Summer Fruit

Upcoming novels: You Aren't Romantic and You Don't Look Like Him. See blurbs below.

This novel's blurb:

Gentle, composed, clear-eyed teacher x carefree, spirited, mixed-race supermodel with a pure heart

Xia Guo never imagined she and Sheng Ran would cross paths again. After that night six years ago, the one that was erased, her feelings had been swallowed by dark loneliness, and she had never let them see the light again.

At their reunion, he was still the same Sheng Ran: carefree and dazzling, admired by countless people. From a spirited young man to an international supermodel, he had always shone so brightly.

During Truth or Dare, Xia Guo, who always played by the rules, chose dare. The moment their lips met in a light kiss, she thought her secret crush had come to its final end.

Xia Guo was quiet and introverted, used to being overlooked and ignored. The most outrageous thing she had ever done in high school was fall for Sheng Ran, inventing a secret-crush story to give her otherwise uneventful youth a little color.

Their old high school invited distinguished alumni back to send their best wishes and encouragement to the senior class. A few of the guests sat in their former classroom and chatted about the secrets they'd kept back in high school.

Xia Guo thought for a moment and said, "I guess I put yogurt and candy in a classmate's desk a few times."

Standing in the doorway, Sheng Ran forgot to step inside.

"The yogurt was delicious, and the candy was really good." In the hallway, Xia Guo gazed at the lively young people on the sports field. Suddenly, that familiar voice sounded behind her.

She turned around and saw Sheng Ran in the morning sunlight, amid the shifting tide of light and shadow. His smile was just like it had been on that early autumn evening.

Reader's Guide:

1. A secret crush comes true.

2. The male lead has never been in a relationship.

3. If anything bothers you, feel free to leave. [More to come...]

You Aren't Romantic: Blurb

Qiao Xu was carefree and unruly by nature. At twenty-three, she impulsively married a doctor seven years her senior.

On the third day after they got their marriage license, he left the country to pursue further studies. He would be gone for three years.

They barely kept in touch during those three years, and Qiao Xu was perfectly happy with that.

Liu Tongzhou returned without telling the wife he hadn't seen in three years. As soon as he entered the house, he heard her talking on the phone in a languid voice. "Him? No idea when he's coming back. I don't care either. Honestly, I'd be happy if he never came back."

"Mm... Calling myself a widow doesn't quite fit, since he occasionally comes back to life on my phone."

Liu Tongzhou: "..."

Once married life officially began, Qiao Xu realized her husband was rigid and solemn, as still as a pool of dead water.

However she looked at it, she was sure their marriage would fall apart sooner or later, so she got ready to divorce him in advance.

Then, one bitter winter night, she came down with a fever of 39 degrees and threw a tantrum, demanding cake.

Though frowning, he immediately put on his coat and went out.

At 1:30 a.m., in the freezing winter night, he searched all over Jiangcheng and brought her the most delicious cake.

As the youngest promising neurosurgeon, Liu Tongzhou approached everything with strict seriousness.

He could spend countless hours tackling difficult medical cases, yet when it came to Qiao Xu, he awkwardly realized there was no cure for him.

He was disciplined and proper. The most reckless thing he had ever done was ask his friend for permission to marry his beautiful niece.

You aren't romantic, so let me bring you flowers.

Illustrator x Doctor

Reader's Guide:

1. Marriage first, love later. Seven-year age gap.

Theme: Be brave, persevere, and believe in yourself.