Seven Things in the Human World

[Complete] The new novel next door, "As You Say," is now underway. Visit the author's page to read it. ☆ Blurb: Yuan Yi and Meng Fanchen were both sick and tired of their families pressuring them to get married. To escape their elders' matchmaking attempts, the two childhood friends hit it off and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage. After the wedding, Meng Fanchen went north to teach in an underdeveloped area, while Yuan Yi stayed in the south. They lived apart and barely saw each other all year. Yuan Yi carried on with her single life as usual, enjoying her comfortable little routine and having the time of her life. Three years later, Meng Fanchen finally came back and took a job at Wanchiu No. 19 Middle School, where Yuan Yi worked. Their parents were eager for a grandchild. After Yuan Yi's mother and mother-in-law discussed it, they moved into her home. They claimed they were there to look after the young couple, but their real plan was to force them into having a baby. Yuan Yi: Well, that came out of nowhere! - Under their mothers' watchful eyes, this pair of fake spouses were forced into a miserable life under the same roof. Since they worked at the same school, they worried that being open about their marriage might cause problems. After discussing it, Yuan Yi and Meng Fanchen decided to keep their marriage a secret. At a year-group dinner one day, a colleague asked Yuan Yi about her love life. The young, pretty woman smiled. "I'm single. Be sure to set me up with a hot young guy!" Before dinner was even over, Meng Fanchen cornered Yuan Yi. He wrapped an arm tightly around her waist and ground out, "Single? Yuan Yi, are you acting like I'm dead?" Yuan Yi: "..." - * Chinese teacher vs. dean of discipline * Married first, love later, a series about the sweetest forcibly picked fruit * Blurb screenshot dated December 25, 2021 Coming next: "As You Say," a foreign-trade saleswoman who does nails vs. a pediatrician who grows flowers [Blurb]: Qiu Ci happened to download a social networking app called "As You Say." Her very first post there earned a like and comment from Zou Xingguang. And so the two of them chatted on and off for more than half a year, never managing to keep a conversation going for long. One rainy night, she sent this mysterious online friend a copy of her medical checkup report and asked, "Want to meet?" - After they met, they stayed in touch, meeting once a week. They never discussed their offline lives or asked about each other's identities. They knew nothing about one another. Three months later, Qiu Ci's brother and sister-in-law were stranded in a neighboring city by torrential rain. She had no choice but to take her four-year-old niece, burning with fever, to First Hospital. In the pediatric clinic late that night, Zou Xingguang stood in a crisp white coat, his expression stern. "You're married?" Qiu Ci frantically waved her hands. "I'm not! She's my niece." The man chuckled, then asked something astonishing. "Would you mind finding your niece an uncle?" Qiu Ci: "..." Theme: Love life, stay positive, and become the best version of yourself.