The Rest of Your Life, as a Gift

When she was in ninth grade, He Ming left without saying goodbye. The person she loved was beyond her reach. At 23, Yan Yu unexpectedly drew close to her. He pursued her for three months, and she decided to give him the rest of her life.

Your love for me is engraved in my heart; my love for you will never waver.

Sensitive, depressed artist He Ming x cheerful, restrained game company owner Yan Yu

Some funny, adorable moments:

(The disastrous first meeting in person)

He Ming has a strong personal style and has no plans to become an online artist. But after starting her own studio, she occasionally uses her account to share bits of her life. Her devoted old fans in her biggest fan group keep clamoring to meet her in person. When she finally finds love in real life, she's so happy that she decides to treat everyone to a meal. Then she arrives and spots the boyfriend she'd tearfully said goodbye to just an hour earlier... After asking everyone their usernames one by one, she suddenly realizes that the old fan who's been there for her all these years is actually Yan Yu... What a bizarre coincidence. Only now does she realize that the kind online friend who helped her through her creative block was her boyfriend all along... Help, what do you do when your lover and confidant are the same person? What else? Give him a kiss!

(The disastrous blind date)

Who would expect to go home for a wedding, run into a neighbor, and find out that he's also the person she's been flirting with lately? Bumping into him at the wedding is one thing. The world is small, sure. But then they run into each other at a blind date the very next day. What does that mean?! The two exchange a smile. Both are successful business owners, but they're so socially awkward that they start chatting on their phones instead.

He Ming: Am I seeing things?!

Yan Yu: I remember there's an optician on the next street. Want to go check?

He Ming: It's really you?

Yan Yu: As real as they come.

He Ming: I'm a little nervous. I had all these things ready to make the other person squirm.

Yan Yu: That's okay. You can say, "Well, since we're here..."

He Ming: …

That's right, she isn't trying to make Yan Yu squirm at all. He practically ticks every box: a house, a car, full benefits, considerate to a fault, and his place is right next door to hers...

After five minutes of silence, Yan Yu sets down his phone and tells her to take her time thinking. Then he calls over a server and asks them to replace her drink with the Americano she likes, only this one's hot.

He Ming: No! I want it iced!

Yan Yu: Not today.

After spending the whole afternoon inexplicably blushing, they say goodbye at an intersection after leaving the cinema.

She wants to call her older sister, who betrayed her, and demand to know why one blind date had landed them in a couple's seat.

Her sister, whom Yan Yu had bribed, lies without a blink: They had a buy-one-get-one-free popcorn deal!

Then why did he only let me drink mineral water instead of cola?!

Yan Yu speaks first: So, are you satisfied?

He Ming has already been confessed to once, and she's so tongue-tied she can hardly speak. "I... I'll think about it."

"He Ming, running away isn't like you."

So that night, after having a huge fight with her parents, He Ming leaves home for the umpteenth time, her phone nearly dead. Then she realizes there's nowhere she can go.

She puts her last two percent of hope in Yan Yu. When she finds him, he's dead drunk, surrounded by bottles of alcohol, as if fulfilling a dream he'd had for years. He almost thinks He Ming is trying to make up for every drink she missed by downing them all at once...

The next morning, He Ming can't figure out why Yan Yu is angry. Maybe while drunk, she said they should get together!!! Then why is he mad at her!!!

Yan Yu comes in with a cup of nourishing tea, wearing a dark expression. "Drink!"

That day, the boss inexplicably sends out more than a dozen huge red envelopes. His business partners and best friends blow up the group chat: Is he okay??

(For all that Yan Yu is a bit of a quiet introvert, when he makes a bold move, he goes all in!)

(The disastrous love-triangle showdown)

A rich young woman shows up at the company, tosses her designer bag down, and demands to see the CEO. The receptionist coolly refuses and calls the boss. After hearing the receptionist's concise report, he heads downstairs with a business partner.

He Ming is baffled. They'd only just started discussing the modeling work, and he agreed that easily?

Later, she sees a rich heiress dripping in jewelry clinging to Yan Yu and acting all coquettish. He Ming politely smiles and steps aside, thinking that he's busy with a beauty by his side after all. That heiress, whose taste is a little questionable, is practically doing her a favor (?)

The receptionist notices that He Ming, the ideal boss's wife according to the entire company, is trying to escape. She looks at the fake snake prop a coworker brought in to scare her and gets an idea. She sets the snake down and cries, "Ahhh, there's a snake!"

He Ming, who's always been terrified of snakes, immediately clings to Yan Yu's arm and won't let go. Meanwhile, the family-arranged fiancee bites her lip, bursts into tears, and runs out.

That day, the receptionist gets a 10,000-yuan bonus. All her coworkers come to ask how she did it.

After lunch, the secretary goes to give the boss a work update and gets 10,000 yuan. The vice president, also his best friend, drops by the office just to nap on the sofa and gets 30,000. Soon, all sorts of people are heading for his office. Then their generous boss simply asks in the group chat: Who's your sister-in-law? When the chat fills up with the name He Ming, possessive Yan Yu is delighted and showers everyone with red envelopes. The whole company gets bonuses and goes home two hours early.

(See? Mr. Yan may be a quiet science guy, but these little gestures make him happy. He's known as Mr. He Ming's devoted servant.)

(The contrast and rebellious phase)

In just a year, their boss has won the beautiful sister-in-law and had a little Yan of his own (P.S. Only He Ming can call him Xiao Yan. Everyone else calls him Little Yan).

According to Little Yan's vague account, his "culinary genius" dad only makes him porridge, pickles, and steamed buns... After trying them once, Little Yan never complained about his mom's lavish meals again. But one day, he threw a tantrum and barely ate anything. He woke up hungry in the middle of the night and heard the door open. Thinking a burglar had broken in, the little boy gathered his courage and opened his bedroom door.

What happened next? Little Yan and his parents, who were secretly eating barbecue, drinking beer, and feasting on fried chicken, hamburgers, and fries, were left staring at each other as they prepared to clink glasses!!!

Yan Yu: Um, kids can't drink alcohol, and junk food is even worse. Go back to bed.

He Ming laughs so hard she can barely stand.

Help! What do you do when your parents are the rebellious ones!!!

Usually, the kid forgets a textbook or homework and a parent brings it to school. In their family, both parents take an annual honeymoon, and when they come back, they're perfectly on top of work. But why does Dad forget his documents and pencils on the first day, the company seal the next day, and his phone the day after that? Mom and Dad!!! And on top of that, he's a model student with great self-control around electronics, but his dad makes fun of him for never having played video games, and his beloved mom laughs at his scribbly art homework...

So much for encouraging parenting!!!!

The whole story is warm and funny, and everyone is adorable. There's a little workplace drama, but not much. The author may not be great at writing office politics, so just enjoy those parts for what they are.

Neither lead has a very happy family background, and they both had difficult teenage years. Please be aware of that before reading!!!

He Ming is perceptive and understands her feelings well, but she can be a little insecure and conflicted. Don't worry, though. The romance is very sweet!!!

The secondary couple may go through a few bumps () but they also get a happy ending!!

Special warning: The depictions of depression and anxiety are quite realistic and heavy, and may leave you feeling distressed. Please take care before reading!!

Hope you enjoy!!

Theme: May the person you love stay by your side for a lifetime