The One I Can't Have

When Ye Qingling was sixteen, she escaped from the mountains and came alone to a big city. When she was at the end of her rope, a woman reached out to her. A hint of tenderness showed on the woman's cool, composed profile. Ye Qingling followed her home without hesitation. From then on, Ye Qingling put away her rebellious nature and willingly became Shi Yu's pet dog, letting her use and toy with her, becoming nothing more than an amusement. Later, Ye Qingling took a hit from a car to shield Shi Yu. She survived, but her memories returned to the year she was sixteen. When Ye Qingling opened her eyes, she saw the cool, dignified woman beside her hospital bed. She frowned. “...Who are you, ma'am?” Shi Yu: “???” - Everyone in their circle knew that Shi Yu was cold by nature, heartless to the core. Even the young woman who had been by her side for years was casually cast aside, without the slightest hint of regret. Until one day, the media caught a photo of Shi Yu, so proud and untouchable, being held by the chin and pinned against a car door by a certain top-tier star. She looked utterly pitiful. Ye Qingling looked down at Shi Yu, her smile casual and mocking. “President Shi, I think we ended things a long time ago.” With that, Ye Qingling pushed Shi Yu away and turned to leave without looking back. Shi Yu, who was so heartless in everyone else's eyes, ran into the torrential rain with red-rimmed eyes, looking utterly wretched and utterly humble, just to catch up with the carefree, resolute figure ahead. She was once Shi Yu's caged canary, once her pet dog, the treasure she had missed, the beloved she had lost by mistake. “Please, wait for me... A Ling.” - [Rebellious lone wolf x aloof beauty] - Note: 1. She gets to torment her wife for a while, then has to chase her through hell to win her back. A melodramatic, old-school happy ending. [Extremely, extremely, extremely melodramatic and old-school!!!!] 2. Set in a world where same-sex marriage is legal. Five-year age gap. The next chasing-your-wife-through-hell novel, The Vermilion Mole of the Demoness, has this blurb: Everyone says Tao Yu is a bona fide demoness, cold-hearted and ruthless, full of schemes. Only I know that's not true. She saved my life and helped me avenge my family's blood feud. She smiles tenderly at me when no one else is around. She secretly picks a flower to cheer me up. She whispers the sweetest words in my ear. I was convinced there was no one better than her in the world. Until the day she personally escorted me into enemy territory. She gave me one last look and smiled contemptuously. Only then did I realize that, compared to her grand ambitions, I was insignificant. A few days later, the demonic sect and the righteous factions went to war, throwing the martial world into turmoil. I did not die at the hands of the enemy. She wore her usual faint smile as she held out a hand to me. “Come home,” she said. I smiled and took a step back, disobeying her for the first time. “Tao Yu, do you love me?” I asked. She smiled strangely. “What are you talking about? Of course I...” I already knew the answer. Before she could finish, I tipped my head back and leaped without hesitation into the bottomless abyss. Goodbye, Tao Yu. Never again. The last thing I saw was her gaze suddenly shattering, her eyes almost bleeding tears. - Tao Yu had always thought Bai Mang was a moonlight-white glow beside her bed, something she could wipe away whenever she pleased. It wasn't until that day, when Bai Mang smiled tenderly and jumped into the abyss, leaving her behind without hesitation, that she finally realized: Bai Mang wasn't a moonlight-white glow. She was a vermilion mole engraved on her heart. From then on, Tao Yu was never free of heartache. Theme: Cherish the person by your side. Don't wait until they're gone to regret it.