I Want to See You Tonight, Too

· The linked novel next door, A Guide to Wasting Your Life, is complete.

· New novel, Dear Little Mian, now available for free!

· Next up: Can I Come to Your Place for Dinner Tonight? (marriage before love / secret crush on the man's part / age gap). Please, please add it to your collection =3=

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A timid yet daring, funny sweetheart × a rich, gentle, flirtatious puppy with a head full of love

Light, breezy, short romantic comedy / younger man / puppy makes a comeback later on. Please add it to your collection =)

One of Zhou Yueyue's life goals was to

write romance novels on a certain online fiction site and get rich.

She wrote furiously for 500,000 words, only to find she'd earned 250 yuan.

Her mother laid down the law: "Either go on a blind date right now or get out there and become a wage slave!"

Frightened, Zhou Yueyue scrambled up and updated her novel with 10,000 words.

She never expected that, as she kept writing, the story would end with her getting a boyfriend.

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They arranged to meet for the first time at a dessert shop.

After that, there was no stopping them. Her muse had arrived. Zhou Yueyue visited the shop with her laptop almost every day, her ideas flowing like a spring. She even landed a job as the owner's right-hand assistant.

Zhou Yueyue gazed earnestly at the man before her, her little face red and her eyes sparkling. "I've had a dream since I was a child: to date a dessert shop owner who knows how to make cake."

Later, she discovered that ever since she'd said that, the shop had a different cake every day. She could eat her way through a lifetime and never get through them all.

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Late at night on the first day after her friend moved out of their shared rental.

The doorbell woke Zhou Yueyue. Still half asleep, she mumbled, "Boss Lin?"

Lin Yi Chen had his hands in his pockets as he leaned against the doorframe and smiled. "Are you free tonight?"

Zhou Yueyue froze at the sight of the two suitcases beside him and stammered, "F-free for what? Are you asking to stay over? But my new roommate is coming first thing tomorrow morning. Would that be..."

Lin Yi Chen curled his lips, stepped inside, and closed the door. His smile was inscrutable. "Free to finish what we didn't get around to this afternoon."

"I've practically been delivered to your doorstep. Aren't you going to welcome me?"

"I hope the owner is satisfied."

The next day, Zhou Yueyue posted a leave notice on her serialized novel. Reason for leave: Getting married.

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On the seventh night of living together, Lin Yi Chen stood by Zhou Yueyue's bedroom door, holding a glass of red wine, his tall, imposing figure blocking the way.

"Say it again. What am I to you?"

Flustered by Lin Yi Chen's deep voice, Zhou Yueyue blushed furiously. "My little brother..."

"Wrong." Lin Yi Chen slowly leaned closer, his hot breath making the tips of Zhou Yueyue's ears quiver as it gradually enveloped her.

His voice was husky. "You have ten seconds. Think carefully before you answer."

Just as her legs began to give way, a flash of light went off in Zhou Yueyue's mind.

Wasn't that a classic line from a domineering CEO novel?!

Zhou Yueyue lost it. "Lin Yi Chen, have you been sneaking a look at my novels every night?!"

That's right. Not only do I sneak a look at your novels, I'm also your top tipper.

Lin Yi Chen

#My muse keeps giving me so much sweetness, day after day, little by little#

Zhou Yueyue × Lin Yi Chen

[Unsuccessful romance novelist on a certain online fiction site × dessert shop owner]

Love at first sight | He's been plotting for ages, from his perspective | Her secret crush comes true, from her perspective | Roommates

Reading guide:

1. A lighthearted, funny daily-life romance, around 150,000 words. Pure sweetness, no angst.

2. The male lead is two years younger than the female lead and has many secret identities, which are revealed one by one.

3. The female lead is an extrovert online and an introvert in real life.

4. Both leads are a little love-struck, but more focused on their careers.

5. Both leads have only ever been with each other, and this is their first relationship.

6. Many liberties have been taken. Please don't assume this reflects real life.

2023/7/15

Can I Come to Your Place for Dinner Tonight?

Blurb:

Age gap / secret crush on the man's part / marriage before love / reunited after years apart

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When Wen Shiqing first moved into her new home near Ancheng University, the sublandlord kindly advised her not to knock on the neighbor's door casually. The man inside was cold and indifferent, and not someone to mess with.

She agreed on the spot, then promptly forgot about it. She went on making delicious food, filming videos, and going to class as usual.

Until one day, after running into her cheating ex-boyfriend again, she was in a terrible mood. She downed several bottles of alcohol, then stood outside her home unable to find her keys and, by a twist of fate, knocked on the neighbor's door.

A moment later, the door opened. Wen Shiqing froze when she saw who was there.

The man wore black pajamas, his collar open, and a faint red mark showed on his neck.

He leaned against the doorframe and lowered his eyes with a soft laugh. "Can you tell who you're looking at now?"

"...?"

Wen Shiqing sobered up halfway on the spot and tried to get up and run, but he firmly caught her with one hand.

"Stop running." He leaned down to meet her eyes and guided her hand to the scratch marks on his Adam's apple. "I think you owe me some compensation for this tonight."

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Later, at the graduation art exhibition.

Liang Zhiyan was invited as an outstanding alumnus, and the department had specially reserved a space for his work.

On opening day, a group of students gathered around a painting on the first floor, whispering and gossiping.

Hearing them mention Liang's name, Wen Shiqing walked closer out of curiosity, only to discover that the series was titled My Mrs. Liang. The model in the paintings was her, from the age of eight to twenty-two.

Fourteen paintings, showing her growing and changing over fourteen years.

As Wen Shiqing stood there, stunned, someone gently tapped her shoulder.

Liang Zhiyan smiled, drew her into his arms, and kissed her forehead. "Happy graduation, Mrs. Liang."

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#The story of the wife who agreed to marry him, ran away when she sobered up, and got caught again#

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A sweet, cool girl who blushes easily × a gentle, self-controlled, scheming older man

Student / food-content creator × freelance painter and calligrapher / curator

His secret crush comes true, from the male lead's perspective; marriage before love, from the female lead's perspective

Six-year age gap. Both have only ever been with each other. The female lead has an ex-boyfriend, the male lead has no ex-girlfriends.

Theme: Live well and love well