I Want to See You Today, Too

[My next story, Because the Stars Twinkle, is coming soon. You can add it to your pre-orders in my collection.]

1.

Lu Yao had a relationship while she was in school. Her boyfriend was tall and handsome, and his smile was irresistible.

Later, she learned that he wasn’t just who he seemed to be. They belonged to completely different worlds.

After starting work, Lu Yao became well known at her company as a single woman by choice.

When colleagues asked what kind of person she liked, she always brushed them off with, "The more ordinary, the better."

Her colleagues were baffled. It sounded like an ordinary request, but it really wasn’t.

2.

One day, a colleague set Lu Yao up on a blind date.

"He’s not tall, handsome, or rich. Just an ordinary guy," her colleague stammered, secretly panicking. "Just meet him. It’s fine if you don’t like him."

Lu Yao couldn’t talk her way out of it, so she went, planning to make things clear in person.

At the restaurant, the man sitting at the table looked up, revealing deep, dark eyes. Lu Yao froze.

Her colleague said guiltily, "There are plenty of men better-looking than him. And 184 centimeters isn’t that tall, right? As for being rich... he stepped down as Qi Group’s CEO two years ago."

Qi Yue stood up, a smile playing on his lips as the ice melted away. "Yaoyao, the food’s all here. Let’s eat."

3.

Everyone in their circle knew that Qi Yue had carved out a place for himself in the family business through ruthless ambition. He was famous for being cold-hearted, calculating, and willing to use even marriage as a bargaining chip.

But later, he gave it all up and disappeared from their world.

No one knew that Qi Yue had searched every place Lu Yao might appear, waiting day after day for someone who might never come back.

This time, at last, he had found her.

He would never let her go again.

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Collection: Fleeting Years

Weibo: Orange Juice Loving Mo Mo.

~*~*~*~[New story in progress: Because the Stars Twinkle by Cheng Momo]~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

[Blurb:]

Cheng Jizhou came from a prestigious family and was already worth a fortune at a young age. Countless people pursued him, both in and out of their social circle, but every one of them came away disappointed.

Over time, everyone knew he was an aloof beauty, only to be admired from afar and incredibly hard to win over.

But only Cheng Jizhou’s childhood friends knew he had a childhood sweetheart he doted on, someone he treated so tenderly he was afraid she might break.

His friends couldn’t help asking, "What exactly is going on between you two?"

After a brief silence, Cheng Jizhou warned them coldly, "Don’t make trouble. She’s my little sister."

His friends: "..." Sure. A little sister who’s 22!

On a sunny day two years later, his friends all received a freshly recorded video on their phones.

On a campus one afternoon, Cheng Jizhou, in a perfectly pressed suit, was squeezed among a crowd of students in school uniforms, fighting them for the only microphone.

"I’m Cheng Jizhou from Class 1, Grade 10." His voice rang across the campus. "Xin Tong from Class 3, Grade 16, I like you."

Amid the shouts and teasing, the usually proud man dropped to one knee and gazed reverently at the girl he had doted on since childhood. "May I like you?"

His friends: "..." Wait, this is the little sister you were talking about?

~*~*~*~[New story by a friend: If You Were the South Wind by Meng Xiao Er]~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

[Blurb:]

That weekend, Xu Zhiyi asked Jiang Sixun to dinner because she needed a favor.

She spent hours getting ready before going to meet him in her finest clothes.

When they met, Jiang Sixun asked, "What favor could you only ask me in person?"

After a long internal struggle, Xu Zhiyi said, "There’s a man I like. He comes from an extraordinary family, he’s capable, handsome, and has high standards... In short, he’s incredibly hard to pursue. I’d like you to introduce us. If that’s too much trouble, just forget it."

Jiang Sixun asked, "Who is it? I’ll bring him to you."

Xu Zhiyi met his gaze. "It’s you I like."

He was her boss, and the man she had loved for years.

Jiang Sixun remained silent for a long time. His friend Qi Zhengchen also liked Xu Zhiyi, but she had rejected him after he confessed. Since then, Jiang Sixun had never felt anything for Xu Zhiyi beyond what a boss feels for a subordinate.

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Jiang Sixun, the rebellious son of the Jiang family, was used to being single and free, and insisted he would never marry. Then one day, he suddenly announced in the family group chat that he was going to register his marriage with Xu Zhiyi.

His mother: Have you lost your mind? You know Qi Zhengchen likes Zhiyi!

Jiang Sixun replied to his mother in the group: I like her too. What should I do?

Theme: Strive to become the best version of yourself.