The Sound of Light

[Next novel: Bewitching Hearts, about a secret crush: a cool, calculating top lawyer vs. a clueless, flirtatious little writer. Please add it to your collection! A bow of thanks!]

[Blurb]

The day Lin Ting met him, she was crouched on a street corner, sobbing as if the whole world had abandoned her.

He saw her in that sorry state. Without a word, he handed her a cake, then finally said in a hoarse voice, "Happy New Year."

A little bear grinned at her from the cake's beautiful box.

She carefully treasured the little bear.

But she hadn't gotten a good look at his face. All she remembered was the careless light flickering in his amber eyes.

She thought she'd never see him again.

Until she transferred to No. 10 High School and met a boy named Mu Bai, with a pair of eyes exactly like his.

Lin Ting's heart skipped a beat, caught completely off guard.

But he didn't seem to remember her.

She cautiously tried to get closer, only to receive a brief, cold, "You're annoying."

He helped her in the hot-water room, saving her from getting scalded, then coldly told her afterward, "Don't worry about it. It had nothing to do with you."

He chatted and laughed easily with everyone else, but when he was alone with her, he wouldn't spare a single extra word.

At last, Lin Ting gave up on him and tried to avoid too much contact.

Later on...

In a dark alley on a moonless night, the boy tugged at her sleeve and asked in a careful, quiet voice, "Do you not like me anymore?"

Lin Ting: ??

Mu Bai: "Also, that stuffed bear... If you really like it that much, I could give you a bigger one..."

Lin Ting: "Another one?"

Lin Ting: !!!

What she didn't know was that, in the corners untouched by light, the awkward boy had been quietly protecting her in his own clumsy way.

#When you walk toward me, I think I can hear the sound of light#

A few things to know:

1. A sweet school romance about healing.

2. Set around 2010.

3. A sensitive, introverted girl vs. a warmhearted, quiet top student

[Blurb for Bewitching Hearts]

Secret crush: a cool, calculating top lawyer vs. a clueless, flirtatious little writer

At 25, Shen Qingli had a car, a home, and a good income. She lived a carefree life on her own. Her only problem was her mother's relentless attempts to set her up.

On the day of her Nth forced blind date, she showed up with hair she hadn't washed in three days, loose loungewear, and a bare face.

Shen Qingli deliberately arrived half an hour late and plopped herself down. When she looked up, though, she was met with a perfect specimen of a man: handsome and refined, with the bearing of a jade tree.

Shen Qingli regretted her choice instantly.

The man remained composed and asked mildly, "What kind of man do you like, Ms. Shen?"

To salvage her dignity, Shen Qingli thought of some news gossip she'd happened to hear that morning.

She blurted out, "He can't be worse than my ex."

The man asked, "If you don't mind my asking, what kind of person is your ex, Ms. Shen?"

Shen Qingli replied, "Song Nanchen."

Song Nanchen was a famous top lawyer in Kuncheng, handsome and wealthy, the dream man of countless young women.

The man's eyes darkened. "Then how did he become your ex?"

Shen Qingli waved a hand with a haughty air. "Too clingy. I couldn't take it."

*

Shen Qingli put aside her vow to stay single forever and used every trick in the book to win the perfect man over.

She never expected that beneath the dim lights, the man would shed his cool disguise, turn the tables, and pin her to the sofa.

In a low, husky voice, he demanded, "Who's better, me or Song Nanchen?"

Caught up in the moment, Shen Qingli was already half-melted. Without a second thought, she answered firmly, "Of course you're better. Song Nanchen is nothing."

Just as they were lost in each other, the private-room door was suddenly shoved open.

Two men burst in, shouting, "Song Nanchen! You skipped the company dinner and hid away. So this is where you've been..."

The rest of the sentence died in their throats.

Shen Qingli looked up in confusion: Song Nanchen??? Song Nanchen!!!

But at least there was one thing Shen Qingli hadn't lied about: Song Nanchen really was clingy.

[Contemporary romance The Mountain and Moon Know My Heart is complete. A sharp-tongued but soft-hearted man vs. a quirky girl pretending to be sweet, bickering enemies who fall in love. See the author's page.]

[Historical romance coming soon: After Being Reborn, I Chose the Crown Prince. No getting back together, the second male lead's redemption arc, both leads reborn. See the author's page. Please add it to your collection!]

Theme: Even when you're mired in hardship, believe that there is light in this world