My Favorite

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On the day Fang Luyue interviews at a new company, she runs into an investor there to inspect the place.

To her surprise, it's the man who almost made her fall into a high school romance all those years ago: Shi Ji.

The man has long, cool-lidded eyes, a prominent nose, and thin lips. His satin suit makes him look especially refined and elegant. Surrounded by a crowd, he walks forward without a trace of his gaze falling on her.

Later, they become superior and subordinate, with Shi Ji as the boss and Fang Luyue as the employee.

For work, Shi Ji points to himself. "Can't praise the product? Praise me."

Fang Luyue makes up a few adjectives and gives him an objective appraisal from head to toe.

Shi Ji watches her with interest and asks, "Are you... satisfied?"

Fang Luyue nods. "Are you satisfied?"

A hint of a smile plays at Shi Ji's lips. "You're pretty good at giving compliments. When the subject is a product, you can't do it, but when the subject is me, you can?"

"That's not what I meant."

"Then what did you mean?"

Fang Luyue pauses, closes her eyes, and gives in. "I meant exactly that. People are alive, products are dead. How can a dead thing answer whether it's satisfied?"

The living thing, which had only one more mouth than a dead thing, turns ashen.

*

On the eve of the college entrance exams, the school takes the senior students to visit the nearby bodhisattvas.

Word has it that Manjushri Bodhisattva is the god of wisdom, so the main hall is packed with worshippers that day.

The only young woman praying stands in the quiet side hall, gazing up at the golden statue of the bodhisattva. Though she doesn't believe in gods, she clasps her hands and makes a devout wish.

The torrent of time scatters everything to nothing.

That day, the boy standing outside the hall gazes at her back and silently prays with his eyes lowered:

May he or she pass the exams with flying colors, stay safe and well year after year, and have every wish come true.

* 2021/04/09

* Sharp-tongued, secretly flirtatious young master VS cool, ethereal beauty

* Modern urban romance with flashbacks to high school

* Their youthful love comes true, one-on-one, happy ending

* A story of saving each other

* Don't tell me if you drop the story. No writing advice, please.

* #EveryDayOfOutsmartingMySharpTonguedBoss#

* The title is from Vivian Chow's song "My Dearest Love"

He is a dream beyond reach, and she is a bright moon far away. Fortunately, night brings them together.

Theme: Keep loving, keep looking forward