Membership Day

* An overconfident heiress trying out ordinary life, with mild amnesia x a cool, aloof, mature woman Zhan Qiu works at a convenience store, and a new customer keeps showing up. The customer dresses elegantly and has the air of a midday sky after a light snowfall: only a little warmth, but utterly captivating. Zhan Qiu knows the woman is probably interested in her. Every time she pays, she says something strange. For example, "You look familiar. Have we met before?" Flattered, Zhan Qiu smiles. "I don't think so. You're so beautiful that even if I'd only seen you once, I wouldn't have forgotten you." Shen Qingci's gaze is cold as ice. - Half a year ago, while traveling, Shen Qingci met a woman. The moonlight was tender, dissolving into the damp darkness of the rainy season and stirring up an overwhelming tide of restraint and pleasure. One night, as a torrential rain fell, Shen Qingci lent the woman an umbrella that meant a great deal to her before she left. After that, her beloved umbrella vanished without a trace. Six months later, they met again. Shen Qingci thought the woman would explain and apologize. Instead, she heard: "Hello. It's our members' day: buy one, get one free." - Shen Qingci couldn't believe it, but Zhan Qiu really had forgotten. She had been through a shock half a year ago, and the doctor said it was normal to forget things. "Let's exchange contact information first." "I'll help you look. Maybe one day I'll remember where I put it." One way to recover one's memory is to repeat what one did before. The two of them did so without needing to say it aloud. They tried to return to that endless rainy season. - "It's members' day. Buy strawberry milk and get our prettiest clerk for free." "Request to delete my account." Not long afterward, her words came true. Zhan Qiu returned the umbrella and decided to delete Shen Qingci from her heart. "Request to reactivate my account. I want premium membership, with members' day every day." * A lighthearted, sweet little story * Age gap, younger woman is Zhan Qiu * Blurb dated October 19, 2024 Upcoming novel: My Distinguished Guest Gan Xun came home from work, saw someone lying on her bed, and was so shocked she started speaking in elegant classical Chinese. At the sound of her voice, the other woman slowly woke. Her beautiful face turned pale as she wrapped herself in the blanket. "Shameless!" "Whoever your master is, this princess advises you to kill me or behead me quickly. Take too long and you'll lose your miserable life." Gan Xun glanced around and confirmed she was in her own home. "Wait, you slept naked in my bed, and I didn't even call the police. Now you're calling me a dog?" The woman claimed she was a noble princess. Gan Xun scoffed. She'd sooner believe she was Qin Shi Huang. Out of the goodness of her heart, she took in a homeless person and tried everything to comfort her homesickness. She gave her anything she wanted, kept her company, and even shared her bed. - She just hadn't expected the ancient woman to adapt even better than she did. One day after work, a glamorous woman in a long, thin-heeled outfit and a strappy dress stood outside her office building, her hair curled and dyed in the latest style. She was chatting and flirting with someone who had hit on her, and exchanging contact information. Gan Xun was jealous and furious. She grabbed the woman and dragged her away, only to be called an old-fashioned prude by the ancient woman. That night, after making her squirm until she begged for mercy, Gan Xun said, "Lewd? Wanton? I like hearing that." - Princess Zhao Chiyun of Qinghe enjoyed wealth, splendor, and endless affection. She had only two regrets in life: First, she confessed her love and was rejected because they were both women. Second, while being pursued by assassins, she accidentally fell into a lake and arrived in an unfamiliar era. The woman she mistook for an assassin was Gan Xun, a commoner by birth. She worked hard every day but was still struggling through a difficult and impoverished period, even more lost than the stranger from the past. But Gan Xun was lovable and admirable, kind and steadfast. She selflessly helped Zhao Chiyun adjust to her new surroundings and was willing to bravely clear away the clouds. And she was great in bed, as people say nowadays. - When Zhao Chiyun fell into the lake, the woman she loved was beside her, and had the same experience. When they met again, the other woman, now open-minded, was the one to confess her love. Gan Xun knew this, yet pretended to be magnanimous and let Zhao Chiyun go, then secretly hid away to cry. "Has the saying 'a good horse never returns to old grass' been lost in your time?" She smiled and wiped away Gan Xun's tears. - "A guest has come from afar, bringing me a piece of fine silk." "She fell into the water and was later brought ashore." Theme: Labor is glorious.