Don't Cling to Me!

I'll stay by your side and watch you grow up, my childhood friend. · When Xiang Chen was five, he met a porcelain doll. It was incredibly cute, and he fell in love at first sight. The little porcelain doll was tiny and couldn't do anything. He always shyly hid behind Xiang Chen with his head lowered, paying no attention to anything else. So little Xiang Chen decided to take his hand and lead him forward, helping him find his place in the world. And just like that, ten years went by. Their friendship had been rock-solid and unbreakable for ten years, so even when Xiang Chen realized one day that his friendship had turned into something else, he could only bury it in his heart. Even if Yin Mu confessed to him one day, he would refuse to believe it. Yin Mu: I like you. Xiang Chen: No, you don't. Yin Mu: ... · Why don't I like you? I want to kiss you, hold you, have you all to myself. You're the only one, someone special unlike anyone else, the inexplicable flutter in my heart, my connection to the world. Why don't I like you? “I like you... I don't know what this feeling is, but I like you.” “Like... like means A Chen!” 1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, childhood friends, mutual healing. They both depend on each other deeply. 2. Their friends are all supportive, and they all get along well. 3. Everyday school life, with a childhood-friend romance so sweet it'll make your teeth ache. 4. I've got nothing else to say. Please, kind readers, do me the honor of taking a look. 5. Previously published under another pen name. This is a republication of an older work. In the darkness, someone reached out a hand. He took it, and never let go. Theme: Help classmates who are struggling.