Unrequited Love in Reverse

[The first draft is complete. I'll rewrite it when I have time.

Feel free to bookmark it. I hope you'll witness a rookie author's growth :D]

[Coming soon: Trapped in Your Infinite Loop. See the blurb at the end. Please bookmark it~]

Back in college, Lu Huai was a campus celebrity.

Plenty of people had crushes on him, and some were bold enough to confess right to his face.

Thanks to his handsome face, he continued to be adored by older women after he started working.

When he visited villages, he went from being a girl-killer to a middle-aged-woman-killer in no time.

Watching a group of women crowd around the handsome new guy, Brother Xie, worried about Lin Li's prospects for marriage, asked, "That guy looks pretty handsome. Want to add him on WeChat?"

The girl reading a book kept her eyes fixed on the page. "Who cares?"

"Sounds like you two know each other pretty well?"

To his surprise, Lin Li denied it. "I don't know him."

Lu Huai hadn't meant to eavesdrop.

He'd only happened to come by to bring them some local specialties.

And happened to overhear them talking about him.

What do you mean, you don't know each other? The two of them had even been involved for a while...

If he hadn't gone abroad, maybe they would have gotten together...

Then fallen in love and fought... parted on bad terms... and finally run into each other again in a small village like this...

That night, Lin Li was working overtime and wailing in despair when she suddenly got a call from a drunk.

"Do you still like me?"

The voice was familiar. She had clearly seen him that afternoon.

Without batting an eye, Lin Li lied. "I already have a boyfriend..."

The other person hurriedly hung up and fled just like he had four years ago...

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A long, long time ago, Lin Li once told Lu Huai: Curiosity is where liking someone begins.

Now, he was growing more and more curious...

Why didn't she like him anymore?

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This is simply a story about one person falling for another all over again.

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Coming soon: My Crush and My Boss Both Reveal Their Secret Identities. Please bookmark it~~

After years of being single, Bai Xiang finally met a crush who made her heart flutter.

Even if it was an online relationship, and even if the other person lived abroad...

Her crush was knowledgeable and talented.

"Could I ask you for help with my thesis?"

"I'd be happy to help."

Before she could even say thank you, a file popped up in the chat.

Her crush had stayed up all night fixing the countless errors in her outline.

Her crush was gentle and considerate.

"Boohoo, I just fell flat on my face at work today."

"Want me to send you a hug?"

The very next day, Bai Xiang received an adorable teddy bear.

And her crush was also great at getting her undressed...

Every night without fail, he sent her the results of his workout.

A white shirt with its buttons undone, the clear lines of abs beneath it,

and hints of chocolate-like muscles.

Only handsome guys are that disciplined and narcissistic!

He was absolutely her type!

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Her crush was wonderful in every way, except she couldn't kiss him, touch him, or hug him.

Luckily, after half a year of pining, her crush finally finished his studies and returned from abroad.

But why did the calm, aloof person waiting at the arrivals gate

have a face that seemed both familiar and terrifying?

Bai Xiang walked over and greeted him with utmost respect.

"What a coincidence, Boss. What are you doing here?"

"It's no coincidence. I'm waiting for you."

As she stood there, confused, Qiao Yusen took out another phone.

It contained their chat history from every day and night over the past six months.

Suppressing the answer that was practically bursting from her lips, Bai Xiang asked, unwilling to give up,

"D-did you... steal their phone?"

"Security in Italy is pretty good."

Then Qiao Yusen looked utterly helpless. "Guoguo, I'm him."

Though she kept a straight face, Bai Xiang was about to lose her mind...

What was she supposed to do? Her crush and her boss had both revealed their secret identities!!!

And she had only just turned down her boss's confession yesterday!!!

[Bonus Scene]

One day, in a certain year and month, Qiao Yusen wrote:

"TO Bai Xiang:

My imperfect love hides a sincerity only you can see."

Theme: The lost remain lost, but those who are meant to meet will meet again