My Childhood Friend, the Older Man Who Loves Me in Silence

She was the girl who grew up by his side, and he was the older boy who grew up by hers.

Her name was Bei Shenshen. Her feelings for him ran so deep that even she could hardly detect them.

His name was Tang Jinyan. His love for her was beyond what all the sweet words in the world could express.

There is a kind of love called loving deeply without saying a word.

A laugh-out-loud, doting romance, coming your way! A flood of couple sweetness is headed straight for you. Are you ready?

(This is my first romance novel, so please be kind! Favorites are welcome!)

Excerpt

The year she was born, he was only six.

He said, “Auntie Yun, I want to name her Shenshen. When she smiles, she has two really deep dimples!”

And from then on, her name was Bei Shenshen.

…

She was ten, and he was sixteen.

She said, “Brother Yan, I’m all grown up now. You can’t keep kissing me.”

He said, “Then you can stop calling me ‘Brother’ from now on, too.”

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She was eighteen, and he was twenty-four.

She said, “By the time I graduate from college, you’ll be an old man with a family and a career!”

He simply watched her in silence, his gaze full of meaning.

From then on, she was always calling him “Uncle, Uncle” right in his ear.

…

She was twenty-three, and he was twenty-nine.

She said, “Uncle, you’re almost thirty. Why aren’t you married yet? I’m waiting to cuddle your little baby.”

He said, “Bei Shenshen, how about you have a little baby for me?”

…

She was twenty-four, and he was thirty.

He said, “On the day I get married, the only bride I’ll take is Bei Shenshen!”

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