May I Tug on Your Tail?

I met a fox with scarlet, wide-set ears and a fluffy tail. He had a human face and human hands and feet, narrow eyes, and a mocking look in his gaze. His name was Hu Li. When I was six, I gave him a piece of candy. When I was twelve, he took me to see fireflies filling the sky. At eighteen, I got into college. I excitedly told him, "I'm leaving. I'm going to Shanghai. I won't be able to come and play with you anymore." He nodded, his voice flat. "Will you come back?" "No. I'm leaving the village and going to live in a big city. I'll make lots and lots of money and live in a fancy apartment. I'll work hard to stay there. If you miss me, you can come find me, " "I won't miss you." At twenty-four, I had graduated from college two years ago. I worked at a small company and hadn't made much money. I lived in a cheap basement room, ate day-old cold bread, and squeezed onto the subway every morning and night. Money was tight. I thought I'd never see Hu Li again. Until one night, in a crowded subway station, he stood there with his ears and tail hidden, carrying a shabby woven bag. One hand was missing, and he was limping. This blurb was written on April 5, 2021, and a screenshot has been saved as proof. Please add my upcoming novel, The Cute Aggression Invasion, to your reading list. Shu Wangk, a 28-year-old TV reporter, has a cute, adorable face that everyone jokes will "never pass for eighteen." After three years of urging her to get married, her mother finally pulls out the big guns, claiming this time her blind date is an incredibly handsome man. Shu Wangk goes to meet him, and sure enough, he is incredibly handsome! A windbreaker, sharp features, slightly messy hair, and a defiant smile at the corner of his lips. He also looks a little familiar. Shu Wangk has been chatting happily with the handsome man for barely three minutes when her actual blind date arrives. Turns out, she mistook someone else for him. After ending this rather unpleasant blind date, Shu Wangk looks for her umbrella under the eaves. But an umbrella is already held over her head. The man she mistook for her date stands behind her, his voice full of amusement. "How did your blind date go?" "It fell through." "I mean, how about going on a date with me?" "Are you hitting on me?" The man smiles flirtatiously. "I'm not hitting on you. I'm catching up with an old friend. Ms. Shu, how are you still this cute at thirty?" Wait, isn't this the unruly troublemaker she taught five years ago, the one who was always getting into fights? What does it feel like to mistake a former student for your blind date? For Shu Wangk, it feels like wanting to erase the memory completely and never see that student again. Unexpectedly, the person she has to interview the next day is still him. And she sees him again on the third day... How did she let him push his luck, one step at a time, until she went from being his "teacher" to his "wife"? * After Lu Xinye won the MOTOGP final, he was asked about his ideal type in a post-race interview. Facing the camera, he answered casually. "I like someone six years older than me." "Ideally, she taught me Chinese, and she's so cute I'd want to tease her forever." Cute aggression is a psychological phenomenon in which people feel the urge to gently tease things that are extremely cute. When Lu Xinye was seventeen, he already wanted to tease her fiercely, yet tenderly. Older woman-younger man romance / six-year age gap Theme: Have a beautiful dream.