When He Arrived, the Stars and Moon Filled My Arms

[Main story complete. Extra chapters are being updated. My next novel is "Out of Focus." I hope you'll add it to your favorites.]

When Wen Wan was in her final year of high school, the Wen family went bankrupt, and the once-blessed darling of the heavens fell into the depths of misery overnight.

On a rainy night, Wen Wan sat on cold stone steps, the corners of her eyes red. A few strands of black hair were soaked and stuck to her smooth forehead. She looked utterly wretched.

A young man walked over with an umbrella. Tall and elegant, he wore black and carried himself with carefree confidence and noble poise.

He took off his black windbreaker and handed it to Wen Wan. Inside was a huge check, enough to pay off all the Wen family's debts.

He said, "Why are you crying?"

Before Wen Wan could answer, the young man's figure disappeared into the curtain of rain.

Later, Qin Si became a wildly popular genius singer, adored by the public.

Wen Wan also entered the entertainment industry. She wanted to get a little closer to Qin Si, then a little closer still. But she quietly hid all her girlish feelings and always maintained a polite distance from him. She didn't want to cause him trouble.

But Qin Si kept pressing closer, crossing the line between friends time and again.

At last, unable to hold back any longer, Qin Si pinned Wen Wan against the wall, his peach-blossom eyes filled with desire. "Wan Wan, stop messing with me. Do you love me or not?"

"I do."

Qin Si, I'll love you forever.

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Coming next: "Out of Focus"

Blurb:

Xu Xing had been in love with Yan Ci for three years.

For every day she loved Yan Ci, she folded a star and wrote a wish inside for his safety and happiness.

One rainy night, she was lying in Yan Ci's arms, folding stars, when he casually said, "Xingxing, when you fill this glass jar, we'll get married."

Yan Ci was only joking, but Xu Xing took him seriously.

The jar filled up with stars.

She never got to wait for Yan Ci to propose, but instead heard rumors linking him to someone else.

In the end, she gave Yan Ci the glass jar full of stars.

She said, "A Ci, let's end things here."

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After Yan Ci dealt with the damn rumors, he started contacting wedding planners, but he never expected Xu Xing to break up with him.

Young Master Yan had been the darling of the heavens since childhood, proud and arrogant to a fault.

Now, after finally falling for someone, he'd been dumped.

He immediately declared, "Fine! I'm done putting up with this."

Yan Ci figured he couldn't keep being a lovesick puppy. He'd wait for Xu Xing to come looking for him.

Then he spent three days and nights smoking in his office. Just as cigarette butts covered the floor, his assistant came in. "Mr. Yan."

"She's here? Tell her to wait in the lounge."

Yan Ci decided to make Xu Xing wait a while. He'd also change his clothes and keep up the act of being a cool, successful man.

"No, Miss Xu really left."

"???"

I was waiting for you to come comfort me, and you really left. If you'd told me, I would have comforted you.

Later, he found Xu Xing. He'd planned to say a few harsh words, but the moment he saw her red-rimmed eyes, he gave in. "I'm sorry. I'll keep putting up with you from now on, okay?"

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One day after they got married.

"A Ci."

Yan Ci, who was drying Xu Xing's hair, gave a distracted hum.

"Do you remember that jar of stars?"

Yan Ci's hands paused, then he pretended nothing was wrong and continued drying Xu Xing's hair.

"Yeah."

"I feel like something was strange, to be honest," Xu Xing said. "I always thought the jar filled up faster and faster toward the end. I even wondered if I wanted to marry you so badly that I got up in the middle of the night in my sleep and folded stars to put in it."

After a pause, she added, "And it just happened to fill up on my birthday."

"That's right," Yan Ci said calmly. "You liked me so much you went crazy and got up in the middle of the night to fold stars."

Oh, that's because I was counting the days and filling it myself. And to marry you sooner, I folded ten stars a day and put them in, while making sure you didn't catch me.

A fake groveling-to-win-her-back arc, but essentially a sweet romance.

Theme: Love