A Secret Admirer's Monologue

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"A secret admirer's confession. He listened intently, and sent a reply."

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At seventeen, Xia Qian had secretly loved Chen Qi for two years.

Childhood sweethearts, living right across from each other: they had fate on their side.

But later, their old home was demolished, and she transferred schools temporarily. For nearly ten years after that, she never saw Chen Qi again.

At twenty-seven, Xia Qian worked as an illustrator. In her spare time, she drew simple comic strips to relax.

Her comic strip, titled A Secret Admirer's Confession, unexpectedly went viral and struck a chord with countless readers.

Sneaking glances at the basketball court, deliberately waiting by the entrance, fingers clutching a shirt hem during conversation, a name written over and over in a notebook.

Hidden in these little details was a love too difficult to confess.

Xia Qian found a stray kitten near the park and, in her haste, took it to a nearby veterinary clinic.

The doctor treating the kitten was tall, gentle, and refined. When he walked over, Xia Qian looked into his eyes and recognized him without surprise.

She even saw her seventeen-year-old self in them.

After moving from city to city, Xia Qian finally settled down, only to meet the boy she hadn't seen in ten years.

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That day, a new answer appeared under a question on Zhihu.

"I've reunited with someone I've liked for a long time. Should I seize the chance? I'm not young anymore."

Qi: "If your heart still flutters just as it always did, why not take a chance? P.S. Age doesn't matter. What matters is having no regrets."

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Pure romance, both leads' first love, and a devoted relationship.

Childhood sweethearts * mutual secret crush * reunion after a long separation * slow burn * writing practice

No romantic or intimate scenes before they become adults.

-Sensitive, socially anxious, free-spirited artist x cool, reserved veterinarian-

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Ongoing novel next door: Butterfly Ruins

Less than two months after Yu Yuan broke up with her boyfriend of five years, she received news that he was getting married.

Her friend immediately booked her a flight, sending her off on a trip to clear her head.

On the trip, she met a man.

Over the course of a month, they grew intimate, unable to resist their feelings.

When the trip ended, she returned to the city alone and lost touch with him.

Unexpectedly, two weeks later, she saw the man lounging on the sofa and smiling at her in her cousin's home.

Her cousin introduced them: "Yuanyuan, this is Wen Shiyuan, an old friend of mine."

Yu Yuan nodded. "Hello, Brother Shiyuan."

During dinner, Wen Shiyuan moved to the seat beside her, tapped the edge of the table, and passed her a note. His low voice accompanied it:

"Taro Ball, give me a little attention?"

"Don't pretend you don't know me, okay?"

His voice held a plaintive, pleading note, and Yu Yuan's heart softened.

During that month of traveling, they held hands, embraced, kissed, and surrendered to each other. Yet without discussing it, they both treated it as a fleeting affair. They were reluctant to part, but there was nothing they could do.

But Wen Shiyuan's heart had softened. He cherished every passing second and prayed for a lifetime together.

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Later, during a break at a dinner gathering,

she was cornered in the stairwell.

With a bright smile, Yu Yuan wrapped her arms around the man's neck and whispered in his ear, "What are we?"

Wen Shiyuan lowered his eyes, gently holding her waist, and smiled. "Not calling me Brother Shiyuan today?"

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