The Bookshop of Time

In the heart of the city stands a bookstore called the Time Bookshop.

Many stories unfold in this bookstore. The owner is merely a bystander. She serves travelers a cup of milk tea, sets out pastries, and listens to their stories.

(1)

This is a question that puts love to the test. Can a childhood friend beat someone who appears later? Who will the childhood sweetheart choose?

Let's wait and see!

Yuan Rui and Yan Huaiqian grew up together as childhood friends. Yuan Rui thinks she knows Yan Huaiqian well. But after they become adults, things slowly begin to change.

Their schools and social circles no longer overlap. To each other, they are familiar strangers.

Perhaps the wind once felt its heart stir. Perhaps the snow once considered whether to fall. Perhaps the waves once came to a halt. But everything must move forward in the end. Nothing ever stops for anyone.

When Yuan Rui feels lost, two people point her in the right direction. They are her teachers, and they are her shield.

Victory will come, but what about love?

(2)

Reunited after many years, they still remember all too clearly how they parted ways.

Can friendship withstand hardship and survive? (Perhaps it will turn into love.)

From high school to the present, their story has been a mournful opera. Only the people involved know how it feels to hear it.

(3)

Every pet is one of a kind to its owner, irreplaceable.

When your beloved pet returns to heaven, will you miss it?

The owner begins a new journey.

(4)

Make peace with yourself and say goodbye to the person you used to be.

Growth can happen in an instant.

(5)

Have you ever had a family? Have you ever lost something?

Time cannot be reversed, so I came to find you.

Please note:

1. This story is told in separate arcs, and the owner is a bystander in each one. She has no romance and no pairing, so this is a no-CP story.

2. The story may have a bad or happy ending. I'll label them, but enter at your own risk.

3. The arcs vary in length. Some may be very long, others incredibly short. (P.S. In some of the little stories, the owner is practically absent.)

4. These stories will definitely be written, but updates will be irregular.

5. They're all heartwarming little stories! I'm not good at writing long novels, so I'm practicing with short stories. They're all very short, and there may not be an overarching plot (at least not yet).

Theme: Believe in love