When the Wind Comes, Gu Looks Back

■ Coming soon in my column: a pregnancy-first, love-later story, The Moon's Love Letter

■ I may make occasional corrections and typos fixes

[Cheerful, quirky, outgoing artist vs. cool on the outside, warm on the inside, composed movie star]

When Lu Yanshu first met Shi Huaixu, they were both going through a low point. They sat by the lake, talking about their troubles and cheering each other on.

They talked from afternoon until night. Then Shi Huaixu left with his film crew, and Lu Yanshu took the bus home.

At the time, Lu Yanshu was an unknown artist, and Shi Huaixu was a rookie actor who had just debuted.

They knew each other's names, but didn't even have each other's contact information.

Six years later.

Lu Yanshu had made a name for herself in the art world under the pen name Lu Chang'an, and commissions kept pouring in.

Shi Huaixu's name was known far and wide. He was a household name and had won more awards than he could count.

They each shone in their own fields, following each other from the perspective of fans.

One day, Lu Yanshu's dog, Sang Guo, suddenly lost its appetite and kept running to the balcony as if waiting for something.

When Lu Yanshu staked out the balcony for the fifth time, she finally caught the culprit in the act.

A hand full of jerky was reaching out from the other side of the balcony!

All right, all right! Flirting with a dog that already gets treats, right out in broad daylight! Just you wait!

Lu Yanshu dashed over and grabbed him. Looking at the long, well-defined fingers under her hand, she hesitated.

Were his hands a little too good-looking?

When she looked up, she met a face both familiar and unfamiliar. She froze, staring at the person across from her in disbelief.

"Shi Huaixu?"

Shi Huaixu looked at her from the other side, a hard-to-detect emotion hidden in his eyes. "Long time no see, Lu Yanshu."

Later.

She asked Shi Huaixu, "Do you like dogs?"

He replied, "I like dogs, and I like you."

Lu Yanshu: ...Then maybe you shouldn't like me.

A story about catching a treat-sneaking culprit, only to find an old friend who shares chicken soup with her!

● Reader's guide:

1. Lighthearted style and sweet romance. Dig in without worry!

2. Both are each other's first and only, 1v1.

3. Sang Guo is a black Shiba Inu, and she's a girl!

4. The leads both speak their minds. Sweet romance, no angst!

5. Inspired by a Douyin post dated December 16, 2023. The blurb was written on February 16, 2024, and I have chat and WPS records to prove it.

Hope you enjoy reading!

Theme: Protecting animals is everyone's responsibility