Gentle, perceptive therapist X sharp, foul-mouthed, secretly passionate internet cafe owner
At eighteen, she had a crush on someone.
At twenty-three, when they meet again, she doesn't want to run away anymore.
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After returning from studying abroad, Lin Zhixia opens a counseling studio. By chance, she spots a familiar figure sitting casually in the lounge, gazing at a screen. She freezes for a moment, then slips her hands into her pockets and pretends not to recognize him as she walks away. Just as she enters the consulting room, she can't help glancing back. Her gaze meets eyes that seem familiar, and she silently says, "Long time no see."
"Dr. Lin, you have one client left."
"...Okay."
A familiar voice reaches him.
Jiang Yechen suddenly stills his fingers and looks toward the sound. His gaze happens to land on the instant a door shuts with a bang. He lowers his eyes and loses himself in thought for a moment, until a message on WeChat breaks the silence: [Brother Jiang, someone's causing trouble at the internet cafe. Should I call the police or throw punches?]
Jiang Yechen: [Go punch yourself.]
-: [Got it.]
-: [By the way, girls keep coming to see you lately. What are we supposed to do? Give it a little longer and our internet cafe's going to turn into a nightclub.]
Jiang Yechen: [Get lost.]
-: [Okay.]
Ten minutes later.
Zhou Chengyun: [Give me a hand.]
Jiang Yechen: [You're a grown man. Why do you need help?]
Zhou Chengyun: [There are girls around. I can't lose face in front of them, can I?]
Jiang Yechen: [Got it.]
Knock, knock.
Lin Zhixia sits at her computer, typing on the keyboard, and casually says, "Come in."
"Dr. Lin, this afternoon..." Her colleague starts discussing something. Lin Zhixia stares blankly at the screen, catching a glimpse of a familiar figure in her peripheral vision. Her fingers stop, then clench as she suppresses her feelings and tries to act calm. She listens absentmindedly until the colleague finishes, then gives a quiet, indifferent "Mm." Worried she'll give something away, she brings up the previous client's situation...
Jiang Yechen strolls in with his hands in his pockets. The room is utterly silent, filled with an inexplicable awkwardness. His buddy watches him approach and raises an arm to get up, only to catch sight of Jiang Yechen walking straight to the desk, specifically to Dr. Lin. With something hungry in his eyes, he stands across the desk and looks at her from beneath lowered eyelids, then says in his usual lazy, cocky manner, "It's been so many years. I wonder if Dr. Lin has a boyfriend."
Awkwardness hangs in the air.
Zhou Chengyun's eyes widen. He silently exclaims, "Damn! You're incredible, bro! That actually works?! What a pickup artist!" Then he grabs his jacket, forces himself to his feet, and walks over to pat his buddy on the shoulder. Without saying what they both know, he says, "I'll wait outside."
Lin Zhixia wears a mask to hide her feelings and keeps typing, patiently saying, "Sorry, but I'm working right now, so I can't..."
Jiang Yechen keeps flirting, drawling, "Give me your contact info."
Lin Zhixia sees what's going on. She can't keep avoiding him forever.
After leaving to study abroad following the college entrance exams, she changed her contact details. That's why the two of them haven't been in touch all this time, though a misunderstanding from high school still binds them together. To avoid wasting time, she adds him as a contact again. "If you need help, you can message me on WeChat."
"I don't need help. Can we still keep in touch?"
"Huh?"
"What? You owe me a favor. Don't you get it?"
"...Fine. We can talk when we have time."
* A lighthearted, healing story
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