Wanting More

[A light, sweet little story. The upcoming novel A Bite of Cheese is in the author's collection; scroll down for the blurb.] This story will be published on October 2, with a 10,000-character update that day~ Reading tips: ▲ 24 x 27, only a three-year age gap. Lin Yisu is simply of a higher generation by family seniority. ▲ Fashion blogger x cat cafe owner Blurb 1: The first time He Jing attended a reunion with her college classmates, she never expected to be tricked into something. The reunion was really a confession, and she was the one being confessed to. Faced with a scarlet rose, He Jing frowned and immediately rejected him. “Sorry, I don't like you.” She made up an excuse: “My partner is coming to pick me up soon.” The handsome classmate who had confessed to her shook his head. “Impossible.” His gaze was earnest and passionate. “I know you don't have a partner, He Jing. Will you give me a chance?” The other classmates chimed in, egging him on. He Jing raised her eyes and glanced toward the entrance. Then she casually pointed at a beautiful woman who had just walked in. “Sorry, my partner's here.” After saying that, she walked over, put on a pitiful expression, and whispered, “Could you help me out? Just say you came to pick me up.” “Someone's bothering me.” Before the beautiful woman could answer, He Jing heard the male classmate gasp behind her. “Auntie...?” He Jing: ??? #That was a random point, how could it be such a coincidence?# #One second he was a suitor, the next he was her nephew# Blurb 2: As an anonymous fashion blogger, He Jing planned to stick with her style for good. That was until she accidentally posted a video of herself and Lin Yisu playing a blindfolded cheek-kissing game. By the time she realized what she'd done, the comments had topped ten thousand. He Jing: ...? Next up: A Bite of Cheese Blurb 1: The next time Yan Lao saw Xie Lingsheng was at the anniversary celebration of their old high school. She was sitting in the audience while Xie Lingsheng gave a speech as the first provincial top scorer in the school's history. Xie Lingsheng was still breathtakingly beautiful. She wore gold-rimmed glasses, and her finely tailored suit made her seem even more cool and aloof. Even when she smiled, she seemed a world away from everyone present. Yan Lao heard alumni behind her whispering: “So this is the famous Xie Lingsheng. I finally get to see her in person.” “Does she have a partner?” “Definitely not. A friend of mine works at her company and says she's never seen her get close to anyone of the opposite sex, let alone have a boyfriend.” At that, Yan Lao raised an eyebrow. She gazed at the composed and elegant Xie Lingsheng as she stepped off the stage, the corners of her mouth curling upward. She was starting to miss the sight of Xie Lingsheng with red-rimmed eyes and utterly losing control for her. So, after the anniversary celebration, she walked up to Xie Lingsheng and asked with a bright smile, “Did you bring your ID? There's a hotel nearby.” Blurb 2: A friend dragged Xie Lingsheng into the fan group of a famous lesbian blogger, saying she should see what kind of women queer girls liked these days. That way, she'd know how to show up in front of Yan Lao at their old school's anniversary celebration. Xie Lingsheng's eyelid twitched. “...Yan Lao is straight.” “If she'll sleep with you, she's not that straight,” her friend said with a smile. So Xie Lingsheng observed the group for days and discovered that most members liked cool, elegant older-sister types, preferably wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, with an air of restraint. Xie Lingsheng frowned. She was naturally cool and aloof, but she was the same age as Yan Lao, so she couldn't be an “older sister.” Still, she followed the group's advice and dressed that way for her speech at the anniversary celebration. That evening, after the celebration, Xie Lingsheng glanced at the group during her free time. The chat was buzzing. The group owner, who hadn't appeared in ages, was back: “Today was my old high school's anniversary celebration, but that's not important.” “What's important is that I invited her to sleep with me, and got rejected again.” “Ugh, I still think she's straight. What do I do?!” “Should I make a move or not?” Xie Lingsheng: ? Xie Lingsheng: So the famous lesbian blogger is actually Yan Lao? #You pretend to be straight, I pretend to be straight, and we both keep pretending# #How could it be such a coincidence?# #But thank goodness it was such a coincidence, haha# Theme: After the storm comes the rainbow