Wasting Spring

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★ Marriage first, love later, from the heroine's perspective; a secret crush come true, from the hero's perspective

★ It was only after meeting you that I realized how many springs I had wasted.

[Blurb]

At first, Li Qingli thought her marriage to Cui Yusong had gotten things backward: they started with sex and only then got to the actual beginning.

Their way of communicating was simple and direct. They understood each other so well that they could skip the verbal niceties and communicate in the most primal way.

A good partner can reduce 90% of life's troubles.

If someone asked her the secret to a couple never fighting, she'd say, "A marriage without feelings can't have arguments."

Cui Yusong disagreed. He could touch her heart.

They were so perfectly in sync. They loved each other so much.

Those shivers, that connection, those moments when she almost cried out...

They were real. It was love.

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Later, a reporter interviewed Li Qingli, the recipient of a lifetime achievement award in her industry.

"You married a stranger you'd met just three times when you were 25. Have you ever regretted it?"

"I have."

Li Qingli looked at the man waiting beyond the camera, her eyes crinkling with a deeper smile.

She said, "I regret not marrying him sooner."

★

Cui Yusong was curious, too, and asked his wife, "What do you think of marriage?"

Li Qingli thought for a moment. "Marriage is a conversation that lasts 50 years."

He said, "Give me your hand."

She thought he was going to smack her palm, but he only wrote in it: Kisses should be deep, and hugs should be real.

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"What does snow turn into when it melts?"

"Spring, I suppose., Natsuki Takaya

Let's make love for love's sake, and may love heal us all.

[Reading Guide]

# One-on-one / happy ending / seven-year age gap

# Love grows over time, a gentle, gradual after-marriage romance

# Best enjoyed with the author's notes

# Staying up late turns you into an ugly duckling. Let Dunzi protect your looks, everyone!

# See you every day at 12:00 noon (*￣3￣)

★Shouting out for more sweet romances, please add them to your collection!!★

"Life in Vain" (older woman and younger man romance)

# A muse and a puppy boy, drawn to each other as they test their limits

"Next Stop: A Comeback" (second-chance romance)

# You can have both love and bread, as long as you believe.

# May you walk through life with your head held high.

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