She Won't Listen

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[Major revision of the full text, with ten thousand new words. The complete version is only on Jinjiang.]

★Sweet and melancholy x languid and listless | Reunited after years apart | Sweet everyday romance

At a matchmaking dinner.

The two elders chatted happily, while the atmosphere between the prospective couple was strange.

Her aunt spoke at length: "To be honest, my niece is quiet, sweet, and steady. Her biggest flaw is that she's too diligent and can never sit still."

Lian Qi: "?"

Lian Qi looked up at the quiet, sweet niece, sizing her up several times. At last, he gave a quiet scoff, suspecting that this lady might have something wrong with her eyesight.

Her uncle prattled on: "Honestly, my nephew is gentle, considerate, patient, and a gentleman. His biggest flaw is that he cares too much about people and always knows how to look after them."

Jiang Jingsui: "?"

Jiang Jingsui gave the gentle, considerate gentleman a look that was hard to describe. Then she secretly rolled her eyes, suspecting she might have mistaken him for someone else.

[Blurb Two]

At year's end, heavy snow sealed off the city, and the old apartment building's stairwell was dimly lit.

The man stood lazily by the stair rail. His thin eyelids lifted, revealing a pair of dark, damp eyes beneath his lashes.

Snow continued to fall, and the cold wind sent the dead holly branches rustling.

He casually glanced at the scratches on his hand, then bent down and picked up her cat with his slender, pale hand. A lazy note crept into his voice as he asked, "A welcome gift?"

Years later, whenever Jiang Jingsui thought back to that moment, her heart would skip a beat for no reason.

Beneath a gray, gloomy sky screen, with a blizzard falling as if the world were ending, he had looked over at her from the murky darkness just before nightfall.

It was the sixth day after she returned to Bei'an.

It was also the sixth year since she and he had parted.

[Bonus Scene]

When Jiang Jingsui came in, Lian Qi had just finished showering. He wore only a pair of sweatpants, his exposed skin pale and cool, his abs lean and defined. Droplets of water ran down his V-line and disappeared beneath his waistband.

Their gazes met for an instant. Lian Qi raised an eyebrow. "Got a good look?"

Jiang Jingsui hadn't yet caught on. "Huh?"

Lian Qi helpfully offered, "If you couldn't see clearly, I can come closer and let you look."

"..."

★This world is absurd and dull. You are my only hope.

Coming Soon: To the End of Daylight

★One true pairing / Happy ending / Lighthearted sweet romance

A love that is destined to go nowhere should be given up.

Chen Shi was the abyss she was drinking poison to quench her thirst.

After understanding all the indulgence and nonresponses, Lin Zhizhi got thoroughly drunk, clearheadedly, and decided to let go of this relationship once and for all.

Unfortunately

It seemed she had chosen the wrong way to do it.

After waking up from the alcohol, Lin Zhizhi opened her eyes wide and stared at the sharp, handsome face before her. She wished she could simply faint and be done with it.

Qin Zhebei lifted his eyes lazily and spoke with surprising politeness. "What, you want to sleep with me and then pretend it never happened?"

"..." Lin Zhizhi braced herself. "W-why would I?"

The woman who had said, "Why would I?"

The next day, she left the country without a word and vanished without a trace.

-

When she returned to Tong'an City once more,

the light on the terrace was dim, and the noise throughout the house was shut away beyond the shadows.

As their breaths mingled, Lin Zhizhi grabbed Qin Zhebei by the collar and pressed a finger to the beauty mark at the corner of his eye, mumbling something indistinct.

Qin Zhebei abruptly stopped. His dark lashes lifted, and he asked quietly, "Lin Zhizhi, who do you think I am?"

Before she could answer, he raised a hand to cover her eyes. Without waiting for a reply, he gave a faint, mocking smile.

"Forget it. I don't mind being a stand-in."

"I don't care."

-

At a classmate's wedding banquet, she ran into an old flame.

Their eyes met for an instant through the crowd. Chen Shi paid no mind to the woman accompanying him and walked over. "Zhizhi, "

Lin Zhizhi stepped back half a pace and took the arm of the man beside her. Tilting her head, she gave a faint smile. "Chen Shi, this is where it ends."

The air fell silent for a moment.

Qin Zhebei's peach-blossom eyes curved, but the smile never reached them. He watched the direction the man had gone and said coolly, "Lin Zhizhi, am I just a tool to you?"

"Jealous?" Lin Zhizhi fought back a laugh as she made her feelings clear. "I told you, when I stop liking someone, I stop liking them. Even if he died, it would have nothing to do with me."

Theme: Love life