Foolishly Falling in Love

Ban Yue had been a professional makeup artist for three years since graduating. She was always rushing from one event to another, and now, at her mother's endless nagging about an old school friendship, she had to sit in a cafe outside the university town, waiting to go on a blind date with a student who hadn't even entered the working world. Her eyelids were drooping with exhaustion.

When she startled awake, the young man across from her was sipping his coffee at his leisure. He raised his eyes. "You're awake?"

She was more awake than she'd ever been.

"Let's get this out of the way first. I don't date younger guys." She cleared her throat and got straight to the point.

The young man across from her thought it over and lowered his eyes. "I see."

"But if a younger guy is really good-looking, I might give it a try."

That got him to look up again.

On a whim, Ban Yue's eyes crinkled as she smiled brightly. "What do you think, kid?"

The woman in sunglasses before him looked like a smug little fox. Still, she wasn't quite as sly as she thought she was.

After a moment, Ci Li also gave a faint smile. "Sure, sis."

A young, teasing university lecturer hero x a cheeky, worldly makeup artist heroine

The hero is a year older than the heroine, so she calls him "older brother."

This isn't a pure and innocent romance~ And no puppy-like younger guys, no.

An unconventional couple.

Pre-release: Dusk to Dawn

The first time Lin Moqiu saw Gao Xing, she noticed his flirtatious eyes. They said he looked at even dogs with tenderness. He was definitely no good.

The first time Gao Xing heard about Lin Moqiu, he knew she had a childhood friend. But who believed that a "just a buddy" thing was real?

They both saw right through each other and scoffed.

Later, in the back row of a dim movie theater, Lin Moqiu turned off her phone and was about to leave when someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.

"Lin Moqiu, if you go see him today, we're over."

She looked down at him. His flirtatious eyes were unusually sharp.

His grip tightened again, pulling her even closer.

"Gao Xing, are you ever going to stop?"

"No," he said through gritted teeth. "Listen up, I'm never going to be anyone's backup!"

"..."

After that, they went their separate ways for five years.

When they met again, the designated driver's voice over the phone was clear and familiar. A figure approached, and Lin Moqiu looked up.

"Did you call for a ride?" Those flirtatious eyes from her memories lowered slightly, making them hard to read. "Miss?"

"...No."

#Some partings are bound to end badly, just as some reunions come completely out of the blue.

Theme: Love is a two-way journey, with both sides reaching for each other