in high school."

Everyone looked at the girl standing beside him, one of the prettiest new students, and seemed to understand.

Hmph, so much for being against dating. He's gone and fallen for it after all, hasn't he?

Turns out the big bad wolf dates based on looks, too.

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Lu Nuandong had been a well-behaved girl for over a decade, but in high school she rebelled for once.

She went to her childhood friend and asked him to pretend to date her.

"What's in it for me?" Jiang Jingyu asked, reclining on his family's sofa with a cup of tea, perfectly composed.

"Aren't you sick of other girls sending you love letters? Why turn down a ready-made shield?"

Jiang Jingyu's tone was teasing. "Nuandong, you don't actually like me, do you?"

Lu Nuandong rolled her eyes.

One day, Jiang Jingyu finally surrendered. "Nuandong, I'm the one who likes you. Let's make our pretend relationship real."

#The person she met brought warmth to her heart#

#Those childhood friends finally got together#

[Please Read Before Starting]

1. A sweet childhood-friends romance, and each other's first love.

2. They don't date in high school; it's a misunderstanding. The leads won't get together before adulthood.

3. Everyday life, with a very, very slow burn.

Thanks to my master for the cover background!

Blurb for Phone Bill Boyfriend

No one would have guessed that before Qu Xuan started dating Lu Shibei, she'd accidentally topped up his phone three times.

The first time, Qu Xuan nervously texted a stranger.

[Hi, classmate. I'm really sorry. I was topping up my roommate's campus phone account, but I mistook the last digit, a 1, for a 7, and topped up yours instead. Since we're at the same school, could you send me the money back? QAQ]

That night, Qu Xuan waited in vain for the money and thought she'd have to write it off.

The next day, things took a turn: she received a top-up notification, and the money was back.

The second time, a somewhat familiar number sent her a message.

[You again?]

Qu Xuan was baffled. After checking, she realized she'd forgotten to change the number when topping up. She hurriedly typed a reply.

[It's me, it's me. I just topped up 100 yuan and it defaulted to the number from last time. I'm so sorry for the trouble QAQ]

The text went unanswered, but the money arrived in her account.

One day, she learned that the number belonged to Lu Shibei, the famous computer science genius at their university and the older brother of her best friend, Lu Qingxia.

She wanted to get to know him properly, so she topped up his phone again.

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Little Theater

After hearing about their relationship, her best friend invited Qu Xuan over.

She pressed Qu Xuan for details, then summed it up: "So Lu Shibei is the boyfriend you reeled in with phone top-ups? In short, a phone bill boyfriend."

Lu Shibei brought over some fruit and caught only the last four words. Sincerely curious, he asked, "Does 'phone bill boyfriend' mean a boyfriend who covers all your phone bills?"

They never brought it up again, and Qu Xuan thought the matter was behind them.

Then Qu Xuan realized she never ran out of phone credit, and Lu Shibei insisted that he was a phone bill boyfriend in the truest sense of the word :D

Theme: Walking hand in hand through the long years.