[Thanks for reading! Coming soon: Goodnight, Palm Bear, a sweet marriage-first, love-later story about old classmates reuniting after years apart. Please add it to your collection!]
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Xia Ke and He Tu fell in love in their first year of college and got married after graduation.
From the ivory tower to the world of fame and fortune, they walked side by side for several years. He Tu was so considerate that he wove a beautiful dream for her.
One longed for the sweetness of a steady, enduring love and the companionship of being together every day. The other was always on the move, yearning for both fame and fortune.
Even people in love can find their paths diverging one day.
He asked for a divorce.
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She suddenly understood that forever was nothing but a beautiful dream.
They had been young and innocent back then, and every day that followed felt like the honeymoon phase. Love was like silken thread. She nestled in its soft cocoon, nourishing herself with fantasies.
Their marriage, once as gentle as flowing water, turned out to be a long and violent tsunami.
*A story of love and parting / BE
Blurb for Goodnight, Palm Bear:
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After graduating, Su Wei became an office drone at a game studio. She worked overtime until she was ready to throw up and revised illustrations late into the night. Looking up from the tightly packed cubicles, she remembered the broken dreams of her childhood.
She picked up a pen and began scribbling on a blank sheet of paper: “My paper-doll character is a world-conquering hero. One day, he’ll come to marry me riding on a rainbow cloud.”
Her words came true.
When her gaming idol broke through the screen and stood in front of her with a gentle smile, she thought he’d come to help her find a boyfriend. Instead, he was there to accuse her of infringement.
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The Su and Shi families arranged a marriage.
On their wedding night, Shi Yanzhou moved into the study. “Have breakfast ready at eight in the morning. I’ll handle it on odd-numbered days, you on even-numbered days.”
“Keep up appearances when we’re out. I’ll make regular deposits into your account. Thanks for your hard work, Mrs. Shi.”
“Don’t come home later than ten. No pets, no strongly scented takeout, and no asking for a divorce.”
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Night after night, Su Wei slept alone, thinking that he was still as sharp-tongued as ever, and she still liked him.
After they married, the two of them treated each other with polite courtesy. Su Wei went to her best friend to complain:
“I have to get divorced. I don’t want to see him for another day. Why don’t we live together instead? Who says two women can’t make a life together?”
“We’ve been friends since we were little. We know everything about each other. Remember when I wet the bed in kindergarten and was scared the teacher would scold me? You changed my pillowcase for me. In elementary school, when a classmate bullied me, you got someone to knock out one of his front teeth. In middle school, I said nobody was pursuing me, so you wrote me several love letters. In high school, I did badly on an exam and was upset for ages, so you secretly gave me hundreds of little notes, all full of compliments…”
Her best friend stared in shock, her wineglass clinking against the bar.
“Wait, Shi Yanzhou did all of that.”
If love is a sweet bedtime story, then marriage must be the goodnight at the end of the tale.
“Goodnight, my Palm Bear.”
I came to your side through broken wells and crumbling walls. We said nothing, just smiled at each other, and I felt immeasurably happy.
Shi Yanzhou
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Su Wei’s thought process:
I married my secret crush, but unfortunately he doesn’t love me T^T → Marriage-first, love-later didn’t work out → Oh! So he’d been plotting this all along!
Shi Yanzhou’s thought process:
She must like me if she used my face as a modeling reference. To the marriage registry, go! → I guess I got ahead of myself… → Why hasn’t she figured it out yet T-T
*World-weary female concept artist × tsundere male game developer
*The first draft of the blurb was written on June 12, 2023, and the complete version was saved on October 23, 2023. All published versions have been archived.
Weibo: @Danzhi Qianchun
Theme: See the true nature of life and still love it
It was so sweet when I was in college, and the confession part was so well written and very true. Later, when He Tu gave up his acting career, it could be seen that the two had different choices, and a foreshadowing was discovered. When He Tu threw the playbook on the ground when he proposed, Xiao Xia's first reaction was heartache. Looking back after knowing the ending, she felt the same in many places, and burst into tears. I hope they can all move forward. Just like Xiaoxia said, she is so reluctant to let go, but she still feels sorry for him. I hope someone will accompany you to see the first snowfall in the new year. The reason why I like this article very much is that the reason for separation is very touching and realistic. "A marriage that was once as gentle as water turned out to be a long and fierce tsunami.
After reading it, I was very touched. Two people are at different stages of life. One wants to stay stable, and the other wants to move forward. I cried when I read it later because I felt the charm of be aesthetics through this book. Thank you to the author.
It feels so uncomfortable ah ah ah ah
What a regretful relationship. Maybe the two of them will be together again when their rhythms are consistent. After all, they love each other so much. It's good for the two of them to be separated at this stage, otherwise they would be too tired of each other and exhaust their love in time.
It's such a sweet post-marriage daily life [Purple Sugar] kswl
Is there a difference of opinion? 😭
The male protagonist is really gentle and sweet, and he makes me have a good time every day.
"Chu Xue has seen it, and we will be better for the rest of our lives." Thinking of it, I feel a little sad [ bursting into tears ]
Ahhhhhhh, so pure and sweet!! It's the feeling of heartbeat[purple sugar][purple sugar][purple sugar][purple sugar]kswl
The male protagonist is so gentle and innocent.