Short story, about 30,000 characters
When Ye Lingxi was 24, her mother had her fortune told. The fortune-teller said she would have a wonderful marriage, and that her destined partner was already close by.
She scoffed and advised her mother to stop daydreaming. Getting her to marry would be harder than scaling the heavens.
Three years later, though, she took Zhou Zeyi to a temple.
Zhou Zeyi chuckled and rubbed his nose. “You don't have to be this happy about bringing me here to give thanks, you know?”
Ye Lingxi shot him a sidelong glance. “I'm here to inspect the goods.”
Zhou Zeyi: “...?”
“I need to ask Buddha whether you're the wonderful match he was talking about.”
Zhou Zeyi wasn't offended. Instead, he grinned and leaned close to her ear. “Then ask him quickly.”
Only later did Ye Lingxi realize there was no need to ask, because Zhou Zeyi was the one who had been there all along.
Theme: Be patient, and grow into your best self
