Don't Step on My Tail

Stoic, cool guy vs. sweet, well-behaved girl

Childhood friends | Raising fluffy pets | Veterinarian vs. cat cafe owner

When Le Ran was little, a new family moved in next door.

The neighbor's older brother didn't talk much. He always looked down at her with his chin raised, as if he thought everyone was beneath him.

But Le Ran liked him! She thought everything about him was wonderful, especially how he treated her!

He walked her to and from school, helped her with her homework, and played house with her, pretending to be Mommy and Daddy. Everyone said she was his little shadow...

Her friends told her their relationship was called childhood friends.

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A new person has recently appeared in Le Ran's life. This guy gently helps her run the cat cafe, and whenever she thanks him, he blushes shyly.

Shi Jinzhou, who usually looks at her with a smile in his eyes, is now glaring darkly at the man whose feelings for Le Ran are obvious to everyone.

Except his childhood sweetheart is completely oblivious.

He scoffs. "Looks like you're getting along great. We used to be so close we could share a pair of pants, but now that you've got someone new, I won't get in your way."

Before Le Ran can even stop him, he's gone.

But before long, she sees Shi Jinzhou come right back.

At dinner, the guy tries to tie her hair up, but Shi Jinzhou is first to pull a hair tie from his pocket. "Sorry, I'm the one who used to do that^^."

When they're shopping, the guy offers to carry her bags, but Shi Jinzhou snatches them first. "Sorry, I'm so used to doing that, I can't change overnight^^."

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Shi Jinzhou ruins every romance Le Ran almost has.

She's about to cut ties with her childhood friend. "Why are you so bent on driving away everyone who likes me?!"

Shi Jinzhou, who always looks down his nose at people, takes her hand this time. Unlike his usual self, he says humbly, "Then look at me. I like you too."

Le Ran is stunned. "But aren't we... childhood friends?!"

In the middle of the night, she gets a message from Shi Jinzhou:

Adorable childhood friend^^: "I got ahead of myself. You don't have to give me an answer. Just pretend it didn't happen. We can keep acting like we always have."

When Le Ran sees the message, she gets the feeling of that old person staring at a phone meme. She convinces herself she must be up too late and hallucinating!

An hour later, another message from Shi Jinzhou pops up:

Adorable childhood friend^^: "I'll kill myself and let you see."

Please save my next novel, The Rain Will Come Tonight =v=

Shameless, bold guy vs. gentle, soft girl

Secret crush comes true | Reunited after a breakup | Living under the same roof | Eight-year age gap

In her senior year of high school, Yun Tingyu is sent by her parents to stay with a friend.

When she hides away to cry by herself, someone puts a hat on her head. The older brother in the household wipes away her tears and smiles as he comforts her. "Why are you crying? You've still got your big brother, don't you?"

Zhou Yuzhi has no obligation to take care of her, but he gives her the best of everything.

As time passes, Yun Tingyu develops feelings for him that she shouldn't have.

When she's a little older, she decides to confess to Zhou Yuzhi.

Head bowed, she's prepared to be rejected, but then Zhou Yuzhi says:

"If I say no, are you going to sneak off and cry again?" Zhou Yuzhi pinches the back of her neck. "Look up. I can't kiss you like this, can I?"

Yun Tingyu naively believes Zhou Yuzhi truly loves her and that they'll stay together forever.

Until she catches Zhou Yuzhi smoking on the balcony with his friends.

She's about to leave when she hears Zhou Yuzhi say, "She's a shy girl. There's no need to make her feel bad. Give it some time, and she'll get bored and break up with me herself."

And just like that, Yun Tingyu's first passionate, straightforward romance comes to an end.

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They meet again when Yun Tingyu comes with a friend to film a racing competition.

Zhou Yuzhi's races always draw a crowd.

He's not only incredibly skilled, but so strikingly handsome that it's hard to look away.

Her friend asks, "I wonder what kind of person could catch his attention."

Yun Tingyu looks at Zhou Yuzhi, surrounded by people. As if sensing something, he turns and meets her distant gaze, right on target.

She has no idea what kind of person Zhou Yuzhi likes. She just knows she definitely isn't his type.

One rainy night later, Zhou Yuzhi holds her in his arms and kisses her lips again and again. Their breaths mingle as he says in a hoarse voice:

"Tingting... What should you call me?"

Theme: I want to share breakfast, lunch, and dinner with you