"Since we parted, I've longed to see you again. How many times have you shared my dreams?"
"Xu Siliang, better than a dream."
*
When Xu Yueji woke up, she discovered that she had somehow traveled through time, from the age of twenty-three to sixteen years in the future. She had also become a rival who was on bad terms with Ning Shuijing, the woman she had admired all her life. In the eyes of everyone else, they were strangers who couldn't stand each other.
Yet after spending day after day with Ning Shuijing, Xu Yueji gradually realized that they didn't seem to be as hostile toward each other as the rumors claimed. Ning Shuijing cooked the food she liked, knew what she enjoyed, and even knew little habits she'd never mentioned to anyone else... Everything suggested that they weren't sworn enemies, but they were certainly more than ordinary friends. An unspoken yet steadily growing bond was quietly drawing them toward a dangerously intimate distance, changing the relationship they had always taken for granted. But just as Xu Yueji was about to lose herself in this inexplicable, illusory warmth, the wedding ring glaring on Ning Shuijing's left ring finger was like a cold, sharp blade. It instantly cut through all her hazy hopes and fantasies, silently warning her: the two of them could never cross the line of "friendship."
Just as Xu Yueji finally convinced herself to spend the rest of her life by Ning Shuijing's side as a friend, time and space turned upside down again without warning. She was pulled back sixteen years, to the point before their story had even begun.
The woman standing before her was no longer the middle-aged Ning Shuijing, weathered by years of hardship. She was younger, in the prime of her life, bright and full of ambition.
Xu Yueji had been invited back to the table for another game of time-jumping. This time, she refused to miss out on the love of her life by silently pining from afar. No matter how many obstacles she had to overcome, she would fight for an outcome, for a chance at a future together.
She had no reason not to win this high-stakes gamble.
//
"We never truly had each other, yet in our hearts, we gave ourselves to each other countless times."
"Our names are inseparable, and our fates should be tangled together just as tightly."
"I'll find a way to reverse time and stay by your side forever."
Transmigration x alternate timeline x parallel worlds x infinite loops
Bright, bold ray of sunshine x gentle, clear-headed ice queen
Five-year age gap
Two equally capable interior designers
The author is not a professional in the field. All content related to the protagonists' professions comes from online audio-visual materials and my own knowledge. Sources I have consulted will be listed in the author's notes. Please point out any oversights.
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Theme: Become a better version of yourself while holding on to this longing for love
Haha, touch Xiaokang, don't be too embarrassed. Think about it, Mei Yuyao has only met you a few times, but she is willing to come to your home and come to take care of you, which shows how much she cares about you. Not everyone will come to take care of Mei Da's designers. [Orange Candy] Got it
Please Xiaomei, please open your eyes and take a serious look at this person who has a crush on her [disappeared] I really missed it.
Sister Mei is very strong in this chapter. From the author's question, it seems that our Sister Mei still has many sides [let me be healthy] that have not been revealed.
Anyone who hasn't traveled through time yet has Dakang's notes. The book left by Dakang? So where did Dakang go during the time travel? Back? [Let me be healthy]
[Spread flowers] Congratulations to Xiao Yang for being remembered by his crush.