My Independence Day

"Main story complete, bonus chapters updated every other day"

"Small-town fiction | Playing the long game | Bold woman x rugged man"

At twenty-eight, Zhu Jinxia fled an arranged marriage by hiding out in the mountains under the pretext of teaching at a rural school.

She never expected to be in high spirits on the way there, only to have a breakdown as soon as she arrived.

The school was in the middle of nowhere,

the toilets stank,

the students were barely literate,

and the only brand of sanitary pads at the little shop was Space 8.

...Is it too late to leave?

In the narrow strip of sky, just before night fell, the man stood with his hands in his pockets and a faint, knowing smile. "You're already on a pirate ship. You think you can just run?"

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Life was dull, and early mornings were murder.

Over the weekend, Zhu Jinxia went to the county town to drown her sorrows. After rejecting eighteen calls from Shi Xu, she got a message from him.

"What are you up to, Teacher Zhu?"

"Preparing lessons. I stayed up all night, wrote thousands of words of lesson plans, and I'm about to go to bed."

"Nice."

"What about you?"

A moment later: "The table behind you, at ten o'clock. Want to come over for a drink?"

There was nothing in the mountains.

In the monotonous life, love was the only touch of color.

The children were innocent and sweet, the adults simple and kind, and even the animals in the mountains had clear, bright eyes.

And behind a small third-floor window, a man stood there day after day, watching in silence, just so he could "accidentally" meet her, do everything for her, and wish her good night.

They shared three meals a day and passed through the seasons together. Every glance between them set their hearts pounding.

Surrounded on all sides, they loved each other fiercely.

"Zhu Jinxia, even if you set a fire, I'll keep watch for you."

"He wanted to be the wind in her life, helping her fly higher."

"She came from the city to the mountains, thinking she was bringing a ray of light. In the end, she was the one who was illuminated."

Notes:

1. Updated every night at midnight.

2. Inspired by real life, but no characters are based on real people.

3. The heroine chose to go to the mountains, and both of them leave the mountains at the end. Please don't accuse the author of harming women or insulting rural teachers without reading the story.

Check out my other completed novels:

Stealing His Heart

Endless Beauty

Girl Star

Theme: Independence is the second spring of life.