My Childhood Friend Came Back from Abroad and Insists We Never Broke Up

[Upcoming in my collection: "White-Hair Lovers, Stay Away from Me", a lighthearted, sweet campus romance. If you're interested, please add it to your list!]

Also known as "We Never Broke Up". Going premium from Chapter 27 on January 7.

The Li and Chen families had dominated the business world in Jin City for years. Then, three years ago, the Chen family took their son to Canada to expand overseas, leaving the Li family alone at the top of Jin City's social pyramid.

But no one knew that the heirs of the Li and Chen families had once been together.

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Chen Shi returned to China on the night of Li Luohe's engagement party.

"Luo Luo, congratulations on your engagement."

"Thanks."

Seeing an old flame again, Li Luohe kept his composure and maintained the poise expected of a wealthy heir.

But before the engagement party was over, Chen Shi pinned him against a bathroom stall and kissed him, earning a hard slap in return.

"Chen Shi, are you crazy?!"

"Luo Luo, I missed you so much."

Chen Shi didn't seem to feel the pain at all. His gaze was besotted, his voice tender.

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Not long afterward, Chen Shi brazenly moved into his home. When his fiance suddenly ran off, Li Luohe didn't have to guess who had been scheming behind the scenes.

He couldn't take it anymore.

"Chen Shi! It's over between us! Can you stop bothering me?"

"No. Li Luohe, I never said we were over."

Li Luohe looked at him coldly and enunciated every word. "I told you, if you left, I wouldn't wait for you."

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In his twenty-five years, Li Luohe had never waited for anyone.

He'd always thought he had moved on, grown into the person adults expected him to be.

But Chen Shi's return exposed the truth: he was still standing at the finish line from three years ago.

Waiting.

Waiting for Chen Shi.

Reader's guide:

1. Chen Shi (gong) x Li Luohe (shou), reunited exes + childhood friends + 1v1 + pursuit of the shou. The cover was chosen based on the shou's character.

2. They have only ever been with each other, body and soul. No switching or reversing the pairing. Dream-ship comments are unwelcome. This may not suit readers with particular character preferences.

3. The gong gets slapped more than once, not just the time mentioned in the blurb. Don't read if that bothers you.

4. To clarify in advance: there are complications behind the engagement. The shou is not stringing along his fiance while also keeping things ambiguous with the gong. (Emphasis: the gong and shou have only ever belonged to each other, body and soul!)

Note: There are flashback chapters, clearly marked so you can skip them if you wish.

[Blurb for the upcoming novel "White-Hair Lovers, Stay Away from Me"]

Wen Jing (gong) x Xie Feng (shou)

When a club event runs into an inexplicably strict student council, Xie Feng, the club president, ends up skipping class several times to get away. After carefully choosing his classes, he figured this one wouldn't be too strict.

But for some reason, the god of attendance seems to have taken a special interest in him in this class.

-Roommate: "You got called out. Get back here, now!!!" Xie Feng: "?!"

-Roommate: "They called your name again today, hahaha." Xie Feng: "Huh?"

-Roommate: "That's three absences." Xie Feng: "."

Xie Feng couldn't take it anymore. Seriously, was this teaching assistant crazy? Why did he call his name every single class?

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When his advisor went abroad for an exchange, Wen Jing was forced to fill in and teach. A devoted white-hair enthusiast, Wen Jing noticed someone on his very first day of class. He was good-looking, with rosy lips and pearly teeth, and, most importantly... he had dyed his hair white.

But after just one break, that striking white hair had disappeared from the classroom. Wen Jing opened the attendance sheet and zeroed in on him.

Then, the second and third time he taught the class, he didn't see the silver-haired student at all.

...All right. Very good. Three classes in a row.

The white-haired student finally showed up for the fourth class, wearing a dark expression and looking murderous. But this time, Wen Jing never mentioned taking attendance, even after class.

Xie Feng, who had come to class specifically to get marked present, finally understood. Damn it, he was messing with him!

Theme: Persevere, overcome setbacks, and understand the importance of trust.