Burned to Ashes

[The similar friends-to-lovers taboo romance, The Label, has been updated. Find it in my author’s collection.] Ji Ting and Tan Yucheng sat together for two years. She liked him once, but the feeling was as fleeting as a night-blooming cereus. He had never once looked her way, so she knew they could never be together. They knew each other well, stayed in touch, and often met up. She knew he still couldn’t let go of his breakup with his ex-girlfriend. One day, they would get back together. But she never expected to get entangled with him in a new way, only for that entanglement to be just as fleeting. They agreed that either of them could call it off at any time. Probably sometime in winter. The day before her birthday. His ex-girlfriend came back. With a road between them, Ji Ting said to him, “Goodbye.” Then she turned and walked away. Friends-to-lovers taboo romance / crush story Happy ending Unrequited love Friends with benefits to a real relationship Beautiful, gentle restaurant owner VS smart-home entrepreneur and restaurant owner on the side The companion story, Pretending, is complete. The similar office taboo romance about winning back your wife, Red Rose, is complete. The unrequited love that comes true story, Moonlight Box, is complete. // The rest of the Knee-Bending series is in my author’s collection. If you’re interested, feel free to check them out. // Same style as always. See you every day at 5 p.m. Theme: Finding yourself on the road to love