Lemon Without Sugar

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Childhood friends / mutual healing / school life / no misunderstandings

Everyone knows that the campus heartthrob and campus belle of Chengnan High School can't stand each other. Whenever they meet, sparks fly.

One is carefree and adored by everyone; the other is withdrawn and gloomy, keeping everyone at a distance.

No one knows that these two famous figures have actually been childhood friends since they were little.

Xie Xichi loves studying. When everyone else works through the Sanwu, he does it too, except his Sanwu is "Five Years of Liking You, Three Years of Secretly Loving You."

[In the past five years, the dog owned by the old men who walk in the park has had seven different partners. In the past three years, two pairs of middle school classmates have successfully turned their crushes into relationships.]

He's still alone.

And he still hasn't won Nan Wanbai's heart.

He gazes nonchalantly at the girl in front of him, his posture relaxed. He's made that upward glance countless times, but she's never once returned it.

The boy watches her without blinking, his voice calm. "You little ungrateful thing."

Then one day, her notebook lies open, filled with the name "Xie Xichi."

Most people form memories between the ages of three and six. Her memories began the day she met Xie Xichi.

Secrets are like seeds, buried in a dark corner, quietly growing and greedily absorbing the faint sunlight and moisture.

By the time they're discovered, they're dazzling.

No one knows that she has already fallen.

[Reading Guide]

1. A girl who only pretends to be gloomy x a genuinely carefree boy

2. Each other's first love, 1v1, childhood friends, HE, slow-burn everyday romance, mutual pining

3. They've been together since childhood, so of course they're meant for each other.

4. Blurb dated November 15, 2022

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Through hard work, Wen Shuangjiang finally earns the right to join the Plane Management Bureau.

Full of love and anticipation for her new job, on her first day at work, Wen Shuangjiang sends her boss straight to the ICU with one slash of her knife.

Her punishment comes quickly. Apparently, it was an order her boss gave before passing out:

She must enter an old-school angst novel and play a heroine with boundless vitality, who suffers both physical and emotional abuse yet remains devoted to the male lead without complaint, no matter how many times she's put through hell.

Wen Shuangjiang: Hah.

World One: The pitiful heroine deceived by a bet

At his friends' teasing, the male lead walks over to the inconspicuous Cinderella in the corner.

Then the heroine is toyed with, takes a knife for someone in a gang fight, and has the bet exposed, earning scorn from the whole school. Only after she leaves does the male lead finally realize what he has done.

Wen Shuangjiang: A bet? Anyone can make one!

The drunk male lead knocks on Wen Shuangjiang's door. Nearly grinding his teeth, he asks, "Wen Shuangjiang, were you playing me?"

His voice is hoarse, part self-mockery, part plea. "Then why didn't you keep playing me for a few more days?"

Wen Shuangjiang gives him a cool look and four words: "Enjoy it while it lasts."

He was nothing more than a diversion for her.

World Two: The heroine who is both a substitute and a medicinal ingredient

On the raised platform, the male lead rages, nearly driven mad. "Wen Shuangjiang, you're mine! I brought you back from the wasteland. You said you would love only me..."

Wen Shuangjiang shakes her head as she looks at him. "You were nothing but a medicinal ingredient I raised for him."

World N: ...

The man who has always held himself above everyone else kneels before her in reverence, his gaze burning. "Will you give me a chance to love you?"

Wen Shuangjiang smiles faintly. "How much is your love worth?"

#Give the male lead the script of an angst-novel heroine

#Did the male lead get hurt and cry today?

[Reading Guide]

1. The male lead is the kind of heroine who gets tormented a thousand times by the female lead and still loves her like it's the first time.

2. The male lead is her boss. They both transmigrate, 1v1, one-sided pursuit, the man chases the woman, the male lead is terminally tsundere, the female lead is mildly crazy. Basically, neither of them is quite right in the head.

Theme: Face danger with a smile, and your dreams won't be far away. Take courage and keep moving forward, and miracles will surely come!