Childhood Friends / Marriage First, Love Later
1. At fifteen, Ying Zhi hid in a corner, watching her helpless twenty-seven-year-old cousin get besieged by elders pressuring her to marry. A wave of panic washed over her.
She poked Ji Zhan, who was standing behind her.
With an innocent, still-rattled expression, she said, "If we're both still single at twenty-seven, why don't we just make a pair of each other?"
The boy lowered his eyes and glanced coolly at Ying Zhi, who was a head shorter than him. He didn't answer.
2. Before she knew it, Ying Zhi was approaching twenty-seven herself, and her family's matchmaking campaign was already underway. The potential matches introduced by her elders could have formed a line stretching from the south of the city to the north.
Not ready to give up her carefree single life, Ying Zhi was determined to defend her independence to the bitter end. She turned to her childhood friend for advice.
At a cafe, Ying Zhi gazed expectantly at Ji Zhan across the table. "Buddy, help me out."
Ji Zhan calmly took a sip of coffee, then raised his eyes to look at her. His thumb slowly traced the pattern on the cup. "Ying Zhi, I'm twenty-seven and still single. How about we make a pair of each other?"
Ying Zhi: "..."
She blinked, then stammered out a flustered explanation that it had only been a joke when she was young, and that he shouldn't take it seriously.
Before she could finish, Ji Zhan interrupted her. His gaze was deep as he smiled with practiced composure. "I took it seriously."
You won't get away from me.
Emotionally oblivious heroine VS cool, calculating hero
#IThoughtYouWereMyBuddyButYouWereCovetingMe#
[The wind carrying my love for you blew from early spring to the bitter cold of winter, as the seasons flew by.]
Blurb finalized on December 8, 2023
Theme: To be decided
