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The general manager of a high-end retirement community x her tsundere assistant
Age 17.
Jing Huan fell in love with her younger brother's tutor, Ke Qingyun, a graduate student in the mathematics department at nearby A University.
Mature and beautiful, with a warmth and intellectual elegance that seemed to seep from her very bones, Ke Qingyun captivated Jing Huan completely. Every day after school, Jing Huan would find an excuse to sneak a peek at her in her brother's room.
A young girl's feelings were impossible to hide. One day, Jing Huan finally worked up the courage to confess. "Big Sister, I like you."
Ke Qingyun froze for a moment, lowered her eyes, and smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry."
That very night, Jing Huan saw Ke Qingyun riding back to school on the back of a boy's bicycle. After that, Ke Qingyun never came to their house to tutor her brother again.
That grand unrequited love came to a complete end.
Age 24.
Before graduating from graduate school, Jing Huan got her first job offer.
On her first day at work, she discovered that her boss was Ke Qingyun, the woman she'd secretly loved years ago. Ke Qingyun clearly recognized her too and smiled warmly. "What a coincidence, little one."
Jing Huan took it in stride, no longer letting any trace of her old feelings or lingering affection show.
The company's employees privately praised Ke Qingyun as young, successful, and beautiful, and wondered which lucky man would end up with her. Whenever Jing Huan heard them talking like that, she just kept her head down and drank her afternoon tea without commenting.
One time, a colleague dragged her into the conversation, and Jing Huan muttered, "However impressive she is, she's still just an employee."
A big-mouthed colleague passed the remark on to Ke Qingyun. Everyone felt sorry for Jing Huan, certain the girl wouldn't even last through her probationary period.
The probationary period came to an end.
Jing Huan was kissed by a certain boss who refused to let her resign, then pulled into her arms and coaxed: "I may just be an employee, but I can more than afford to take care of you."
Coming soon: Who Exactly Is Waiting for Her Back Home?
After suffering from insomnia for two months, Xiao Jiahe quit her job in Beijing and returned to her hometown.
On a winter street in Yuncheng.
One was a passenger, newly returned from a big city, dressed in designer brands and looking the picture of success.
The other was a driver, recently released, still wearing the same old plaid shirt as always, down on her luck and in a sorry state.
After all these years, Liang Shi had changed a lot.
She used to be the person who would smile as if nothing she said could get to her, teasing her and making her happy no matter how harsh her words were.
Now, whenever they met eyes, Liang Shi's gaze would always dart away, her smile tinged with awkwardness.
Unless Xiao Jiahe spoke first, it seemed Liang Shi would never have anything to say.
Irritated by the sight of it, Xiao Jiahe asked outright if she wanted to be together. As expected, she was rejected.
"You know I can't accept being with a woman."
Xiao Jiahe nodded and respected her wishes. After that, she never brought it up again.
They lived in the same city, each going about her own life without interfering with the other.
That lasted until New Year's Day, when Xiao Jiahe's colleagues from Beijing came to visit. Xiao Jiahe rented Liang Shi's car and invited her to be their guide.
At lunch, her colleagues saw how hard Xiao Jiahe was working to start a business back home on her own and urged her to return to her old company. They all missed her very much.
They meant well, and Xiao Jiahe couldn't bring herself to reject them outright. She smiled and said she'd think about it.
That night, a certain woman who couldn't accept being with a woman cornered Xiao Jiahe in the hallway, kissed her, and refused to let her leave.
"Do you still mean what you said before?"
"I don't understand what you're sayi, "
"I love you."
---If you can't forget that person, surrender.
(Taxi driver x owner of a makeup studio)
Theme: Stay grounded and break through adversity.
The writing is quite realistic. The feudal-minded parents and the cowardly daughter are simply realistic literature.
The only bad thing is that Xiaojing's parents have to let people stay in Wuhan
I've finished reading it. It's really good to read and well written. Well, my only regret is that the last two people didn't stay in Shanghai. It's a pity. I feel that I can see a little bit of my own future from Jing Huan. Alas, I am in Wuhan now. I haven't come out to my parents yet, because I'm still young, but I will definitely tell my parents in the future. After trying it out, my parents disagree. I have to go to college in a year or two, and I kind of want to get away from my parents and go to college elsewhere. At least I can have a relaxation period when I come out, so that I won't have a tense situation just because I'm in the same place.
After reading it, my parents' problems can irritate me and make me feel uncomfortable. Reading the novel also makes me unhappy. The more I think about it, the more annoying it becomes.
It's really good, but there are some issues with Ke's career and attitude toward the scene (I thought they would stay in Shanghai)
It's well written and very sweet, but I'm a little angry. It would have been better if I didn't go to Wuhan.
Love is like drinking water, knowing whether it is warm or cold. Feudal parents are more terrifying than anything else. Fortunately, Jing Xiaohuan finally got along, and the love between them had no other impurities. It was okay, it was okay.
Ah~ I finished reading it. Actually, I stopped reading this book halfway through. I picked it up again today and read it. It was pretty good. The second half is quite sweet.
I feel like Jing's parents haven't regarded Ke as a family yet (it's just that they still have some problems with Ke regardless of their relationship). In the end, it was obvious at a glance that Ke paid for the renovation. Later, Jing still didn't come up with his own ideas and returned to Wuhan. It's quite a pity, but it's still very interesting 💪
I've finished reading it, but I'm still so angry with Jing Huan's parents that I want to curse him ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ