Quiet Anecdotes

Slow-burn actress X refined professor

Cui Anjing agreed to fill in for someone and appear on a dating show. Unexpectedly, her on-screen chemistry with a civilian guest set off a wave of online shipping, and the whole internet started pairing her with the male guest.

But later on, the male guest publicly revealed that he was already in a relationship, leaving Cui Anjing caught up in a wave of mockery.

At a press conference, the host asked, "Do you have any regrets at the moment?"

Cui Anjing smiled and said, "Yes. I don't know if the person I like still likes me."

The audience thought she'd let things go too far by joining the dating show, and flooded the screen with messages of sympathy.

That very night, after the press conference, Cui Anjing found a man downstairs. Seeing how travel-worn he looked, she took him upstairs. As soon as they entered, he pinned her against the wall, and a sharp sting came from her lips.

Afterward, she covered her lips and looked at him innocently. "Why did you kiss me?"

The man gave a cold, exasperated laugh. "It couldn't possibly be because I don't like you."

Please add my next book, A Maiden's Prayer, to your reading list~

1. The boldest thing Xu Tiao did the year she finished high school was send the person she liked an anonymous email: I hope everything goes well for you. I'll slowly forget you.

Back then, she thought they would never meet again.

Later, he returned to the country.

She was a senior in college, and he was a rising tech tycoon with a beautiful woman by his side.

2. Shi Songqing had a circle of rowdy friends. One day, they told him a secret.

Xu Tiao had a crush on him.

At the time, Shi Songqing was leaning against the sofa. He found it amusing to hear, and, slightly drunk, opened his phone and looked at the message where she'd invited him to dinner and he'd turned her down. His voice was even colder than usual. "Hah! You call that having a crush on me?"

Later, that secret was proven true.

It was raining hard that day, and Shi Songqing was taking Xu Tiao home.

"Do you usually chat by email?" he asked, as if it were just a casual question.

For no reason, Xu Tiao's heart skipped a beat. She didn't answer.

Shi Songqing continued, "I rarely use email for personal chats, aside from work. But yesterday I replied to a personal email. I asked her, have you forgotten yet?"

He stopped under his umbrella and turned to look at her, staring intently as he asked, "Tell me, has she forgotten yet?"

I pray that I'll stop loving you, but I'm always drawn to your shadow.

Theme: Dreams and perseverance