If River Fish Loves Rice

[My new novel, Pretend You Didn't See Me, is now available. The blurb is below. If you're interested, please add it to your collection. Thank you.]

At No. 1 High School, rumors began that Dou Mi and her childhood friend were dating. The rumors were stamped out a few days later.

Then, just before graduation, word spread again that Dou Mi was going to confess her feelings.

That day, the room was completely dark. After the candles were blown out, Dou Mi hugged the person sitting to her left and said, "I like you. Will you go out with me?"

The person she held stiffened slightly, and before he could respond, the girl kissed his cheek amid the teasing cheers all around them.

Laughter filled the room as the lights came on.

Dou Mi saw a handsome, refined face.

Jiang Yu sat to her left and smiled at her. "Sure."

Her childhood friend was across from them, grinning more brightly than anyone else as he held the cake.

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Years later, they were asked if they had any little secrets they'd kept from each other.

Dou Mi: On my birthday, I knew it was him, so I confessed on purpose and kissed him.

Jiang Yu: I was the one who put an end to the rumors that she was dating in high school.

1. The rumors about the heroine dating were a misunderstanding. Her childhood friend has his own couple.

2. This story includes family, friendship, and romance, with a slight ensemble cast. It's not solely about the leads' relationship. Intimate scenes take place after they reach adulthood.

3. Martial arts girl x top student boy. A school story with a happy ending.

4. 90% anti-piracy protection, 48-hour delay.

**Preview: Pretend You Didn't See Me

There's a white poplar tree in front of the building. Its leaves sway in the breeze, beautiful as a painting.

Shao Kou likes the political theory building, and she's fallen for Liang Long, who often appears there.

One day, she came out of her hiding place as usual, only to run into him, waiting deliberately around the corner.

Sunlight spilled everywhere, catching the edge of his brow. His eyes held a knowing smile.

Seventeen-year-old Shao Kou had been in love with Liang Long for years.

Then, one day after they got together, Liang Long happened to see the stacks of unsent letters in Shao Kou's drawer, each addressed to him.

"On the day of the model aircraft competition, he walked alone across the empty campus. I wish there had been a glorious, brilliant sunset then, with warmth swelling in the afterglow and a gentle breeze, instead of me, a stranger to him."

"I dreamed many times of standing on that rooftop, feeling the summer wind of my seventeenth year. When I looked back, I saw everything, except him."

The next morning, Shao Kou received a handwritten letter from Liang Long

To my future wife, I'm Liang Long, age twenty-seven. It's a pleasure to meet you. Ten years from now, the world will still be beautiful, and we will be in love.

*Unrequited love comes true / sexually inexperienced leads / slow-burn coming-of-age

*There are short stories in my collection. This expanded full-length version has a happy ending.

My other completed novels, Always by Your Side, White Sail, Little Mountain Breeze, and The Swan's Heart Wants Only Once, are available in my collection.

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Theme: Stay true to yourself amid the tides of worldly conventions.