Paper Cranes and Paper Planes

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“I know that moon isn't mine, but for a moment, its light really did shine on me.” - From an online quote

Weibo: NS Ningmeng Peng Qishui

When you look at the end of the road, do you see light? If you had asked Zhou Shu before she turned seventeen, she would have said no.

But after turning seventeen, Zhou Shu changed her mind. Someone who had never been her light entered her world, and from then on, she secretly followed that light, though it didn't belong to her, until she could no longer turn back.

Before graduation, Zhou Shu had a little to drink. Mustering her courage in a dim alley, she murmured, “Chen Heng, did you ever open my paper cranes?”

The only answer was the cold wind and a medical report blown across the ground.

Years later, after learning that Zhou Shu had passed away, Chen Heng's eyes were empty of light. In the darkness, his voice trembled as he whispered, “Zhou Shu, did you ever see my paper airplane?”

A school-life unrequited-love tragedy with a bad ending.

From school to the city.

Proceed with caution: bad ending warning!!!

Completed tragedies: Stopping at Spring, The Wind Stilled, but the Heartache Remained, Love Without a Sound, Falling Where No One Can See, I Was Only Missed After I Died

Rose-Tinged Heart blurb:

[Brief groveling arc / Devoted love / Long-planned pursuit / Sweet romance]

Sunny, roguish male lead X sweet, quiet comic artist

“You have someone you secretly like? With a face that ugly?”

When the summer breeze blows her bangs aside and reveals the ugly birthmark on her forehead, Cen Ning's insecurity always intensifies. She's afraid she won't be able to stand by his side.

Then, one day at a city basketball tournament, the boy finishes his game. Looking languid, the corners of his eyes lifting, he seems to spot someone in the crowd. His lips curl into a smile, making him look roguishly handsome and carefree.

Holding a bottle of mineral water, Cen Ning sneaks a cautious glance at him from within the crowd, not daring to approach. But Su Qin walks right up to her in front of everyone.

Su Qin stands beside the girl, raising an eyebrow. His voice is tender and teasing, almost seductive. “Not going to let me have a drink?”

When Cen Ning starts university, the birthmark on her face disappears. She follows in his footsteps once again and gets into Huaqing University.

She's been interested in drawing since childhood and has taken on plenty of commissions online. During university, she even serialized a youth campus comic, a story about the two of them.

From the comic's afterword:

“Maybe he'll never know I exist, but I'm willing to cheer him on from behind the scenes, clearing every obstacle in his path. Now that this comic is over, my unrequited love should end, too.”

Bonus scene:

But later, Su Qin somehow found out that he was the inspiration for the male lead of the comic, and that the heroine had secretly loved him for ten whole years!

After reading the whole comic, Su Qin fell into thought. When he met Cen Ning again, his warm voice brushed against her ear, his words laced with temptation. “You like me?”

His soft, tingling voice enveloped Cen Ning's ear. Her heart raced, and she blushed shyly. “I'm the only one who likes you.”

“What a coincidence. I like you too. I've been plotting it for a long, long time.” The man's voice was low, as if staking his claim.

Moonlight, Deep and Rich blurb:

[Marriage by contract / Gentle male lead / Age gap / Playing dumb to catch the tiger / Sweet romance]

Refined, aloof Professor Zhou X Adorably quirky designer

Rumor has it that Professor Zhou from Jiang University’s School of Law hates women and is homophobic. With his cool, noble looks, half-rimmed glasses, and air of restraint and elegance, he has countless admirers, all relentlessly pursuing him.

Lin Xingyun of the School of Design is fair-skinned, beautiful, sweet, and adorable. After working hard to get from a small county town into a big city, she's devoted herself to her studies and has always ruled out romance.

Her roommate worries she'll be single for the rest of her life and introduces her to all sorts of potential partners, but Lin Xingyun turns them all down.

She often says, “As flowers of our motherland's future, we should study for the rise of China!”

One day, at a blind date, Lin Xingyun dresses up as a seductive, glamorous woman to scare off her date. In a strapless pomegranate-red dress and heavy makeup, she's nothing like her usual sweet, harmless persona.

Little does she know that the man who arrives is Zhou Junyi, the professor her roommate is always talking about, the one who supposedly hates women.

Dressed in a fitted black suit, Zhou Junyi approaches with impeccable manners and graceful bearing. But when he reaches Lin Xingyun, he takes off his jacket and drapes it over her bare shoulders in front of everyone.

“It's cold. Don't wear so little.”

His voice is low and clear, and the gentle gesture leaves Lin Xingyun staring in shock.

Bonus scene:

Though Lin Xingyun married by contract, she still acts like a sweet, harmless girl at school. As graduation approaches, her roommate is still worried she'll spend her whole life alone. Then, after Lin Xingyun has a few drinks, her roommate sees her pull out a marriage certificate with her own eyes.

Wife: Lin Xingyun. Husband: Zhou Junyi.

Roommate: “???”

While her roommate stares blankly at the certificate, the refined and gentlemanly Zhou Junyi walks over and gently lifts Lin Xingyun into his arms. “Excuse me, could you give my wife's marriage certificate back to me?”

Theme: I'll pluck the stars for you.