In the autumn of 2000, Li Chunshen was 17, a notorious rebellious girl at school.
The autumn wind was bitterly cold, but she wore a spaghetti-strap top and a miniskirt, and sported the trendiest makeup: dramatic lashes and nude lips.
Li Chunshen learned to smoke. Even when the smoke made her eyes water, she thought it made her look tough and kept people from messing with her.
That winter, Li Chunshen found a little girl in the snow.
The child had a persistent high fever, so Li Chunshen took her to the hospital. When she woke up, she couldn't remember anyone, and latched onto Li Chunshen.
Looking after a little girl was hard, especially one who couldn't speak.
Li Chunshen had to keep an eye on her every moment, worried she might get hungry or cold, or feel sad.
Li Chunshen gave the girl a name, letting her take her surname: Li Jianxue.
Li Jianxue had a keen nose. Whenever Li Chunshen smoked, she'd wrinkle her nose, pounce on her and pin her to the bed, then sniff her hair.
If she smelled smoke, she'd bite Li Chunshen hard on the face.
The little girl ended up with cheap powder all over her mouth.
So Li Chunshen washed the garish makeup off her face.
She started trying to quit smoking.
In the summer of 2001, Li Chunshen took the college entrance exam and got into a less-than-stellar school.
But thanks to Li Jianxue's encouragement, she at least made it to college.
She thought about saving more money, so she could take Li Jianxue to Tiananmen Square, a place she'd always wanted to visit.
In the winter of 2004, Li Jianxue's family came looking for her.
It turned out she had a name and a happy family.
Li Jianxue's mother was dressed in expensive clothes. The jewelry around her neck cost more than Li Chunshen could earn in a lifetime.
"Thank you, young lady."
"I truly don't know what I would have done if you hadn't been there."
"This is a little something from us. Please accept it."
The woman spoke words of gratitude, but Li Chunshen couldn't help feeling that she was looking at her like she was garbage.
Li Chunshen said nothing. She took the money and didn't look at Li Jianxue again.
She knew Li Jianxue was crying. Unable to speak, all she could manage was a hoarse, breathy sound from her throat.
But Li Chunshen knew she couldn't give Li Jianxue a better life.
At the 2008 Olympics, 25-year-old Li Chunshen went to Beijing.
Fireworks burst across the sky at the closing ceremony. In the crowd, she bumped into someone.
Li Jianxue's hair fell to her waist, and she was holding another woman's arm.
The gemstone rings on their fingers glittered brilliantly.
Reader's guide: A somewhat melodramatic romance, with a heavy groveling-after-the-breakup arc.
A realistic setting, no men (although they exist in real life, I don't write them in my novels, so please don't overthink it, thanks).
Specific locations are fictional, and the characters aren't perfect.
The main appeal is a self-deprecating older sister who still fights for what she wants, while the younger one is the stubborn-but-soft-hearted type, and acts spoiled around her sister.
My next novel, Don't Come Looking for Trouble with This Delicate Flower:
[A playgirl who seems to have it all but is actually deeply starved for love and emotionally avoidant x a gentle, considerate woman on the surface, but possessive and stubborn underneath, a sweet-looking black-hearted type]
1. An Mingyu is famous in her circle for being a great girlfriend: considerate, sweet, and generous with both money and effort. She just has no patience, and never dates anyone for more than a week.
Still, the exorbitant breakup payments she offers make plenty of people eager to fall into her trap.
At a bar, An Mingyu made a bet with a friend about how long it would take her to win over the beautiful bartender who only showed up on weekends.
2. The woman was patient as she mixed drinks, making whatever An Mingyu asked for. An Mingyu ordered one drink after another, until an entire row of different-colored cocktails lined the bar.
When the clock struck two, the good-natured bartender smiled gently and said, "Ms. An, my shift is over."
An Mingyu, who had never failed before, had finally hit a wall. She spent hundreds of thousands on drinks that night and couldn't even get the woman's name.
Even worse, the bartender never showed up again after that night.
3. An Mingyu discovered that the bartender she'd been unable to find was actually a junior at her university, the top student in the biology department, and about to join a lab funded by An Mingyu's company.
She tapped the photo of the smiling, bright-eyed girl on the school bulletin board and murmured, "Xu Xi."
"Found you."
4. In the third month of An Mingyu and Xu Xi's relationship, her friend called and invited her to the bar.
An Mingyu declined, saying she had to spend time with her girlfriend.
Over the phone, she heard her friend tease, "The same one?"
"Don't tell me you've actually fallen for her."
That night, An Mingyu broke up with Xu Xi.
Facing Xu Xi's red-rimmed eyes, she lifted the woman's chin and smiled as she handed her a check. "Your breakup fee."
Her beautiful, sweet, adorable girlfriend asked through her tears, "Sis, don't you love me anymore?"
An Mingyu only stroked Xu Xi's cheek and said gently, "I know you're a good girl."
"Don't come clinging to me. You can do that, right?"
5. An Mingyu was kidnapped.
Her kidnapper didn't want money, only her love.
An Mingyu didn't believe anyone could love her.
But after Xu Xi kept her confined, she began to feel that Xu Xi might really love her.
6. Until one day, An Mingyu waited at home for Xu Xi to come back. She wanted to say they could try again, that they didn't have to break up.
She wanted to say, I think I really like you.
But Xu Xi wore a cold expression as she unlocked the chain around An Mingyu's wrist.
An Mingyu heard Xu Xi say flatly, "An Mingyu, you can go."
She realized she was trembling and instinctively asked, "Why?"
Xu Xi looked as if she'd heard the biggest joke in the world. The love she'd seen in the woman's eyes day and night had vanished.
"Was the bet fun, An Mingyu?"
"Was my sincere love worth one meal for little An?"
7. Xu Xi had known about An Mingyu for a long time. She knew An Mingyu was promiscuous, and that she had no heart.
Xu Xi didn't care about An Mingyu's past, as long as her future belonged to her.
When Xu Xi noticed that An Mingyu had grown dependent on her,
she knew it was time to break up.
Theme: Cherish your time
[Orange candy] Got it [Purple candy] kswl I didn't expect my mother to have such a side 🐶
I want to say something but my writing skills are limited. Well, mom, no, the character of Chen Mingzhu, when viewed from the main point of view at first, is really hateful, "a villain who disrespects Bao Yu, regards him as an adulterer at any time, and beats up mandarin ducks"🧐🧐. But as the plot of the story improved, it didn't seem so hateful. She was the pride of heaven, the apple of his eye, and a smooth life should control everything. What's more, her baby daughter suffered outside for more than ten years due to negligence, so she became even more paranoid, thinking that this was good for her. It was undeniable that the mother did not love her daughter, but it was wrong. Her daughter is her baby, and her daughter should deserve the best, but Li Chunshen is not. Although he gives her love, he still cannot give her the best in terms of material life, so she feels it is not possible. She clearly knows that Bao Yu loves Li Chunshen the most, but she also understands psychology very well (🤔 It turns out that she has a degree in auxiliary psychology here), and can handle Bao Yu and control Yi Jin. But she can't really reveal her feelings (because she hasn't talked about it😠). "Ask what is love in the world?" I got the answer when I met Ye Jing. In fact, Chen Mingzhu came from the shady Royal Sister, and she is very good at it. A boring pastime, but also serious. She pretended to be pitiful and weak to gain the young doctor's sense of justice and favor (actually Dr. Ye also had a crush on Chen Baozhu). She also said "Call me sister" and talked about everything, every day (*^▽^*). When her mother was sick, she delivered medicine in time, which made Ye Jing unable to restrain herself. Dr. Ye likes to be like her mother, taking care of her but giving her a sense of security. That month of chatting was the ambiguous period between the two of them🥺From poetry and songs to philosophy of life, boring topics were also enjoyed. The greatness of the ambiguous period! However, Chen Mingzhu was still too "sober". She lost control and wanted to quit. After thinking clearly, she wanted to get it. No matter how much you love Ye Jing, you will be disappointed. There are too many disappointments (Chen Mingzhu didn't come to find her, Chen Mingzhu thought she was a snitch, she didn't come when her mother died, Chen Mingzhu lied to her, too many), and when we see her again, she may not feel excited anymore. So, Chen Mingzhu, are you interested? Where is the morality! Where is the bottom line! Where is the next chapter!!! What do you think is wrong with this article? ○Illegal and prohibited○Vulgar ○ Gambling scams ○ Bloody violence ○Personal attack ○Bad information for teenagers ●Update is too slow○There are other problems In fact, I clicked in every day to see if there was any update on the last chapter, because it was stuck there.
I feel very moved. 🥺The rational person loses control, the arrogant person bows his head (but don't kneel down🧎🏻♀️🧎🏻♀️🧎🏻♀️[Loading])
🐶🌹 Hey, they are all little bitter gourds. But I feel like it's a bit hard for the mother not to find her child. Ps: Does the author usually watch dramas? I recently watched Tae Bai's "Enemy Lovers" and it was so funny
I finished reading it in one go, it was great, I still want a sweet side story, but the main text is still a bit sour 🙏
Let's finish all of Mom's extras at once 🐶 😳 [hug thigh]
It's a very rare character and type. In just over 200,000 words, the plot doesn't drag out at all. The writing is also delicious. Thank you for your hard work, author and teacher.
My sister is like a puppy. As soon as Sister Vision wants to leave, she bites her trouser legs and pulls her to prevent her from leaving. She also grunts at the same time.
Didn't I buy them all? Why do you say that the subscription is not enough and I can't see the benefit chapter? 💔
Teacher, do you still remember the new article that will be published in September? The apocalyptic article is still waiting for you 😭