On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table while drinking. The person he shared the table with was a cool man who fit all of his aesthetic desires. It was practically love at first sight.... more>>

He was thirty; he had reached that age where he was no longer the awkward twenty-something youth. He would pursue the one he liked without hesitation, no questions asked.

“I want you to give me a tattoo. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” <<less

Tao Xiaodong had a blind brother. Tang Suoyan, gentle and calm, was his brother’s favourite doctor, and Tao Xiaodong couldn’t help but like him for that.... more>>

Oftentimes, people lose sight of that which was easily gained.

Over the years, Tong Ning was so coddled by Tang Suoyan that he failed to appreciate how fetching this rare specimen was—dumping him without pause, and picking him up again when he had a change of heart.

Except, this time, he was a step too late. Tao Xiaodong had long made his move.

Tao Xiaodong looked at Tong Ning, telling him with a smile, “It doesn’t matter who Tang Suoyan used to be with. He’s mine now. As long as I don’t let go, you’ll never be able to take away what I hold onto.” <<less

Tao Huainan was a blind man. Chi Cheng was a fierce dog he picked up.... more>>

Ten years of growing.
After ten years with Chi Cheng, Tao Huainan grew from a blind little boy to a blind adult.
When they were young and innocent, they held hands and said, "I will always be with you. I'll never let you be as sad as I am now."
But these became broken promises of youth in the end.

One night many years later, at three in the morning, Tao Huainan couldn't sleep.
His messaging app was open on his phone. He recorded many voice messages, then deleted them one by one, doing this the whole night.
This was a game he often played when he couldn't sleep. But tonight he made a mistake.
His hand slipped. Instead of deleting, his fingertip pressed the Send button. Immediately, the notification rang, telling him that it had been delivered successfully. The empty messaging app contained only the single message that Tao Huainan had just sent: Little puppy. <<less

Qin Fang was one of the most handsome guys in C National University. His visuals were impeccable, but, the problem was, he was a great troublemaker, and knew how to fight. ... more>>

Xing Yan was a stellar student in the Chemistry Institute, but his temperament was cold and introverted, and he communicated little with others. The first time he met Qin Fang, the two forcefully rammed their shoulders into each other. When their four eyes met, both knew that the other was not any good person.

Qin Fang jokingly flirted with Xing Yan, saying, "I’m Qin Fang, sophomore in Global Commerce. You can come find me any time, your Fang Ge will wait for you."

Later, on a quiet evening, Xing Yan was smoking on the balcony. Qin Fang used his legs as a pillow, his expression containing a little embarrassed smile as he pointed to the evening sky and said, "Actually, Qin Fang was a name I changed myself, my original name was… Jian Xingxing*."

From then on, I was not afraid of even the darkest nights, since I could just raise my head to see stars.

*T/n: The novel name, in chinese pinyin, is Jian Xing Xing (捡星星) while the mentioned original name of the character is Jian Xingxing (简星星). However, the "捡(jian)" in the title means to pick up, while this 简 (jian) is a surname. The same two characters that follow are xing (星), meaning star. <<less

Yuan Ye and film emperor Fang Shaoyi were married for ten years. After a stamp from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they got divorced and their red booklets became green booklets. Back when they had gotten married, they had proudly announced the news to the whole world. After their divorce, though, neither dared to speak up, determined to hide this development.... more>>

Film emperor gong vs writer shou. Regarding accompaniment, regarding companionship. Regarding those things inseparable and difficult to speak of about affection.

Summarized in one phrase: We were in love for thirteen years, and then we got divorced. <<less