To the Long Years Ahead

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Blurb:

“He was once my entire universe. Later, I was the one who returned the stars to the night sky.”

Lin Wanxing loved Jiang Chen for her entire youth.

From stealing careful glances between classroom desks to holding back her longing during long-distance phone calls,

she thought love could bridge any distance.

It was only when she saw the dazzling world around him that she suddenly understood:

She was the sole blemish on his otherwise perfect record, while he was a dream she could never catch up to, no matter how hard she tried.

“Let’s break up,” she said.

It was the first time she had ever been so resolute with him.

[Reading Guide]

1. A slow-burning, realistic story spanning high school and adult life, with a nuanced depiction of the pain of growing up.

2. A devoted sun × a resilient star. They reach for each other, yet still miss their chance.

Next novel: Spring Came Too Late to Know (A Gentle Death)

(Currently revising the draft. The outline is done, and it will probably be around 100,000 words.)

Ruan Qingyan was reborn 30 days before Jiang Xunhe’s death and bound to a Survival Will Monitoring System.

He stood in the dim light of a basement, his survival rating at 2%. His first words to Ruan Qingyan were, “...What is it?”

She smiled and offered him a bowl of hot porridge. “Starting today, I’m going to pursue you.”

Later, she spent all her savings to get him a hearing aid, stood between him and his bullies, and stayed by his mother through her final days.

The day the System’s rating rose from 2% to 99%, he held her in his arms, his voice trembling. “Qingyan, I want to live on with you.”

She held him and said, “We have money now. The doctor was right. There’s still a chance you can be treated...”

Theme: In this fast-changing era, don’t lose sight of yourself.