Temperate Planet

It was a summer evening. My brother dragged me, with my hair dyed a horrible shade of green, while he laughed at me on the balcony for ages.

He was wearing nothing more than a T-shirt, yet he was more stunning than anyone I'd ever seen.

From that day on, my diary was filled with his name. No one knew I'd secretly had a crush on him for so long when I was young.

He'd pick me up from school with my brother, affectionately wipe my mouth, and ask what to do whenever he was sad or upset.

After an accident, he moved away. It was pouring that day, and I stood beneath his apartment building for a long, long time.

Years later, just as I was trying to forget him, he suddenly appeared again. The mature man sat in his car, his slender fingers tapping idly.

"Your big brother's single and needs a girlfriend. I wonder if Ercheng would be willing to help him out?"

"Chengcheng, marry me. I'll do the laundry and cook. I'll be your husband."

The title is taken from Gu Jiangshan's song "Constant Temperature Planet."

Five-year age gap, both are each other's first love, and neither has been with anyone else.

Inspiration: August 16, 2022 Started writing: December 23, 2022

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Next romance story: "A Diary of Roses"

The first time Lin Jinan saw Lu Kou, he was dazzled.

The girl before him was proud and beautiful. He listened to her analyze the uselessness of men for an entire class.

It wasn't until class ended that he worked up the courage to ask her for her contact information.

By the nth day of knowing Lu Kou, Lin Jinan was already so skilled at anticipating what she'd say next that he could apologize and beg for mercy before she got angry.

In Lin Jinan's heart, Lu Kou was like a rose: delicate and thorny, yet in need of careful tending.

"Little Rose, will you let me take care of you for the rest of your life?"

A prickly rose of a girl and a tsundere old fox

Next up: a sister story to Chen Cheng's brother's "Drizzle"

Lin Yushu first saw him at the junior high school's sports day. The boy sat in the stands, casually replying to the person beside him.

He had a bad temper, yet a remarkably gentle, soulful face that made him seem approachable.

Lin Yushu saw him again at a reunion with their junior high classmates. The boy lounged in a corner of the sofa, playing on his phone and avoiding unnecessary conversation.

She quietly approached, harboring feelings for him. He said nothing, but made room for her.

Just when Lin Yushu thought she might never see him again, she ran into him at the start of her first year of high school. This time, he responded to her.

But life is unpredictable. At the start of her final year of high school, Lin Yushu transferred schools without a word.

They met again at a blind date. Lin Yushu awkwardly stared at the man across from her, feeling as if she'd just crapped in public.

She planned to sneak off while he was in the restroom, but he was waiting outside for her.

"Don't you have anything to say to me?" he asked.

Lin Yushu planned to pretend she hadn't heard and walk away. As she passed him, she clearly heard him say,

"Let's exchange WeChat IDs. We'll split the bill."

A sensitive, slow-to-warm bookworm and a cool, aloof rich boy

Theme: Even when the world kisses me with pain, I will answer it with a song.