Cheng Yao took out a piece of origami and handed it to Yu Xian. "This looks like you."
"A swan?"
"Mm."
He held the little swan in one palm and used his other hand to toy with its wings.
The iridescent sheen shifted subtly with each movement.
Yu Xian neither confirmed nor denied it.
But Cheng Yao's memory returned to that day.
Onstage, he danced alone with pride, his head tilted slightly upward, like a lone swan prince in the middle of a lake.
Searching for his own path, chasing his freedom.
He seemed ready to break free of his shackles, trample the thorns, and spread his wings to fly.
At times, he murmured softly, holding back, his whispers as intimate as a lover speaking in someone's ear.
Cheng Yao watched silently from below the stage, gazing at him calmly, paying no heed to the sighs of admiration from the people around him.
He watched every turn and leg lift, every graceful sweep of the arms and every pivot.
He listened to the beat of each step as it landed in perfect time with the music.
This was Yu Xian, the person he loved.
He was intelligent, graceful, and nothing short of perfect.
Before they parted, he would look into Cheng Yao's eyes and say, "I want a future with you in it."
When sunlight filled the running track, he would lean lazily against the car and curl his lips in a carefree, confident smile. "Come on, your boyfriend will take you for a spin."
And when he leaned close, he would murmur, "Cheng Yao, don't hide."
Love at first sight, admiration at their second meeting. Only after meeting again and again did he realize that if there was a right answer, it was you.
A chance encounter and a role-model crush finally becoming mutual, also titled "The Gray-Haired Boy and His Swan Prince."
An ordinary, gentle cooking and origami prodigy on the receiving end x a proud, freedom-loving top student on the pursuing end
A university campus romance. Both leads are adults.
[Content warning: The writing style is light and fresh. The romance is calm and gentle, without epic highs and lows or all-consuming passion. Please don't read if that bothers you.]
Complete. Welcome aboard!
Since the author is very fond of the character Zhang Nan, they have decided to write him his own story, titled "Light and Shadow Together." It is set in the entertainment industry and is currently being serialized.
Blurb for "Light and Shadow Together":
Three years ago, the wildly popular domestic group Miracle disbanded in a single night, leaving everyone who heard the news sighing in dismay.
Three years later, Yu Jianyang returned to the country in triumph. This time, he would personally lift that person up to the clouds.
From an unknown newcomer to an obscure online celebrity, then to the deputy leader of a popular group, Zhang Nan's path had been a difficult one.
He fell from the pinnacle of his career to rock bottom. The group disbanded, his lover disappeared, and everything went downhill until even the dogs turned against him.
But he was Zhang Nan, Zhang the Indestructible.
No matter how many hardships he faced, one day he was destined to return to the peak, his star shining bright.
His camera presence was effortless. His smile and lively expression were natural, without a trace of affectation. He was born to be captured on camera.
For his sake, Yu Jianyang gave up on his own dreams, willingly retreating behind the scenes and becoming a shadow beneath Zhang Nan's light, shielding him from every open attack and hidden scheme.
But Zhang Nan refused. He insisted that the two of them shine together, light and shadow as one.
The former captains and deputy captains of the popular boy band were famously at odds. Everyone knew it.
Some even guessed that they had finally grown so sick of each other that they both quit.
Three years later, when the media asked Yu Jianyang about their relationship again, he couldn't even be bothered to spare them a glance. He simply dropped this bombshell: "We dated. I'm pursuing him now."
It caused an uproar.
A deeply devoted, restrained CEO on the pursuing end x a tough, hardworking, once-popular actor on the receiving end
If I love you, I'll give you the best resources (a fake sugar-daddy story)
We were apart once, but in the end, we met again at the top.
Theme: Who wasn't lost in their youth? Even when you're lost, keep moving forward.
