Chapter 1 001 Spring Sleepiness, Wife~ Today's Handsome Guy Recommendation, You...
After mistakenly sharing a handsome guy's video with Crush
A Pair of White Birds / Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City
2025/Beginning of Autumn
Traditional Chinese medicine experts say: Women who look at handsome men more often will live longer.
Choose to hibernate only as advised by your doctor.
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Xia Mian, a female engineering student, suffers from social anxiety in real life but is a master of online banter.
During her freshman year of college, she reluctantly downloaded Douyin after being recommended by a friend.
Unexpectedly, the homepage push notifications accurately remembered her few likes and favorites, and a stream of handsome men came her way, thus opening up a new world for her.
Xia Mian's original Douyin account was followed by many real-life friends and relatives.
My aunt caught me once before; she was making inappropriate comments in the comments section of a handsome guy's video, which caused a social uproar.
Although her aunt didn't fully understand her abstract copywriting, she was still much more cautious and created a new Douyin account called "Spring Sleepiness" to let loose.
I no longer randomly share videos of handsome guys; I only share them with my best girlfriend.
[Spring Fatigue]: (Video of a handsome internet celebrity ×1)
In the video, the handsome man has broad shoulders and a narrow waist, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. His tanned skin is covered with beads of sweat, and his muscles rise and fall slightly with his breathing, with sweat sliding down his abdominal muscles...
[Spring Fatigue]: Amazing! Amazing! I really love this!
Xia Mian's best friend Qinglan shares the same love for beautiful women, and immediately replied after receiving Xia Mian's private message on Douyin.
[Shrimp Doesn't Blink]: Wow, what a great figure! Oh no, I mean, so handsome!
Following that, as a return gift, he sent Xia Mian his most treasured possessions.
[Shrimp Doesn't Blink]: (A compilation video of stunningly beautiful women from Europe and America ×1)
【Shrimp Doesn't Blink】: Who understands this! What a magnificent face! A masterpiece of Nuwa's skill.
In the montage video with perfectly timed background music, her blue eyes, like those of an icy lake, her long, distinct eyelashes, her high nose bridge, her well-defined jawline, and her slightly tousled golden curls make her resemble a Greek god sculpture kissed by the sun.
Xia Mian couldn't hide her excitement and even started playing it on repeat a second time.
[Spring fatigue]: Waaah, it's so refreshing to see.
[Spring Fatigue]: But, aren't handsome Western men also under the care of our Goddess Nuwa? QAQ
Scrolling through videos of handsome guys on Douyin is a welcome change from the monotonous summer days of university life.
Next week is the start of my senior year.
Throughout the summer vacation, Xia Mian heard too many of her friends' plans for their senior year.
Some are planning trips with fewer classes, some are interning at large companies, some are preparing for postgraduate entrance exams, and some are taking civil service exams.
Although Xia Mian secured a place in the postgraduate program, she still let out a wail as she looked at her senior year class schedule:
"Aaaaaah! I'm going to punch this senior to death!"
Who has to take several courses, do group assignments, and prepare mid-term reports in their senior year?
Not to mention one of the disadvantages of being recommended for postgraduate studies at your own university:
From the moment you get off the plane, you have to be your mentor's free labor.
Xia Mian received a message from her supervisor yesterday, asking her to come to the lab to help out in September if she's free, otherwise she doesn't need to come.
Xia Mian immediately replied, "Yes, yes, I'm free anytime you need me."
When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
As an engineering student, I'm just lucky to be alive.
Xia Mian felt immense pressure just thinking about how busy she would be after school started.
But then I thought, next week will be busy, what does it have to do with me now?
So she took half a watermelon from the refrigerator, stuck a stainless steel spoon in it, and hummed a song as she returned to her bedroom.
Summer sleeps on her big bed at home, covered with a blanket and enjoying the air conditioning, holding a chilled watermelon with a sandy texture, eating it spoonful by spoonful. At this moment, she forgets all her troubles and feels refreshed.
After eating watermelon, Xia Mian took another afternoon nap.
Summer afternoons have some kind of magic that makes people feel especially sleepy.
Xia Mian slept for a full three hours, and she didn't wake up naturally; her mother woke her up for dinner.
"Summer hibernation, sleeping for so long, is it going to hibernate?"
"I spend my holidays cooped up at home, doing nothing productive, just staring at my phone and laughing like an idiot."
Xia Mian always lets her mother's nagging go in one ear and out the other, maintaining a good attitude.
She also got used to her parents' disapproval of her as summer vacation was about to end.
But as they get older, another new problem emerges.
"You'll graduate from university next year, and you still haven't found someone to date. Your cousin is only a year older than you, and she's getting married soon."
Since attending her sister's daughter's engagement party, Ms. Xia Wenfang has been paying special attention to Xia Mian's marriage.
Unfortunately, my daughter is a lifelong single. She's already a senior in college and has never been in a relationship. Expecting her to get married and start a family is just wishful thinking.
"Mom, I can't just start dating just because I know about it," Xia Mian muttered softly.
"What a pretty young lady." Xia Wenfang was always disappointed in Xia Mian, who looked just like her. "She stays at home and doesn't go out or socialize, and she doesn't participate in school activities, so of course she can't be considered a social butterfly. Besides, you didn't even go on the blind dates we arranged for you. When I was your age, I had already dated several handsome young men."
"You only date handsome guys yourself, but the blind dates you arrange for me are all ordinary-looking men."
Both mother and daughter are attracted to good looks, and Xia Mian is very dissatisfied with her mother's arrangements.
Xia Mian went on a blind date earlier this year, and she felt extremely uncomfortable. She barely said a word and listened to the man ramble on the whole time.
Xia Wenfang felt somewhat guilty and said helplessly, "That's because the world is different now, and handsome young men are a rare commodity."
"But being handsome isn't all that matters; a man's prime is short." The experienced Xia Wenfang changed the subject, "Your dad was handsome when he was young, but now he's old and bald, isn't he?"
Lan Jingcheng, who was silently shoveling rice into his mouth, trembled slightly with his right hand holding chopsticks, and then subtly touched the wig on the top of his head.
"The flowering period is short, but at least it has a flowering period." Xia Mian glanced at her father, who was almost broken, patted his hand to comfort him, and then continued, "Mom, couldn't you have carefully considered the criteria?"
What conditions do you want?
Xia Wenfang stopped eating, put down her chopsticks, and pretended to listen attentively.
Xia Mian cupped her small face in her hand and cleared her throat: "Male, over 185cm tall, handsome and tall, good physique, good proportions, good fashion sense, and beautiful hands. Education at least the same as mine—a 985 university bachelor's degree—deeply affectionate and devoted, gentle and considerate, and emotionally stable..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xia Wenfang picked up a beef ball and put it into Xia Mian's mouth: "Stop talking, let's eat."
“You told me to say it.” Xia Mian swallowed the meatball in a few bites. “Also, respond to everything, be love-struck, have a good temper, be tolerant, can be clingy, but not too clingy.”
"Are you done talking?" Xia Wenfang looked at her calmly.
Summer Sleep nodded.
"Okay." Xia Wenfang got up to serve soup, one bowl for each of the three of them. "After you finish eating, go to bed early tonight."
"What?" Xia Mian took the soup bowl, squinted her eyes, and took a sip.
Xia Wenfang glanced at her: "Anything can happen in a dream."
aestivation:"……"
Back in her bedroom, Xia Mian really wanted to argue with her mother, because such a person doesn't just exist in dreams.
There are indeed such people in real life, like Pei Yan.
I first met Pei Yan during my sophomore year of college.
Her best friend from the same school dragged her to the freshman welcome party to watch the performance, which was one of the few times she had joined in the fun.
She usually prefers to spend her time in the library, laboratory, or dormitory—any relatively quiet place where she can sit quietly by herself without needing any social interaction.
Xia Mian was sitting in the audience; her best friend had gotten her a seat in the first row.
"You and I come from small towns and villages in Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Guizhou, and Yunnan."
“I once vowed / to be an extraordinary person” [1]
It's S.H.E.'s song "You Were Once a Teenager".
Pei Yan stood on the stage of the welcome party, his silhouette outlined by the lights. His singing voice was gentle and clear, and his hands holding the microphone were both innocent and alluring, making him extremely sexy.
No, it's not just his hands that are sexy.
That night, Xia Mian noticed everything about him: his slightly curly, tousled hair had a clean and refreshing, salty feel; his delicate and beautiful peach blossom eyes; the beauty mark at the corner of his eye; and his exceptionally straight nose.
And there's the outline of his chest muscles that can't be hidden under his shirt, exuding a lazy yet gentle temperament.
At the moment their eyes met, Xia Mian felt...
For the first time in her life, she felt like she had met her crush.
But it doesn't seem like they were making eye contact.
He shone brightly on the stage, but she was shrouded in darkness offstage.
She could see him clearly, but he might not be able to accurately perceive her gaze among hundreds of people.
He simply glanced at the audience with equal respect, then bowed to take his leave.
Later, Xia Mian found out that Pei Yan was also a sophomore, in the same college but a different department.
Unlike most students, he participated in a well-known music competition program during his freshman year and was a popular contestant, but he was eliminated in the semi-finals due to a conflict between the competition time and his exams.
Qinglan was amazed that Xia Mian didn't recognize Pei Yan.
Back during freshman military training, this guy was secretly voted the school's heartthrob by the girls because of his good looks.
"Mianmian, I have something serious to tell you."
Before going to bed, her best friend Qinglan suddenly sent her a mysterious message.
Then, a second message popped up quickly: "I'm really in the final sprint for my postgraduate entrance exam. I'm going to give up men and uninstall TikTok."
"Nonsense, I'd be a dog if I believed you." Xia Mian replied instantly.
"Weren't you just picking a profile picture yesterday?" Xia Mian analyzed logically. "You also said you wanted to change your username because you thought the original one was too abstract. What were you going to change it to again... V something... a bit too artsy."
“It’s Valuri.” Qinglan said seriously, “But I’m serious. If I don’t focus on my studies, I’ll be out of school. I’m not going to use TikTok anymore, but I’ll still try my best to reply to your WeChat messages instantly, baby.”
"Oh, okay." Xia Mian laughed it off, but she didn't really believe it at all.
Qinglan has said she wants to uninstall Douyin at least fifty times, if not a hundred.
At the beginning of summer vacation, Qinglan vowed to uninstall Douyin and study for twelve hours every day.
But after only two days, Qinglan came back and said hi to Xia Mian via private message on Douyin.
This time, she wondered how many days Qinglan could hold on.
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The afternoon of the first day of school.
Xia Mian opened Douyin and, after seeing a video of a handsome guy, habitually wanted to share it with Qinglan. She scrolled through her messy following list to the bottom, but couldn't find [Shrimp Doesn't Blink].
Xia Mian was stunned. Had she really deleted and uninstalled the app?
They're so studious it's outrageous!
But she didn't give up; instead, she continued searching. Just when she was about to give up, she saw a notification from Douyin (TikTok) showing people she might know.
【Valuri】.
Wow, I found it!
There was no chat history when I clicked in, and "Qinglan" hadn't even followed her.
This is the same old situation.
TikTok sometimes has bugs, and sometimes it will automatically unfollow people for no apparent reason.
Xia Mian once angrily confronted her best friend on WeChat after being unfollowed, only to discover that the root of all evil was the platform itself.
Just in case, summer hibernation was checked a second time.
My best friend is lazy; she registered as male and hasn't changed her information since.
My best friend doesn't post videos, so my homepage is completely empty.
That's right, that's right, besides her, who else is named [Valuri]?
So Xia Mian promptly followed the message and then sent it to Xia Mian.
【Spring Slumber】: You really changed your name, just pretending.
The other person quickly followed her on social media, which further confirmed to her that this was indeed her best friend.
[Spring Fatigue]: (Videos of handsome internet celebrities x2)
[Spring Fatigue]: Honey~ I'm recommending some handsome guys today, one for you and one for me.
【Valuri】：(Read)？
【Valuri】: ...Don't call me that.
A note from the author:
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It's a lighthearted and sweet novel, not very long. Hope you enjoy reading it! [hugs]
[1] The lyrics are from "You Were Once a Teenager"
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