You Came from Here

My next book will be A Little Bit of a Spark. Feel free to add it to your collection!

[Romance novelist x rising curator]

Small-town story / slow and steady / each other's first love

Yancheng was old and declining, and all the young people were moving away.

Yet Meng Fei arrived with a suitcase, travel-weary, and wiped the dust from the handle of her old family home.

"Whew, I'm finally home. This feels so good."

The first time Meng Fei saw him, the words "dazzling" came to mind.

A red-haired bro with shaggy, half-long hair falling over his eyes. Turn his head and his ears were covered in glittering, clinking earrings. When he smiled, you could see his little canine teeth.

If it weren't for the busted trash can beneath her apartment building, Meng Fei would have thought she'd transmigrated backstage at some music festival.

"Hey, new neighbor," the redhead grinned at her.

She only managed to say "Hello" before fleeing.

Later, she started to think he was actually pretty nice.

Oh, right. The redhead said his name was Bo Heyue.

Bo Heyue came from a distinguished scholarly family in the capital. He made a name for himself at a young age, but never picked up a paintbrush again. Still a boy, he went alone to study in London.

No one in the capital spoke of the brilliant traditional Chinese painting prodigy anymore, until many years later...

Rising curator Bo Heyue had made a name for himself. The clear-eyed young man stood at the center of the lecture hall, speaking eloquently about his project as applause thundered around him.

Everyone said Bo Heyue was about to make his mark on the capital's art scene, but without a word, he went to Yancheng, a city with a rapidly aging population.

The city was old and declining, and all the young people were moving away.

Sitting on a little stool, Bo Heyue slurped meat-filled wontons while watching the girl in front of him take a huge bite of a fried dough stick and smile mysteriously.

"That's the taste!" Meng Fei's eyes curved. "Boss, add a bowl of tofu pudding! Make it extra salty!"

Some young people really did come back, after all.

The moonlight was hazy, and snow covered the world. In the icy wilderness, there were only two figures.

His voice was low and heavy. "Please love me, okay?"

The words exploded in Meng Fei's mind. A romance novelist knows how to write love, but what if she doesn't know how to fall in love?

"That's okay. I'll teach you."

Then his lips covered hers.

"We'll see the vast mountains and rivers, the sun rise and the moon set."

"We'll let the moon and mountains celebrate with us."

You came from here.

So I'll learn to love everything here, too.

"I hope Meng Fei is happy every day, forever."

Author's Weibo: Meng Shiyun

Here's the blurb for A Little Bit of a Spark. Feel free to add it to your collection if you're interested!

Bright, captivating wild rose x dignified, self-possessed gentleman's orchid

Career-obsessed beauty influencer x top talent agent

Everyone online says beauty influencer Yu Qian, who has millions of followers, has finally gotten together with rising star Gu Zhiqi after years of pining for him.

But everyone at the company knows they're only contract partners.

When the contract ends, they part ways.

But...

What's going on?

Yu Qian is puzzled. Why does my former contract boyfriend's agent keep staring at me?

Li Yanqing is a gold-medal agent renowned throughout the entertainment industry. He's launched so many stars, he could fill an entire New Year's Eve gala with them.

Amid the commotion backstage at an awards ceremony, the two speak quietly, away from the crowd.

"You want to make me a star?" Yu Qian wears a red dress and smiles boldly. Her warm, breathy words slip into Li Yanqing's ear.

The entertainment industry's "Midas touch" wants to make her famous. Yu Qian couldn't be happier.

"You should know, I've liked you for more than just a day or two..." Yu Qian's eyes sparkle as she prepares to butter up her new boss, but the words slip out by mistake.

"I mean..." She bites her red lip awkwardly, trying to explain.

"Then can I hope you don't mean anything else?" Li Yanqing's expression remains calm, though the tips of his ears turn red.

Li Yanqing really does make her a star, even putting himself on the line to do it.

The two were supposed to be guest commentators on a dating reality show, but viewers started shipping them, and their Encountered Love CP took the internet by storm.

[Breaking! The commentators' room is the real dating show!]

[Encountered Love is real!]

Only belatedly does Yu Qian wonder: Could this guy Li Yanqing actually like me?

"That's right. I like you. I've liked you for many, many years."

Amid all the world's distractions, I came running to you.

Theme: Happy every day, forever.