Find Your Home in the Forest

Serial novel: A Dream of Clear Skies. Blurb below. - The new neighbor is quiet, well-mannered, and beautiful. She's a good cook and often knocks on the door with food and drinks. She even agrees to join in some bedtime exercises to help her sleep. After one such workout, the neighbor asks, "Are you looking for a girlfriend?" Sheng Qi shakes her head. The neighbor calmly puts on her clothes and leaves her apartment, then, as usual, comes over that evening to cook Sheng Qi's favorite dishes. Sheng Qi thinks that this neighbor would actually make a great girlfriend. If only she hadn't once kicked Sheng Qi out of her life. This woman had been her neighbor since they were teenagers, and was always top of their class. Smart and beautiful, aloof and indifferent. She couldn't stand watching Sheng Qi coast through life and hang out with a bunch of no-good friends, and was determined to set her straight. And then? The girl who used to reward her for studying with a kiss coldly said, "You can do whatever you want with your life. You can fly away like a bird, or rot in the mud like a flower. Just don't let me see it. Don't let me find out how stupid I was to believe you could change." Sheng Qi became a bird in flight, crossing countless mountains and rivers. Years passed before they saw each other again. Her neighbor never brings up what happened back then, nor does she take issue with Sheng Qi's hot-and-cold behavior. Once she'd calmed down, Sheng Qi decided to put an end to this ridiculous situation. "Why are you being stupid again?" "I was the stupid one back then." Blurb screenshot backed up on January 17, 2022 - Aloof, scheming older CEO x sweet on the outside, flirty on the inside flower shop owner - On a dark and windy night, Ling Wansu, tipsy, stops someone to pour out her heart: "I dreamed about you." The other woman asks coldly, "What did you dream about?" "That we got married." Once sober, Ling Wansu regrets her careless words, having told her secret to the very person it was about. Later, she learns that the woman is the CEO of a client company. The woman comes to ask about the details of her dream, and wants to discuss another business deal with her. "What kind of deal?" "Marriage." It was love at first sight. Ling Wansu kept dreaming about the other woman, and eventually they married, each getting what she needed. After the wedding, she dreams of holding hands with Liang Jianshu, embracing her, kissing her, and losing themselves in passion. After waking, she burns incense and bathes to reflect on her sins. CEO Liang is so pure and desireless, while she is the one whose senses are still ensnared by worldly things. Until, one by one, all her dreams coincidentally come true. The woman who seemed so pure and desireless makes endless demands in bed. Ling Wansu can't keep up. "Didn't we agree this was a marriage of convenience?" Liang Jianshu pauses for now. "And?" "...Keep going." - Tormented by her troubled mind, Liang Jianshu has been trapped in nightmares for years, until she meets Ling Wansu. She uses a marriage of convenience as bait to keep her close, hoping to find some relief. At some point, she truly falls in love. When her calculated approach and manipulation are exposed, even her genuine feelings are suspected of being a false performance. A relationship that began simply ends just as simply. Sleepless nights, an empty home. Losing the woman she loves makes her ill again. There's only one thing she's sure of: "I'm not getting divorced." Ling Wansu is disheartened. "If you want to prove you ever truly cared about me, let me go." "All right. You don't want to see me, so I won't bother you." She pleads with her: "But can we set a date? When the time comes, I'll pursue you again. Don't give up on me." - "I found harbor in your dreams." She/her / same-sex marriage / older partner / no perfect characters / no need to tell me if you drop the story Theme: Face life with optimism and get to know yourself.