*My next novel, Temporary Residence, will be coming soon. Please follow it and my author column!
[Seemingly gentle but actually possessive x sensitive yet steadfast = CEO x art curator]
[Playboy turns over a new leaf but still gets put in his place. The male lead is Cheng Huai. He has a secret crush on her. The school arc is short.]
Anqin High School.
Everyone knew Xu Jialan liked Chen Haofeng.
She followed Chen Haofeng around, catering to his preferences, only to hear people recount his interactions with others again and again, then ask her,
"Jialan, you didn't know about any of this?"
She knew better than anyone.
Day after day, everyone knew no one could claim even a corner of his heart, yet one after another, they refused to give up, hoping to become the one and only.
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Outside an empty classroom.
Xu Jialan happened to hear a girl's voice from inside, giggling as she asked, "You like me? But isn't Xu Jialan always following you around?"
"I don't like her. She's the one who made the first move."
The utopia she had built in her heart shattered in an instant. She kicked the stone at her toes hard, sending it clattering against the door.
She turned to leave without hesitation, only to meet a pair of dark eyes. It was Cheng Huai, the boy everyone had high hopes for, hailed as a born genius.
He lowered his eyes and asked softly, "Finally giving up?"
Mortified that he had caught her, she had no time to process his words. She assumed he was mocking her, and hurriedly arranged to study abroad soon after.
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They met again.
At a banquet filled with the clink of glasses, Xu Jialan saw many familiar faces and greeted everyone, catching up with one after another.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted Chen Haofeng nearby, but no longer felt the youthful flutter she once had.
She turned to avoid his gaze. At that moment, Cheng Huai came over and asked the second question he hadn't had time to ask back then:
"Would you consider giving me a chance?"
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Late at night, with everything quiet.
Xu Jialan, drowsy with sleep, realized she couldn't escape Cheng Huai's embrace and thought he had mistaken her for someone else in his dream.
Only later did she learn that her joys and sorrows had filled Cheng Huai's youth.
*First blurb written on 2022/10/30
Second version on 2023/04/02
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Temporary Residence
[Growth-oriented heroine / three-year age gap / love at first sight and a long-laid plan]
Southern China, 2004.
Lin Zhenyi experienced a warm winter for the first time. Listening to the bustle and noise below her daily rental, she recalled her parents' instructions before she left and wondered how she could make a life for herself in this city.
She wandered around like a headless fly, remembering the convenience store owner's suggestion at the street corner: "There's a landlord nearby named Zhou. He's pretty easy to talk to."
Lin Zhenyi found the tallest apartment building and saw a tall, upright figure below. She never imagined that one day, that figure would be imprinted clearly on her heart.
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Zhou Yu had grown up in this city and naturally learned the local language. The cultural differences around him created a natural divide. He fit in here, but never felt he belonged.
The most common thing the neighbors said about him was that he had money but no heart.
But later, he realized he couldn't leave this place.
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Their first meeting: a tenant and the landlord's son.
Their second meeting: Zhou Yu rescued Lin Zhenyi from a predicament.
In the end, the turning wheels of the times brought their parallel lines together.
Theme: Be brave, be steadfast, and love yourself.
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A new article "Borrowing Fire" will be published at the end of January, please collect it qwq [Kind but not too rich second generation x troubled daughter = prince x tough daughter/reunion after a long separation/seven-year age difference] Gu Zhaoqian gently opened the back door of the bar and looked around the dark and dirty back alley with a cigarette in his mouth. He was bored but couldn't find a lighter despite searching his pockets. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a petite figure sitting on a low stool not far away. The stainless steel round basin next to him was full of dishes. The girl tried to light a dirty paper towel with a lighter as if no one was watching. The contact between the sparks and the paper was clearly close at hand, but her hand stopped in mid-air. Like hesitating. Gu Zhaoqian immediately came up with two guesses and interrupted her movement: "Amei, borrow some fire." The girl was startled, turned around, took a closer look, and threw the lighter over: "No need to return it. (No need to return it.)" In this world, only Gu Zhaoqian knew that He Peiru was on the verge of collapse. *Hong Kong style, very few parts of the text are in Cantonese to facilitate reading.
I hope I can always hit the ball straight~ Don't misunderstand this kind of thing~ When will the relationship take a further step?
I like this kind of rapid progress
Spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers
"Let's go down and get out" is a big bug for the author~ Let's go down and eat, the author is great!
"Cheng Huai vs. Cheng Huai" gave the author a big bug~ To myself? And the male supporting actor won?
"Fan" is a big thorn in the side of the author~ Finished. . .
"You still don't know how to pass it" is a big bug for the author~
Is the male protagonist okay?