As Though Nothing Had Happened

[Completed novel: Can I Walk Your Hachimi? Blurb at the bottom, please add it to your collection!] Blurb: [155 cm quirky, mischievous, playful girl (social butterfly version) x 185 cm sharp-tongued senior who hides the truth for love (talks nonsense version)] [Height difference / love liar / everyday bickering] 1. Tao Sisu is 155 cm tall, but tells people she's 160. Her roommates think of her as a chibi college student. One day, she was walking along minding her own business when the boy in front of her stepped on her foot. Cen Anyan realized he'd stepped on someone and quickly turned around, but saw no one behind him, so he turned back again. Feeling her pride wounded, Tao Sisu shouted, "Senior, you can't see anyone but yourself!" Cen Anyan turned toward the voice and finally spotted the girl who barely came up to his chest. In an even tone, he explained, "Could it be that you were outside my field of vision?" Tao Sisu: ... 2. During a club outing, unlucky Tao Sisu was picked for a truth-or-dare challenge. Her dare was to get the contact information of any guy outside the group. She looked around and set her sights on the club president, who was on the phone by the river. As soon as he hung up, she pounced. "Senior, you have to take responsibility for me." As the campus heartthrob, Cen Anyan had seen plenty of girls use this kind of pickup line. He replied coldly, "You're the thirteenth person this semester to say that to me." Tao Sisu: "Senior, you stepped on my foot the other day and never apologized. Don't tell me you're going to deny it now." Cen Anyan looked her over, then suddenly understood. "Oh, you're that little potato mine." Tao Sisu swallowed her anger and continued, "There's such a big size difference between us. When I got home that day, my foot still hurt a little. Could I have your contact information? If it still hurts tonight, I'll ask you to take me to the hospital to get it checked out." She lied without batting an eye. Cen Anyan: ... 3. When Cen Anyan confessed to Tao Sisu, she looked conflicted. "But I like guys whose height difference from me is no more than 25 centimeters." Cen Anyan looked at the girl, who was clearly under 160 cm, and lied without a change in expression. "Oh, perfect. I'm 178." Tao Sisu treated all guys over 20 cm taller than her the same. In her eyes, they were all just tall, so she didn't realize he was lying. One day, during a fitness test, she found out that a boy in her class who only came up to her shoulder measured 178 cm. She finally realized something was wrong and hurriedly dragged her boyfriend to the height-measuring machine in the cafeteria. She dropped in two coins, and a loud electronic voice rang out through the whole cafeteria: "Your height is 185 centimeters." "You lied to me?" Tao Sisu reproached him, eyes brimming with tears. Cen Anyan held her by the shoulders and consoled her in an even tone. "You tell people you're 160, don't you? That's a 25-centimeter difference. We're a perfect match." Tao Sisu: ... Pre-release: Can I Walk Your Hachimi? 1. Zhong Jiajing had her eye on a Samoyed. After she promised to vouch for her character as a college student and offered to pay 25 yuan an hour, Ji Nan reluctantly agreed to let her walk the dog, nobly insisting that he wouldn't take a single cent. Zhong Jiajing thought she'd gotten a great deal, so she worked even harder at walking the dog. The third time she heard Ji Nan call his dog "Hachimi," he emotionlessly pulled out something from behind the door... uh, a cat. "That's a dog. This is a kitty." Zhong Jiajing: ... 2. One day, Ji Nan made an unprecedented offer and invited Zhong Jiajing inside for coffee. She was thrilled and curiously looked around. "Does this count as a cat-and-dog cafe? And it's free!" Ji Nan lifted his thin eyelids slightly. "You took the cat and dog away, so at best this is a people cafe." Zhong Jiajing was horrified. "Don't be like that. I don't pet people!" Ji Nan: ... 3. One day, Ji Nan was discussing business with someone at a restaurant on a busy street. Zhong Jiajing happened to be walking the dog past the restaurant. When the dog spotted its dad, it happily lunged at the window. Zhong Jiajing tugged on the leash, resigned to the thought that she was now "out of a job." The business associate's mouth twitched. "Oh no. Are they going to think I'm your mistress?" Ji Nan gave him a strange smile. "My taste isn't that bad. Also, you should get your eyes checked." But one day, the business associate clearly saw Ji Nan pinning Zhong Jiajing, who'd tried to steal his dog, in a sticky, passionate kiss... Theme: Become a better version of yourself!