I'll Come See You at Summer's End

Reader advisory: Narcissistic romance.

Completed xianxia novel: My Shizun Says We Are Not Destined

Synopsis:

During the summer of her seventeenth year, a refined and beautiful woman suddenly appeared in Zhu Wantang's home.

The woman introduced herself as Lu Wan, aged twenty-eight.

Zhu Wantang fell silent and worked out the difference: eleven years separated her and Lu Wan.

Lu Wan was her future self, but aside from their looks, they were nothing alike.

The woman's excessive refinement was completely out of place in Zhu Wantang's old, shabby, cramped home.

As a girl, Zhu Wantang was awkward and reserved. It took her ages to get even a single expression of concern out.

Twenty-eight-year-old Lu Wan was different. Mature and polished, she could say something flirtatious without a second thought, and she was always using her age to tease her younger self.

*

Her grandmother passed away.

Zhu Wantang handled the funeral arrangements calmly and capably, appearing dependable to everyone around her.

In private, she locked herself in the bathroom and curled up in a corner.

Lu Wan forcibly broke down the door. Seeing the girl stubbornly wipe away her tears, she teased, "Little Zhuzhu, why are you hiding in here?"

Zhu Wantang buried her face in her knees. "I'm not crying."

Lu Wan couldn't help laughing. She went over and hugged her younger self, saying gently, "The bathroom isn't very sanitary. Let's go to bed instead."

*

One evening at the end of summer, Lu Wan went to pick Zhu Wantang up from school.

The elegant woman walked ahead, dancing barefoot on the ground. The setting sun shone through the leaves onto her, dappling her with light.

Zhu Wantang followed behind and tried a couple of steps. Then she gripped the straps of her schoolbag, stopped, and called out, "Zhu Wantang!"

Lu Wan smiled and turned around. "Eighteen-year-old Zhu Wantang, I'm right here."

She held out the high heels in her hand and shamelessly said, "Carry these for me."

Back then, young Zhu Wantang's future was so dazzling that she'd have to give it everything she had just to chase after that red silhouette...

Reader's Guide:

1. Narcissistic romance: introverted, awkward younger woman × mature, elegant older woman. The future self and the past self.

2. A story of mutual healing. They're eleven years apart, and their meeting is no coincidence.

3. The story is now being serialized, and updates will be daily.

Theme: As long as you keep moving forward with time, good fortune will eventually find you.