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Meeting Lin Xing was on a sunset.

Parting from him was also on a sunset.

Turns out we were never meant to be together from the beginning to the end. The threads of fate never connected us.

The boy I loved for seven years still can't let go.

(Main story has concluded, epilogues/afters are being updated. The adjacent 'Seventies Rural Family' has been published, please give it a favorite, thank you very much!) This story's synopsis:

Nie Qingqing was the Nie family's most beautiful youngest daughter. She divorced and returned to her parents' home. Her older brother and sister-in-law were very good to her, taking great care of her. Nie Qingqing also had a clear understanding of her situation: no matter how good her brother and sister-in-law were, staying at her parents' home was not a long-term solution.

Nie Qingqing's mother said: "Your aunt says their machinery factory has a new factory manager parachuted in. He's a university graduate, sent abroad on a public scholarship, a key technical person at the main factory, transferred to the branch as the factory manager. He has a high salary, is capable, and you're pretty, so she wants you to meet him."

Nie Qingqing still had a clear understanding of her situation: "With such good conditions, an unmarried young girl could find him. Why would he want to meet me?"

Her mother said hesitantly: "Your aunt says he's a bit old and a bit ugly. When I asked her about it, she thought he was suitable for her but not for you, but he has a big house and a high salary."

Nie Qingqing made the decision: "Marrying a man is about having clothes to wear and food to eat. Let's meet him."

Song Zao started his education late. After his family was politically rehabilitated, he took the college entrance exam. After graduating from university, he entered the main factory specializing in technology. Two years later, he was sent abroad on a public scholarship, returned and was promoted to chief engineer, then transferred to become the branch factory manager. Not good at socializing, his personal life dragged on until he was thirty, and he couldn't delay it anymore.

The old uncle who took care of him said: "I asked the aunt who works in the factory cafeteria. She has a niece who just divorced, only twenty-six years old, and is undeniably beautiful. She handles both home and outside matters well. If you want to focus on technology and turn the branch factory from loss to profit, you need to settle your domestic life, so go meet her."

Song Zao said: "With such good conditions, a young bachelor could find her. Why would she want to meet me?"

His uncle: "She's too fierce, no man can stand her. I even asked her ex-husband, who said she would tie people up and whip them with leather whips in the middle of the night..."

Song Zao interrupted: "It's not a problem if we sleep in separate rooms after marriage. I'll go meet her."

At the blind date venue, Nie Qingqing saw a handsome man, tall and well-built, mature and steady, but didn't see her own supposedly old and ugly blind date partner.

At the blind date venue, Song Zao waited for a long time and only saw a young, beautiful, gentle, and kind girl, not the fierce woman he was supposed to be meeting.

'Seventies Rural Family' has been published, synopsis:

In 1976, Lin Jiangran's parents were taken away by the Red Guards. Their house was about to be confiscated, and she had nowhere to go. She wandered around the blind date market and discussed with the first suitable unmarried young man: "Sir, I'm also here for a blind date, would you like to meet me?"

The man across from her nodded and asked her: "I'm not a local. Before coming here today, I was transferred back to my hometown commune to be the security chief. I live in a rural tile house. You're a city girl, can you accept my situation?"

Rural? What's the countryside like? She had heard her family's maid mention it, saying that the neighbors were harsh, life was difficult, and people who came from the city didn't want to go back.

She was afraid the man across from her wouldn't like the truth, so she picked out the good things to praise: "The countryside is good! You have your own plot of land, can grow vegetables to eat, save money. There's plenty of land, and the air is fresh. I'm willing to go back with you!"

Lin Jiangran married from the city to the countryside. Her husband's hometown, Dahe Village, was quite nice. There were many fish and shrimp in the river, and many mountain fruits. It wasn't a big village, only about ninety households. The new village leader was capable, and although life was hard, the neighbors were harmonious and helped each other. In such a small village, she also paved an increasingly successful path for herself.

Content tags: Wealthy family, farmland literature, era literature. Nie Qingqing Song Zao. One-sentence introduction: The beautiful stepmother has arrived. Theme: Self-reliance and independence, mutual respect and love, working together to create the future.

Synopsis: [End of main text, appendix updates as rankings continue, next book opens 'Tropical Heat Summer']

Peng Chengyi felt that there must be a cursed fate between her and Chen Yubai.

They were born in the same hospital and lived across the street from each other.

In kindergarten, they slept in adjacent beds; he always liked to step on her head while sleeping.

In elementary school, they sat in front of each other’s desks; he liked to tease her braids to ease himself.

In junior high, they shared a desk; he liked to sleep during class, letting her cover for him.

In high school, their positions were finally separated, yet they remained in the same class.

Worse, the height he gained over summer vacation and his open facial features made him a dream to many girls; she had to collect his love letters every few days.

Yet she, also a bright and lovely girl, had never received any love letter.

Unable to endure, Peng Chengyi decided that in college he would certainly separate from him.

Peng Chengyi: "Which university will you attend?"

Chen Yubai: "Peking University."

Peng Chengyi: "Then I’ll enroll in Huada."

Chen Yubai: "Oh, as you wish."

When the acceptance letters arrived, she saw in the mailman’s hand his as well.

It was Huada, with an envelope identical to hers.

Peng Chengyi: "You promised to enroll at Peking University."

Chen Yubai: "After comparing, Huada is still more suitable for me."

Peng Chengyi: "%口*#…"

Fortunately their departments and curricula differed, so she no longer had to see him daily and even found a boyfriend.

After hearing the news, Chen Yubai said he would invite her and his boyfriend to celebrate, but on the dinner he was as silent as a mute person.

While her boyfriend went to the bathroom, Peng Chengyi couldn’t help but ask him: "Why are you so quiet?"

Chen Yubai: "I’m thinking."

Peng Chengyi: "Thinking about what?"

Chen Yubai: "Why am I inferior to him?"

Afterward, in Chen Yubai’s room drawer, Peng Chengyi saw several love letters written to her in high school.

The one at the bottom, with the most familiar handwriting, was his.

【Reading reminder】

1.1v1, double C, HE

2. Daily life, slow burn, slight crowd, high school + university campus, no romance before university.

3. A lethargic high school girl with max sensitivity x him, a cold, aloof dog; double academic masters, male crush.

——Next book 'Tropical Heat Summer', synopsis follows——

When Chen Xia was ten, her mother took her out to marry.

She was forced to call a stranger a father, and was given a brother older by two years, Chen Chao.

Despite no blood relation, their personalities differed; he was quiet and obedient, a model student; she was reckless and carefree, often causing trouble.

At school, nobody linked them together. Only when he began early love with someone from outside, she reported him.

After returning home, Chen Chao, with a grim face, blocked her from behind the door: "Tell me, where did I offend you?"

Chen Xia lowered her brows, replied indifferently: "I just can’t stand people who love early like you."

"Fine, I’ll remember." He smiled bitterly, eyes shadowed.

Later, Chen Chao entered university and left home. Chen Xia, after taking the college entrance exam, applied to the same city university as him.

Before school started, Chen Xia, pretending to adapt early, moved into the rented house outside the campus that Chen Chao rented.

The summer nights were long; the two slept cramped in the damp, stifling rented room.

Chen Xia suddenly asked: "What does it feel like to kiss someone else?"

Chen Chao, frowning, "How do I know."

Chen Xia: "You’re not supposed to have a casual romance."

Chen Chao, twisting his mouth: "Was I not embarrassed by you, unable to experience?"

Chen Xia stared at him for seconds, then rushed to his lips: "Let me compensate you."

Later, Chen Xia brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.

In the cheerful living room, only Chen Chao was there with a gloomy face.

Afterward, Chen Xia again found herself behind Chen Chao’s back.

He pressed his arm against her thin shoulder, eyes brimming with suppressed emotions: "Breaking up with him was really quick."

"The crush of my youth is my only obsession in this life."

In their second year of high school, Xu Ying transferred to Nangang No. 1 High School and met Zong Heng, the notorious "problem student" of the entire school.

He was flamboyant and unrestrained, a thorn in the teacher's side, yet strangely excellent in academics, making people both hate and envy her.

She was quiet and gentle, an outstanding student in her class, but under his repeated teasing and pranks, she stubbornly refused to back down.

"Xu Ying, do you like me?" "Zong Heng, can't you be less annoying?"

From being at odds to falling for each other, they promised to get into the same university together, but were forced to separate after the college entrance exam.

Five years later, they reunite in the workplace.

He was already a rising star in the business world, cold and powerful, but the moment he saw her, he could no longer maintain his composure.

She had become a promising designer, independent and resilient, yet her heart would still race under his gaze.

"Xu Ying, I fucking love you, for a lifetime." "Zong Heng, this time, I won't let go again."

From school uniforms to wedding dresses, from youth to eternity.

Sweet-hearted play-bottom × Gentle silent-top. Cozy and heartwarming, innocent and lively, Happy Ending.

To anyone looking, the Cheng and Fang families should have been like fire and water. The two families lived on opposite sides of a river, with years of grievances that couldn't explained in a few words. Anyway, whenever they met inside or outside the village, they never greeted each other.

But when it came to the grandchildren's generation, something wonderful began to change. The Fang boy was happy to be with the Cheng boy. The more they were forbidden to see each other, the closer they became.

Fang Yuenian: "As long as your brothers are around, would they let someone crack your skull? Not even my dad could stop them."

Cheng Bing: "Right now, the one with a cracked skull is you."

Fang Yuenian: "What 'school campus crush'? Cheng Bing is way better than him!"

Cheng Bing: "Fang Yuenian is the cutest kid in the whole area."

Fang Yuenian: "Is love considered betrayal?"

Cheng Bing: "Don't say I betrayed you."

Growing up together, loving each other as adults, they embraced the tides of the times, gained their families' love, and held onto a boundless lifetime of companionship.

Please note: This story focuses on rural life with a slow pace and fragmented narrative. Please bear with it.

Daily life, childhood friends, bottom-focused perspective, dual male leads.

"Crushes are like a bitter summer."

Summer of 2019, an online crush story suddenly became popular. Under a colleague's recommendation, Shen Qingli opened this story.

Every plant and tree in the book carried a familiar and authentic atmosphere. Someone even revealed that it was written by their high school senior.

As if by fate, she opened the Weibo of the crush story's author, where a comment under a post caught her attention: "If you had to use two words to describe your crush, what would you use?"

Shen Qingli stared at the comment for a long time, and finally typed two words on her phone to answer the question: "Bitter Summer".

The vague figure of a boy from her memory emerged with the scorching summer. Unlike many conventional crushes, the person she liked was also the one she hated the most.

He had once shared a rain shower with her on a scorching afternoon, had talked with her about a secret matter, and in that same summer, heard him say to her face that he had never known her.

Every girl once dreamed of becoming a princess. Jiang Wanwan's childhood dream was to wear a princess dress and swing on a crystal chandelier.

But the chandelier was high and swayed, so to become a princess, she worked extremely hard at everything she did from a young age. As a result, with her beautiful looks and diverse talents, she was widely popular during her student days.

As an adult, Jiang Wanwan is a middle school teacher, and rigid and conservative have become the inherent labels the public attaches to her.

Who says the ultimate persona for a female teacher is an 'extinction nun'? Acting with students, bungee jumping with colleagues, dating a rapper... her life is her own to decide! She is determined to walk a different path.

But why are so many men rushing to be

In the early spring scenery of the first lunar month, the young girl Shufu found a beautiful boy and kept him in her boudoir.

Later, the boy grew bolder, climbing into her bed...

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Spring has its offerings: dew, bright light, blooming flowers, and a charming companion to pass my youthful years and dissolve my spring melancholies.

[Reading Guide]

1. This is a slow-burn daily life story, with explicit scenes appearing later.

2. Boy x Girl romance.

3. Set in an ancient background, but features premarital intimacy. Please be advised before reading.

4. The female lead has an engagement, but her fiancé betrays her. The female lead gets together with the male lead before her engagement is fully dissolved.

5. Contains female-oriented content, but it's not a "strong female lead" story. Essentially, it's a sweet romance novel about a young boy and girl falling in love.

This is a delicate work that spans youth and growth. From junior high school in 2003 to university and society later on, Zhao Jinglu stumbles along, learning sobriety through friendship and secret crushes, and moving towards independence through loneliness and betrayal.

She once silently watched the sunny youth, Ling Peng, but missed him again and again due to various misunderstandings and distances. Until years passed, and the two met again at a crossroads in life...

This is a story about secret love, growth, and mutually pursued affection. It vividly portrays the tiny lights, clumsy imprints, and shattered illusions of youth, ultimately paving a clear path toward self and true love.

If you have ever silently liked someone, if you have also experienced the trials of friendship and the reconstruction of self—then this story might just be your time diary.

I thought we would be friends for life. But later, some were crushed by their parents' expectations, some got lost in love, and some forever stopped at eighteen.

If youth is destined to be a heavy rain, then none of us managed to retreat unscathed. Those unspoken affections, those farewells not held back, those hatreds not reconciled in time... ultimately, all became the most painful scars of youth.

"Later, the winds of Hanchuan never blew back to the days of youth."