Finding Joy Together

[A simple blurb]

Main couple: Jiang Ru x Xu Runing

After experiencing Jiang Ru's warmth, Xu Runing accidentally lost the person who had given it to her. Only in the depths of her grief did she understand that some people could never be lost.

So she gathered her courage and decided to win Jiang Ru back. But just as she'd managed to soften her up, something went wrong again.

Jiang Ru looked at her with mockery in her eyes. "Don't be sad, because when I see you sad..."

Xu Runing nearly thought the two of them were finally going to make up for real. She gazed at her expectantly, only to hear Jiang Ru continue, "I just want to laugh."

Xu Runing took a deep breath and held back her tears, patiently explaining her past romantic escapades to her.

Jiang Ru had doted on Xu Runing all along, despite her cold-as-frost exterior. But in the end, she realized that this particular someone simply couldn't be spoiled. Give her a little sunshine and she blossoms; give her an inch and she'll take a mile.

So Jiang Ru decided to leave her hanging.

Xu Runing had no choice but to accept her fate and diligently chase after her wife through tears.

Side couple: Chang Nian x Li Chaoyin

It was only after they divorced that Chang Nian realized she couldn't live without Li Chaoyin.

She returned with a troubled heart, only to discover that in the mere three months they'd been apart, Li Chaoyin was already pregnant with someone else's child.

Fortunately, Chang Nian had misunderstood. The child Li Chaoyin was carrying was hers.

But the real question was... how could she make this woman change her mind?

The story of Professor Chang chasing her wife through a crematorium.

[Before You Dive In]

Cool, chaste, composed, highly educated x starved for affection, alluring, haughty, dramatic

(University professor x flirtatious CEO)

1. Same-sex marriage and pregnancy are possible in this setting.

2. A sweet, slice-of-life story that takes its time rather than going for high drama.

3. Mutual secret crushes, happy ending, with a couple of angsty moments.

4. The professional details aren't particularly professional or rigorous. Please don't treat them as real or identify with them.

5. If it's not for you, please quietly move along. Thank you.

6. Any resemblance to other stories is truly coincidental.

This story will switch to a paid format on Monday, January 25. The paid chapters are 22-56, so please don't buy them again if you've already read them. Thank you all for your support so far, and I hope you'll continue to support me.

Theme: Use love to bring warmth