My Ex Came Looking for Me to Ship Us After He Got Famous

The main story is complete. Thank you to everyone who followed it. *Bows* When Shi Qian was in her final year of high school, she fell in love at first sight with Xu Chengxi, the teaching assistant her school had invited. He lectured at the front of the classroom while she drew him from her seat, her eyes fixed on his perfectly neat collar as her imagination ran wild. She wanted to flirt with him and ask him to be a nude model belonging to her alone. After class, she stopped Xu Chengxi. "Senior, how many points do I need to get into your university?" "I want to pursue you." The whole school was shocked. No one could believe that the school's famously low-ranking beauty actually thought she could get into a prestigious university. Xu Chengxi blushed bright red and turned to leave. Undeterred in her determination to win this aloof beauty, Shi Qian was rejected by Xu Chengxi ten thousand times and confessed to him ten thousand and one times. At last, the two became a couple for one day, but it turned out to be the last time they ever saw each other. The next day, he vanished from her life without a trace. * Fashion designer Shi Qian became an overnight sensation for her first-love looks and design talent. A stream of male celebrities flocked to her, much to her annoyance, until one day a fan who had suddenly become popular began pestering her. [Big sis, big sis, want to date? How about Professor Xu Chengxi from Jiang University, the physics department? He's gorgeous, brilliant, and has had a crush on you for ages!] [Ahhh, sis, please take a look at my guy! They just dug up his secret account, and it's full of posts about you!] [Waaah, the sweetness of their mutual crush! Shi Qian's old secret account is full of posts about Professor Xu too! My ship has crossed into the real world!] Thanks to the relentless efforts of the shippers, the hashtag #XuForALifetime# grew more and more popular. In an interview, Shi Qian personally sank the ship. "Stop shipping us. Those are all stale candies. Your guy didn't have a crush on me. I was blind back then and liked him." After the interview, what trended was that Xu Chengxi and Shi Qian had both said online that they'd been blind in the past. "Qianqian." This time, he was the one who stopped her. The man took off his suit and draped it over the slender waist that drove countless people wild. His clear eyes, just as gentle as they had been back then, were solemn as he asked, "Can I pursue you now?" You were the moonlight I once loved but could never have, and the cinnabar mark engraved on my heart. [A genius designer who traded intelligence for beauty, a true seductress] Shi Qian × [Brilliant and handsome, steady and reserved, a university physics professor] Xu Chengxi. Four-year age gap, both experiencing their first love. A sweet romance, with the heroine pursuing the hero at first. The ten thousand confessions are an exaggeration (please don't nitpick the wording). The heroine doesn't relentlessly pester him. Later, he has to win her back, but there's no angst and no teacher-student romance. "Ex-boyfriend" is in quotation marks. Sending love to everyone who added this to their favorites! ----- Divider for my next modern romance, a sweet little story called Coveting ----- Blurb: Xia Zhaonan has a secret hidden in her heart. She loves her "older brother." They aren't related by blood, but society would condemn their love. * After returning from abroad, Xia Zhaonan was invited to be a guest commentator on a dating reality show. When the host asked how many relationships she'd had, she shook her head. "I've only ever had one secret crush." The host teased her, asking which male celebrity in the industry it was. She denied it, but when pressed, she said just one word: "Jiang." After filming ended, everyone went out to eat. She was surrounded by fans and ran into him while he was on leave. Dressed casually, the man still looked roguish. He pulled her out of the crowd. "You're back?" She lowered her head. "Mm." "All right." He put out his cigarette. "When are you free? Let's go register our marriage." Xia Zhaonan was stunned. "Changed your mind?" He bent down to look at her closely. He was holding the lighter she'd secretly given him before she went abroad. "I haven't changed mine." The lighter meant "I'll marry no one but you." She thought he didn't know what it meant. She had no idea how much he loved her. A secret crush is one person's chaos and turmoil. Coveting is a personal confession that sets that chaos ablaze. "I've loved you for a long time." A mutual secret crush. [Dance leader of a girl group] × [military academy student], [little fairy] × [brat]. Xia Zhaonan × Jiang Su. Sweet romance, no blood relation. Thank you to everyone who added this to your favorites! Theme: Stay positive and become a better version of yourself for love