I Once Passed Him By

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A looks-obsessed, laid-back lawyer VS a handsome, ambitious male idol

1.

At twenty-one, fresh out of college, Xu You thought she’d never fall in love again. She had spent a long time loving someone she couldn’t have, someone she couldn’t forget, whose messages were always there wherever she went. It was fine. She could go somewhere else and start over.

One ticket, one small town, and she was off to the distant southwest.

She secretly swore that she would never again be the one who got left behind. She would let go first, before the other person could waver.

Shen Yilun never imagined he would meet Xu You at the lowest point in his life. He loved the stubborn, vibrant energy about her. From the moment they met, she was the only color in the world. She was a green rose in the mortal world, love at first sight, the one he would remember forever.

I know that loving you means being brave and steadfast, but I’ve realized I can’t do it. Maybe, in the end, people love themselves most of all. At least when I hesitated, my love for you was sincere.

2.

When Xu You first met Shen Yilun, she mistook him for Zhao Chengyi.

She patted his shoulder, and he replied with four words: "Have you no shame?"

Xu You: "????"

She thought she’d never see that peacock again, but Shen Yilun followed her all the way to the hotel entrance.

Xu You: "What are you doing? I’ll have you know I’m really good at fighting!"

Shen Yilun took out his key card and opened the door across the hall. "You’re crazy!"

Xu You: "..."

3.

Someone asked twenty-one-year-old Xu You, "What do you wish for?"

Xu You: "To forget Zhao Chengyi, become a good lawyer, and date a handsome guy."

Then she met Shen Yilun, and thought they could have a love that lasted until death. But he was only a trapped dragon in shallow waters. Sooner or later, he would soar away from her world.

Six years later, someone asked Xu You, now a top lawyer, "What do you wish for?"

Xu You smiled and answered without hesitation: "World peace and prosperity for our country."

Long, long afterward, Shen Yilun, now a giant in the entertainment industry, suddenly understood that Heaven had treated everyone fairly. All his hard work had paid off.

Except for losing her.

In this world, there are no missed chances. There is only a heart that doesn’t love me firmly enough.

Content warnings:

Every character makes their own choices and has their own experiences. There are no golden fingers. It’s mostly sweet with a little angst, and features a groveling-chase arc where he fails to win her back.

My newly completed story next door is Beauty Pageant Champion of the 1990s, a female-led story with no romance, all about building a career!~

Theme: Be independent and strong, and live as your true self.