The Crescent Moon Sets

[Main story complete, extras still updating]

[Cool, fragile veterinarian X timid but impossibly adorable small-town girl]

1.

Liang Yujing has only ever loved one person and been in one relationship. She wrote both their names into every plan she made for the future.

But before they could even take the first step, Liang Yujing was dumped. No reason, no regrets, not even a face-to-face conversation.

"Let's get this straight: I'll only date once. If we break up, there's no future for us."

"Then... are you still going to break up with me?"

"Yes!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was soft yet firm, like a thorn that pierced her heart and stayed there for five years.

2.

For certain reasons, Liang Yujing was transferred to work in a small county town, where she met her ex-girlfriend, Tian Zao, whom she thought she would never see again.

When she heard that Liang Yujing had taken sick leave, Tian Zao anxiously waited outside the hospital, just to see whether she was feeling better.

She volunteered to adopt a kitten and asked about its care every day, just to have one more thing to say to Liang Yujing.

When Liang Yujing's birthday came around, she even ran through the entire county in the pouring rain, just to give her the birthday greeting they had once promised each other.

But when Liang Yujing asked why she had broken up with her back then, Tian Zao fell silent for a long time.

3.

At university, a friend once teased her: "Little Sweet Date is amazing! She actually managed to win over the aloof campus beauty. From undergrad through graduate school, I've never seen you fall for anyone. Who knew you'd be helpless the moment you met Sweet Date?"

Five years later, Liang Yujing still thought her friend had been right.

Except Tian Zao wasn't sweet at all. She was terribly tart.

"Whales belong to the sea, while little dates are just little dates."

"But this whale only wants to carry Tian Zao on her back and take her to see the sunrise she loves most."

[Reunited after a breakup, forever choosing each other]

Coming next: After the Fake Heiress Dies, She Regrets It

The eldest daughter of the Xia family seems to have everything: a life of comfort and everyone doting on her.

But only Xia Shinien knows that she's just a carefully raised canary, fighting tooth and nail for a sliver of freedom.

From the moment she was born, she was destined to be a pawn her parents would use to secure a marriage alliance.

In the Xia family's eyes, there is no love, only value.

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Until she meets Tang Yin.

The girl's features are sharp, and her smile is bold. She is the complete opposite of the cautious Xia Shinien.

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Tang Yin is a regular at the school's back wall.

The first time Xia Shinien sees her, Tang Yin easily climbs up and sits on the wall, swinging her long legs restlessly.

She looks down and meets Xia Shinien's gaze.

"Good girl," Tang Yin says with a raised brow. "Want to come with me?"

That midsummer, Xia Shinien rides on the back of Tang Yin's motorcycle and gets her first taste of freedom.

The wind howls around her, and her heart races.

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For the first time, Xia Shinien develops feelings for someone she shouldn't.

But she never imagines that Tang Yin will be responsible for ruining her reputation and driving her out of her home.

Pale-faced, she demands an explanation, but Tang Yin only gives a mocking laugh. "Because you took the place that belonged to me."

"Xia Shinien, every second I spent pretending to love you made me sick."

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It turns out Tang Yin is the Xia family's real daughter.

She warmed Xia Shinien's heart and tempted her, all for one final purpose:

To personally send her into a nightmare from which there is no return.

Xia Shinien is utterly despondent.

That night, the news reports a plane crash.

The flight number is the one Xia Shinien booked.

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Five years later, rising star Xia Shinien becomes famous for a revenge drama. In an interview, she is asked, "I've heard that Teacher Xia is attracted to women. What kind of person do you like?"

Xia Shinien's gaze sweeps across the audience, and she smiles faintly. "What kind of person do I like... Does a dead person count?"

The audience erupts in shock, and she gives a soft laugh. "Just kidding."

After the interview, nobody sees Xia Shinien being pulled into a car by a business tycoon who has risen to prominence in recent years.

The woman who was cold and cruel five years ago now grips her wrist tightly, a dark, obsessive fixation suppressed in her eyes.

"As long as you keep loving me, I can die."

She replies nonchalantly, "Sure."

When she sees a hint of joy in the other woman's eyes, Xia Shinien suddenly snorts and shoves Tang Yin away.

She smiles coldly and says, word by word:

"Just kidding."

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Tang Yin thought that in the carefully plotted affair, Xia Shinien was the only one who had fallen in love, the impostor who had stolen her place.

But it is only when she hears of Xia Shinien's death that her retribution truly begins.

Theme: Face your true feelings