A Springtime Romance Journal

[A springtime healing romance, sweet and fluffy!]

On the first rainy day of early spring, a new neighbor moved in next door to Cen Yuan.

When they first met, the new neighbor, his hair damp from the rain, knocked on her door.

“Hello, could I borrow the umbrella by your door, ”

Without a word, Cen Yuan turned around, grabbed the umbrella, shoved it into his hand, and slammed the door.

Seven minutes later, someone knocked again.

The new neighbor was very tall. Standing in her doorway, he stammered, “H-hello, do you have any hot water?”

Cen Yuan went inside and poured him a cup.

Ten minutes later, there was a third knock.

The new neighbor had changed clothes and slicked back his damp hair, revealing handsome features. He gazed at her intently, his profile faintly red.

“Hello, the rain’s really heavy, and I’ve been busy all day and haven’t had a chance to eat. Do you have a packet of instant noodles you could sell me?”

There were no instant noodles.

Half an hour later, Cen Yuan stared in silence at the man who’d eaten three bowls of rice with a plate of tomato and egg stir-fry.

The next day, someone knocked again. When Cen Yuan opened the door, You Rang stood outside holding a box of bird’s nest soup.

“Big sis, the supermarket had a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Please take this.”

Cen Yuan: “...”

Buy one, get one free on bird’s nest soup that cost as much as three months of her rent?

A month later...

Looking at the pile of gifts that had accumulated at home and You Rang, who kept hanging around to eat with her, Cen Yuan finally caught on.

Wait.

Her neighbor, five years younger than her, seemed to be pursuing her.

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The first time You Rang saw Cen Yuan, he thought: A fairy descended from heaven.

On the day he returned to school after his freshman year winter break, You Rang finished signing in and turned around to see Cen Yuan.

She wore a scarf that covered the lower half of her face, leaving only her bright, dark eyes visible. She asked him, “Hi, do you know how to get to the School of Architecture? I’m here to bring some papers to my younger brother.”

You Rang, dazed, gave her directions. By the time he came to his senses, she was already gone.

A year later, You Rang moved out of the dorms. It was drizzling that day, and he knocked on his neighbor’s door.

This time she wasn’t wearing a scarf, and her eyes were even more beautiful.

He’d found his fairy.

[Cool, alluring fairy × sunny, chatty puppy]

*A heartwarming story about a sociable puppy chasing love.

*Older-woman/younger-man romance, five-year age gap: older sister × college guy.

Theme: Be happy every day