Whispering Sweetly in His Ear

● The male lead has hearing loss and can only hear faint sounds with his left ear

● A short-to-medium-length, sweet slice-of-life story / five-year age gap / living close by / neighbors first, then roommates

When Wen Yanxiao moved to a new city, she prepared a small gift for her neighbor. But when she knocked on the door, the first thing she saw was his beautiful hand. His fingers were long and well-defined, so pale they seemed several shades whiter than the wall, with the sickly pallor of someone who had spent a long time indoors, away from the sun. The veins on the back of his hand stood out sharply against his fair skin.

The first time she properly met Shen Tingjing, Wen Yanxiao noticed the hearing aid on his ear. As a child, she had once been saved by an older boy who wore a hearing aid, and this made her feel a touch of sympathy for Shen Tingjing. She began paying extra attention to her little deaf neighbor.

Whenever she cooked something delicious, she brought some to Shen Tingjing!

Whenever she came across something fun, she brought it to Shen Tingjing!

Even when she heard some funny gossip, she told Shen Tingjing about it right away.

Then one day, she spotted a bite mark on Shen Tingjing's arm. Wen Yanxiao froze. It was in exactly the same place as the bite mark she had left on that older boy's arm when she was little...

Shen Tingjing had always thought his life consisted of nothing but silence. Even the world he heard through his hearing aid was far from beautiful. It was only after Wen Yanxiao arrived that he realized how wonderful it could be to hear someone's voice.

Her voice was lovely.

The world she described was beautiful.

Wen Yanxiao had been a fan of one novelist for years. Although she only wrote sweet romances herself, she loved reading intricate political dramas and suspense novels packed with twists, and every time, she would marvel at how brilliant they were, wondering how anyone could write such wonderful stories.

The worst part was that her favorite author updated so slowly!

Wen Yanxiao had said countless times: [I really want to sneak into his drafts folder and take a look! Waiting for updates is killing me.]

After unexpectedly becoming roommates with Shen Tingjing, Wen Yanxiao spotted a familiar document on his computer.

At first glance, she thought, Isn't this the novel I've been following? Shen Tingjing likes it too?!!!

The next second, she realized something was off. How come I haven't read this part of the story before?

Looking more closely, she thought, Holy crap?! The... the author himself!

Wen Yanxiao immediately sidled up to Shen Tingjing like an eager fan and began her daily routine: “Has the great author had enough sleep? Can you go write now?”

“It's been five minutes since you took a break, great author. Can you go write now?”

“Great author, great author!”

Annoyed by her noise, Shen Tingjing took off his hearing aid.

He had only wanted some peace and quiet, but a soft, adoring voice reached his left ear: “My idol, you're so handsome! I like you so much.”

Wen Yanxiao only dared to be so bold because he had taken out his hearing aid. She didn't notice that Shen Tingjing's fingers paused over the keyboard for a few seconds.

She thought he couldn't hear her, so whenever she saw him remove his hearing aid, she said whatever she wanted.

Until

As Shen Tingjing's beastly nature was gradually roused, he would hold the back of Wen Yanxiao's head in his large hand and press her lips to his left ear, making her whisper all sorts of passionate words. Only when she saw the smile deepen in his eyes did Wen Yanxiao realize that his left ear could hear.

[Synopsis written on December 9, 2023]

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