A Flicker of Starlight

[Completed]

Short blurb:

Xu Zhiwei ate too much and kicked Ji Xingyi. "Go buy me some digestive tablets."

The young man was crouching down to paint her nails. He glanced at her slightly rounded belly, then looked up at her with sparkling eyes. "Sis, you're so cruel. You're carrying my child, and you want to use digestive tablets to get rid of it!"

She shut her eyes and tried to be patient. Are you never going to let that joke go?

Who would have thought his words would come true? They really did forget to use protection and ended up with a baby...

Official Blurb

Crush | Mutual pining | Secret identity | Older woman/younger man | Both are each other's one and only | Friends with benefits turn into a real relationship

Beauty brand operations manager X Secret identity: new hire in the R&D department (heir to the group)

Xu Zhiwei X Ji Xingyi

Xu Zhiwei had a junior college degree and a qualification unrelated to her field. She faced discrimination when she entered the cosmetics industry. On the first day she became city manager after beating out every competitor with an impressive resume, her boss told her, "I hope you won't date or get pregnant anytime soon. Stabilize your position first." He was hinting at why the previous person had left.

A handsome R&D employee with impressive academic credentials had recently joined the company. Xu Zhiwei judged him silently: "A sweet little puppy. Definitely unreliable."

At the company anniversary party, where laughter and songs filled the air, colorful ribbons fluttered beneath bewitching lights. She and he accidentally met eyes.

The next morning, Xu Zhiwei woke to find herself lying with her new colleague. She clutched his white shirt, its buttons fallen open to reveal a glimpse of his defined, pale abs. She remembered the beads of hot sweat on his body in the dim light the night before... The threat on the tip of her tongue turned into, "Don't tell anyone."

But Ji Xingyi seemed not to hear her. Not only did he go home to get his household registration booklet and successfully propose, but whenever Xu Zhiwei went on a business trip, he also found a way to arrange a work trip of his own and run into her.

From then on, whenever she was in the office, everyone would get milk tea and coffee.

Whenever she traveled for work, someone would secretly book her a hotel and order her flowers.

And on nights during her period, someone would warm her aching belly with his hot palms.

The look in her boss's eyes always made her feel guilty. She couldn't resist the passionate love she had never received before, and could only stay clearheaded even as she sank deeper.

Worried every day about their secret relationship, she told Ji Xingyi what was bothering her. He stroked her cheek. "I definitely won't put you in a difficult position."

One day, Xu Zhiwei suddenly started having morning sickness, and rumors spread around the company. Some people secretly rejoiced that the manager's position would soon be vacant again.

A new general manager for the southern region suddenly arrived. Word was that he was the heir to the group. At the welcome reception for the new boss, Xu Zhiwei was stunned to see Ji Xingyi giving a speech!

He walked toward her amid everyone's gaze and firmly took her hand. In a warm, gentle voice, he introduced her: "And let me introduce my wife!"

Who said he was unreliable?

Xu Zhiwei was silent for a long while, then couldn't resist giving him a familiar pinch on the lower back.

The manager had a new worry now... Had she suddenly married into a wealthy family?

Years later,

Someone joked that she'd gotten a bargain: she accidentally had a baby with a colleague, then accidentally became the group's madam.

But some people knew that was simply mutual pining coming true after love at first sight!

After rain comes a clear sky, and joy arrives at just the right time!

Blurb screenshot dated 2024.4.6, Weibo

Before the story is complete, one extra chapter will be added for every 500 nutrient points.

Reading guide:

P.S. Three thousand words minimum per day. New plot developments are posted every other day. Readers with the complete official edition can scroll up to read. Pirated versions may have incomplete or jumbled plot, and I take no responsibility for them. I only take responsibility for carefully revising the official edition.

1. Workplace romance. Love and career are equally important. The story is about an office romance, with scenes centered around work.

2. The woman is seven years older than the man. Older woman/younger man romance.

3. "The previous person left": This refers to the difficult situation women face in the workplace. Many colleagues may not be able to return to their original positions after having a baby. It wasn't because of the female lead, and the male lead had not appeared yet at that point.

The next book will probably be Venice in the Rain.

Coming soon

[The Twins' Plan to Remarry] Blurb:

Movie emperor Su Jili has a son he has kept secret. The mother's identity is unknown. Because the child has mild autism, his doctor recommends spending more time with other children.

So Su Jili sent his son to school and made time to spend with him. But gradually, he noticed that his son's autism seemed to be changing into hyperactivity. He hurried to a counseling center, where he unexpectedly discovered another son.

He also learned the truth: his introverted, highly sensitive son and his lively, troublemaking son had switched places. Qin Huaili revealed his true nature at once. He liked his movie-star father, who was tall and handsome, so he hugged his leg and called out cheekily, "Handsome Daddy, let's sleep together!"

This reminded him of many years ago, when a girl who was always infatuated with him had clung to him every night, keeping him up in passionate bliss before leaving without a word. A few months later, a son appeared. But he had never known they were twins...

He asked his two sons, "Do you want to have both a dad and a mom?"

The twins replied in unison, loudly plotting together. Qin Zhenming was busy with work, but finally took a long vacation to spend time with her son.

She noticed that her son had become timid lately, and wanted to find out whether he was being bullied at school during the family sports day.

But she never expected to run into her first love...

The children's "symptoms" worsened. They began objecting to taking turns spending holidays with their parents, so for the children's sake, she had no choice but to secretly move in with her old flame.

The twins' plan to get their parents back together was underway.

The mischievous Qin Huaili called the movie emperor his father in front of the media, then went missing at a press conference, leaving his father frantic and using every resource to find him.

Su Mingmin kept making herself sick to ruin her mother's arranged dates.

Su Jili also took the initiative to pursue the children's mother.

The deeper their entanglement and emotional complications grew, the harder it became for them to let go.

Suddenly, the entertainment world was rocked by news that the youngest-ever dual award-winning movie emperor was living with a mysterious woman. Not long afterward, the movie emperor announced that he was leaving show business to get married, causing an uproar. They later discovered that the bride was the mysterious mother of the twins.

At the wedding of the century, the twins happily served as flower children for their parents. Soon afterward, the family of four welcomed twin little sisters too!

Reading guide:

1. Raising kids, romance, living together, and remarriage. The story focuses on romance, with less emphasis on careers because both leads have already reached the top.

2. Reconciliation after a breakup. Both leads are each other's one and only. They broke up back then for the sake of their careers and out of respect for each other.

3. Don't scrutinize the children's behavior. This story is entirely fictional.

Blurb written on 2025.4.13 and screenshotted.

Theme: Become yourself first, then go see the mountains and the sea!