Chasing Stars

[A short, sweet romance. The complete story costs only 4 yuan. Thank you for supporting the official version.] [My new novel, "Scheming to Sink," is currently serializing next door. Please add it to your library.] In high school, Yang Beimo always wore a drab gray uniform and oversized black-rimmed glasses. She quietly sat in the corner of the classroom. The most outrageous thing she ever did was sneak out of school to buy a copy of Sky and Telescope. Her classmate Cheng Xingye was her complete opposite. He was handsome and unruly, and skipping class to play in a band was nothing unusual for him. Their only connection in high school was the two months she spent tutoring him in math because their teacher insisted. - When they met again, she was a night-sky photographer traveling everywhere in pursuit of her dream, while he was a popular singer-songwriter who had asked her to shoot the music video for his new song, "Chasing Stars." Cheng Xingye narrowed his long, slanted eyes and flashed her a roguish smile as he held out his large, bony hand. "Remember me? Teacher Yang." Yang Beimo, her hair tied in a ponytail and dressed in practical workwear, lowered her eyes. Her voice was distant. "I don't really remember you." But when she got home, she hurriedly stuffed every bit of memorabilia related to him into a drawer and locked it. #Cool, aloof night-sky photographer x roguishly handsome singer-songwriter #Reunion after a long separation, secret love becomes mutual. Primarily set in the city with school days woven in. Not an entertainment-industry story. No real-life inspiration. #Astronomy and stargazing details are sourced from the internet. Corrections are welcome. #One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending. Blurb for "Scheming to Sink" #I like his older brother and have been pursuing him for two years, but I got drunk and accidentally spent the night with the younger brother who just returned from abroad. Now we're all living under the same roof. What should I do?! In her senior year of high school, Chen Zhiyao transferred to Jingxi High School and stayed with the Gu family, whose patriarch had been her grandfather's old comrade-in-arms. The person in charge of looking after her was Gu Grandpa's grandson, Gu Shixu. He was ten years older than her, handsome, and though he wasn't one to smile or talk much, he was fairly patient with her. Chen Zhiyao secretly fell for him and confessed as soon as she finished her college entrance exams. He turned her down with a casual, "Sorry, I only think of you as a kid." Unwilling to give up, Chen Zhiyao pursued him for two years while she was still attending university in Jingxi. She learned to wear makeup, her youthful look faded, and she dressed more and more maturely. In the end, all she got was another merciless rejection. Heartbroken, Chen Zhiyao went to a bar to drink herself into a stupor, where she met a man whose features were seventy or eighty percent similar to his He was handsome, long-legged, and his lazy smile had a sensual edge that the other man lacked. Unable to resist, she sat beside him and started flirting. After spending the night together, Chen Zhiyao regretted it a little and hurried out of the hotel before he woke up. She thought it had just been a chance encounter and that they would never meet again. But when she returned to the Gu family villa that weekend, she saw the man from that night in the living room as soon as she walked in. He was lounging against the sofa and sipping tea, so at ease he hardly seemed like a guest. Gu Shixu, standing nearby, introduced him: "My younger brother, Gu Yuze. He just graduated and returned from abroad last week." Only after he had finished speaking did Gu Yuze lazily lift his eyes and smile at her. "Nice to meet you. I hope we'll get along." Chen Zhiyao: ?! - Later, on a quiet summer night, Gu Yuze ruthlessly pinned Chen Zhiyao against the desk in the study. Tears glistened in her eyes as she bit her lip. Gu Yuze's tall figure paused. His dark eyes fixed on her flushed cheeks, and his low voice drifted over. "Why are you holding back and staying quiet? Afraid my brother will find out you've changed your mind?" Theme: Be brave in pursuing your dreams and love