In the Name of Friendship

Blurb:

Childhood friends / Reunited after years apart / He has a secret crush on her

1.

Ye Ningyue pursued a man relentlessly for a long time, and finally succeeded.

To celebrate this historic moment, Ye Ningyue called her childhood friends out for drinks.

Who could have guessed that a series of coincidences and one drunken night would snuff out the budding romance between her and her boyfriend?

From then on, Cheng Fuxuan haunted her at every turn.

At dawn, Ye Ningyue woke first. She got up, felt a chill, and stared blankly. Seeing the familiar man beside her left her even more stunned.

Ye Ningyue's heart lurched. She scrambled around, planning to leave as if nothing had happened.

Her legs gave way and she stumbled with a thump. Still uneasy, she turned to look again, and met Cheng Fuxuan's eyes.

He was wide awake. Her scalp went numb.

Little scene:

After the two get together, their accumulated disagreements finally erupt in a huge argument.

At three in the morning, Cheng Fuxuan has just gotten off a plane and arrived at his hotel when he gets a call from a certain drunk.

The streetlights at night are dazzling, and Ye Ningyue is so dazed she can't think straight.

Her cheeks are flushed, but she still remembers to list every old grievance.

She speaks each word with merciless precision.

The travel-weary man on the other end grows darker and darker in the face.

Ye Ningyue thinks he's a hallucination. After scolding him at length, she finally collapses against him and says, feeling wronged, "I love you so much."

Their friend thinks the two are about to start fighting and watches from the sidelines. Then, sensing something is off, the friend turns to look.

Cheng Fuxuan is pinching her cheek, smiling all over. Where's the fight supposed to be?

Friend: Wait, is he really that easy to appease?

Reader's guide:

1. This is my first novel, so proceed with caution.

2. [Underlined and highlighted] They are each other's first and only. The male lead's ex-girlfriend is fake, and their only intimate gesture was linking arms. The reason will be explained, so don't read if you dislike this.

3. The female lead once had a crush on someone else.

4. Some elements are idealized. The workplace details and professional knowledge have been researched online and embellished with the author's imagination. If you spot any plot holes, please point them out kindly. Thank you.

5. Anti-piracy measures are enabled: 50%, 24 hours.

Theme: Be steady in yourself first, then love someone else.