My Childhood Sweetheart

When Gu Anye was little, an aunt moved in next door with a little rice-ball of a boy. He had big, sparkling eyes, skin as white as milk, and was so adorable. Everything about him was perfect, except he was terribly shy and blushed whenever she teased him.

The little boy was very attached to Gu Anye. One day, she couldn't resist teasing him. "Why don't you get engaged to Big Sis? Then you'll belong to me when we grow up."

The little boy thought it over seriously, then gave Gu Anye all the sweet-and-sour ribs he loved most from his bowl. In his childish voice, he said, "The betrothal gift."

Gu Anye: "..."

Do they teach kids this stuff in kindergarten now?

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When she grew up, Gu Anye's top requirement for a boyfriend was that he be older than her. She had no interest in dating a younger man.

But the night she caught her cheating ex-boyfriend with another woman on the street, she got drunk. When she woke up, she found herself in the bed of the younger boy next door, who was six years her junior.

Gu Anye: "..."

Reader's guide:

1. A scheming, calculating younger man vs. a beautiful older woman

2. The female lead has had previous relationships; the male lead is a virgin. His secret crush comes true.

3. Updates daily at 6 p.m.

Coming soon: The Socially Anxious Star Just Wants to Quit the Entertainment Industry [Book Transmigration]

Blurb: The socially anxious Xu Qingli transmigrates into a novel.

The original character is a villainess adored by everyone, with a harem of admirers. In the end, she crashes and burns while trying to seduce the male lead, disgracing herself and ruining her reputation.

Xu Qingli just wants to become unpopular as quickly as possible so her company will let her quit the entertainment industry.

At a group event, everyone fights for the center spot in a group photo, so Xu Qingli hides in the corner.

The media: She's so low-key. Maybe we shouldn't criticize her after all.

On a variety show, the guests are asked to perform in a busy downtown area, but they resist.

The director encourages them: Every journey begins with a first step.

Xu Qingli: Then why not skip the first step?

The director: ...

Netizens: She's so funny. We love her.

During a shoot, Xu Qingli's costume gets stuck. She's too embarrassed to ask anyone for help, so she sits perfectly still as a background extra all afternoon.

Xu Qingli: This is so embarrassing.

The director: She's so dedicated. Let's cast her in the next production.

Xu Qingli not only fails to fade into obscurity, she becomes more and more famous. With no hope of leaving the industry, she decides to take an unconventional route. Rumor has it that the company owner, Wen Qiaozhou, has a secret hideout where he keeps things he doesn't want anyone to know about. In the original novel, the female lead accidentally breaks in and gets blacklisted.

So, on a dark and stormy night, Xu Qingli sneaks into Wen Qiaozhou's secret hideout.

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Wen Qiaozhou has a supernatural ability: he can see the comments scrolling through other people's minds, but they're all negative. It makes him more irritable by the day. Then he meets Xu Qingli, whose inner comments are actually adorable little cartoons.

Wen Qiaozhou becomes helplessly immersed in Xu Qingli's comic-book world. Such a wonderful inner world is incredibly rare.

But one dark and stormy night, just after Wen Qiaozhou has finished showering, he sees someone push open the bathroom window from outside. The soft, sweet girl in his mind slowly pokes her head in. When she sees what's inside, she covers her face in fright, the tips of her ears red enough to drip blood.

Yet when Wen Qiaozhou looks through the gaps between her fingers, he clearly sees a chibi girl in her mind throwing herself at him, pulling open his bathrobe... "Pew pew pew," squeezing his muscles.

Wen Qiaozhou loosens the tie of his bathrobe: "..."

Isn't this going too far? The real thing is right here, you know.

Theme: Break stereotypes and treat each other sincerely