Weightless Apple [Male Unrequited Love]

Modern setting | Forbidden friendship | Male secret crush comes true | Happy ending After losing her job and getting kicked out of her home, Fu Shuang moves in with her childhood friend Xu Zhi'ang, relying on their friendship. Before she comes in, Xu Zhi'ang lays down three rules: No pets, no bringing men home, and he only accepts single roommates. To her surprise, after all these years, Xu Zhi'ang still resents her dating his best friend after the college entrance exams. They've been close for years and know each other well. In Fu Shuang's eyes, Xu Zhi'ang is no different from family, so she feels perfectly at ease living in his home. Until... At a classmate's wedding, the ribbon-tied bouquet in Fu Shuang's hand accidentally catches on two men. One is her ex-boyfriend, whom she broke up with by disappearing. The other is her current landlord. They face off, neither willing to let go, then both turn to look at her. That's when she learns they are no longer friends, and that she is the reason they fell out. - Fu Shuang often feels that, aside from her parents, Xu Zhi'ang is the only person who always gives her what she asks for. When she craved snacks as a child, he used his allowance to buy them for her. When she read novels, he kept them safe so her parents wouldn't find out. Even when her ex-boyfriend starts pestering her again, all she has to do is point at Xu Zhi'ang and say, "My boyfriend's here to pick me up." He obediently stands beside her and wraps an arm around her waist, letting her snuggle into his embrace as if they were truly intimate. Except for this accident. The day after they share a bed, she bites her lip and asks hoarsely, "Can we just pretend nothing happened?" She thinks he'll agree, but instead he leans down and bites her ear. "No." She tries to push him away. "But we're adults now!" He presses her down, his eyes dark and misty. "Exactly. So you have to take responsibility for me." Little Extra: One day, Fu Shuang makes time to do a thorough cleaning at home. A book of copied quotations on the shelf catches her eye. She remembers that Xu Zhi'ang borrowed it from her in high school. On impulse, she takes it down and opens it. Inside is a yellowed greeting card. The youthful handwriting, every stroke full of a girl's tender feelings. Memories long buried come rushing back: this is the Christmas card she gave her ex-boyfriend in high school. And in the upper-left corner, the name has clearly been changed. Xu Zhi'ang's name is written there. Something in her heart is gently gnawed at, and the thin veil called friendship is torn away. This nearly twisted secret love is insecure and bittersweet, hidden yet burning hot. At last, ten years later, she can understand exactly how he felt. * Xu Zhi'ang planted a seed with an apple he had found, one that wasn't his. He tended it carefully, and in the long river of years, he finally got the apple that belonged to him alone. Energetic, fiercely protective sweet girl x insecure, affection-starved scheming man Mystery web novelist x forensic identification expert Reader's Guide: 1. Both are each other's first and only. The heroine has an ex. Please don't read if that bothers you. 2. The male lead's values are fine. Please read the story for details. 3. The leads are not related by blood or family; theirs is a false aunt-and-nephew relationship. 4. The leads' career progress is currently at 10%. Synopsis written on June 10, 2026. Screenshot saved. ● Next book: The Puppy Doesn't Talk Older woman/younger man | Four-year age gap Cool on the outside, warm on the inside, classical beauty x gloomy, insecure, hearing-impaired younger puppy From the age of eighteen to twenty-three, nothing went right for Chi Lingxue. She missed out on her dream university in the college entrance exams, and her three-year relationship was on the verge of collapse. Her business started from the start in disastrous shape. Just as things were finally getting on track, her former mentor came to ask her to fill in for a class: visit the child next door and provide art therapy. The mentor pointed to his head and said regretfully, "The kid gets excellent grades, but suddenly stopped talking after the new school year began. Now he wants to drop out and often runs away from home." Noticing Chi Lingxue's hesitation, the mentor added, "His mother says to be patient with his personality and focus on comforting him. Agree to whatever he asks, and she'll pay you extra afterward." Chi Lingxue hesitated. The mentor simply held up a hand sign. "If you can get the kid talking, you'll earn at least this much. His family is loaded!" Chi Lingxue, who could always use more capital for her business, thought: Could it really be harder than the first twenty-some years of her life? But when she finally met the kid, all her assumptions went out the window. First, he wasn't a kid at all. He was tall and lean, with broad shoulders, long legs, and smooth, sinewy arms. When they shook hands, his broad palm easily engulfed her entire hand. Second, he was breathtakingly handsome, with flawless features that could rival any celebrity. Most importantly, he wasn't difficult to deal with at all! When he drew, his round amber eyes were full of focus. When he was confused, he tilted his head, blinking his thick eyelashes. He was as sweet as a little puppy, and Chi Lingxue's heart went soft. It was just a shame that, after months of lessons, the kid still hadn't said a word. Chi Lingxue was lamenting that she'd never earn that huge sum of money when she caught the kid downstairs in her apartment complex, glaring as he warned her newly ex-boyfriend to stay away. After she caught him, the kid instantly turned sweet and obedient. Tears welled in his eyes as he said timidly, "Big sister, don't abandon me." Chi Lingxue thought he could talk now, but in front of his mother, he went right back to acting as he had before. While Chi Lingxue was baffled, he traced words on her palm with his finger: Big sister, do you want to hear me talk? Chi Lingxue: "I do..." The next moment, his hand pressed against the back of her head, and his lips suddenly met hers. Cutting her off, he lowered his eyes and said, "Big sister, I only talk when we're doing this." "Are you sure you want to hear me?" Synopsis written on October 6, 2026. Screenshot saved. Theme: I exist in your past, present, and future