Do Not Meet

旺仔喝旺仔Dec 2024

2.7

Word count: 257K words
Chapters: 65

Summary

No handsome rich men, no beautiful wealthy women, no abortions, car crashes, or any other melodramatic, overwrought plot devices.

With ordinary logic and real-life stories, it portrays everyday men and women of the world. Yet they are the most shameless and least moral of men and women.

This is a society that preserves tradition and upholds justice.

Lin Zhang and I, however, expose our weaknesses before desire and surrender on our knees before human nature.

Is love between people who are different ultimately a harm to others or a fulfillment of oneself? When we give up love for the greater good, do we move others or lose ourselves?

Editor's review

This book's most notable quality is its deliberate abandonment of the dramatic formulas common in urban emotional narratives, turning instead to relatively plain logic to depict ordinary men and women wavering between desire and morality. The author centers the narrative on the unequal relationship between "Lin Zhang and me," letting readers see the real tug-of-war between traditional order and personal feeling rather than offering a simple verdict of right or wrong. Its value lies not in providing answers but in laying bare the cost behind choices like "giving up love for the greater good": after the sacrifice, who is fulfilled, and what is lost. The prose is unadorned and the narrative leans toward the everyday, suited to slow reading in quiet moments, and afterward one might pause to consider what choice one would make in a similar situation. A caveat: the characters are not likable, and their weakness and baseness are deliberately drawn; readers expecting warmth, healing, or moral paragons may feel uncomfortable.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy realistic urban emotional stories and can accept characters with moral flaws
Those interested in human weakness and the ethics of emotion, willing to think while reading
Mature readers weary of melodramatic plots who want a plainly paced work
Writers who can study how this book handles everyday narrative and moral dilemmas

Not a good fit for

Romance readers expecting sweet romance, healing, or a happy ending
Readers who want characters with upright values and behavior worthy of emulation
Readers who prefer strong plots, fast pacing, or suspenseful twists

Reading tips

Read through once without rushing to judge the characters; note their hesitations and excuses before key choices.
At the turning point in the relationship between "Lin Zhang and me," pause and write down what you would choose in their place.
After finishing, revisit the opening's positioning of "everyday men and women," then judge whether the characters' behavior is self-consistent.

1在这一刻，我好像对他一见钟情了。
2我在他心里会是特殊的吗？
3意外
4惊吓
5遇见
6周一
7失眠
8照片
9吻
10归宿
11出差
12我想要他的爱情。
13回城
14红豆
15梦与幻
16约会
17借钱
18交换
19茫然
20三人行
21讽刺
22道歉
23打脸
24前车之鉴
25欲擒故纵的把戏？
26回家
27心声
28疑心、一
29疑心、二
30疑心、三
31就知道吃！你是猪啊！
32怎么能这么刻毒？
33你错了。
34相遇如此艰难。
35放下吧
36苦楚不是用来理解的。
37只是喜欢你。
38我像你妈？
39你是我的心脏。
40想你。
41讽刺！
42面具
43沉默
44逢场作戏
45伴娘
46一生珍藏
47心结
48薄雾浓云愁永昼。
49逃避真正的问题。
50你太傻了……
51糟蹋……
52做人要懂得感恩。
53自始至终，都是我犯了错。
54我希望你是真的爱她。
55世事大梦一场，人生几度秋凉。
56我必须要找到他。
57只是为了来见你。
58不会只为爱情而活。
59我们是平等的。
60只是因为爱他，接受他的一切。
61这一夜，好美，好轻……
62那我要追你了。
63番外—
64番外二
65番外三

FAQ

Is the romance in this book sweet or angsty?

Neither in the traditional sense. It depicts how two different people waver repeatedly between desire and moral duty; the emotional progression is realistic and lacks romantic embellishment. Readers see more of the cost of choices than the sweetness or sentimentality of courtship.

The characters are unlikable—is it still worth reading?

Whether it's worth reading depends on your expectations. The author deliberately depicts ordinary people's weakness and surrender before human nature; unlikable characters are part of the narrative purpose. If you are willing to observe how people in real situations expose their weaknesses, this book offers material for reflection; if you need emotional identification and characters you can like, you may find it uncomfortable.

Is it suitable for reading in one sitting?

Not really. The book involves ethical judgments and emotional trade-offs; its density lies not in plot but in the characters' inner struggle, and reading it quickly in one go may leave only an impression of plot. Reading it in several sessions, pausing after each, will better convey the author's inquiry into the choice of "giving up love."

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旺仔喝旺仔 Author

Wangzai He Wangzai is an online-literature author about whom limited public information is available. The pen name has a relaxed, everyday personal flavor, and only one work by this author is currently included in the database. The known representative work, Do Not Meet, is classified as modern romance. Judging from the title and category, the work is likely to center on the emotional entanglements of contemporary urban men and women, touching on common motifs such as encounter, missed connection, and parting. Because the author has not disclosed basic information such as nationality, dates of birth and death, or an English name, and because no further writing history or public interviews are available, it is difficult at present to make a comprehensive judgment about the author's writing style. Based on the existing clues alone, the writing tends toward modern emotional narratives close to everyday life and may appeal to readers who enjoy urban romance. If more works and materials emerge later, the author's creative profile and influence can be further supplemented.