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Cellophane

Rating 3.3
Word count
557K words
Chapters
214

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Summary

Chen Shi was a kind boy. When I had my heart broken, he took me home. We loved each other for a while, then broke up on a train: he threw away his ticket and got off, and I cried alone all the way from Guangzhou to Beijing. When we met again, he had his arm around a new girl, and I found even one more glance at him disgusting. At twenty, my greatest wish was to be with Chen Shi. At twenty, Chen Shi's greatest wish was to hold a concert at the Workers' Stadium.

Editor's review

Cellophane looks back in the first person on a youthful romance that runs from Guangzhou to Beijing, rendering the pain of heartbreak and the visceral disgust of reunion with restraint and sharpness. The title suggests the transparency and fragility of the characters' relationship: seeing someone through that film makes tenderness and disillusion alike seem distorted. The author does not beautify growing up, but sets a twenty-year-old's fixation alongside the other person's dream of a concert, showing the irreparable estrangement that follows when two people's wishes fall out of step. The narrative is brief, with much left unsaid, suited to reading in short stretches on a commute or before sleep; afterward you will naturally recall a relationship of your own that ended without resolution. Its value lies not in offering answers but in honestly preserving the awkwardness and clarity of youth.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who enjoy urban coming-of-age love stories and prefer short first-person narratives
  • People going through a breakup or the end of a relationship who need emotional resonance
  • Readers with a sense of familiarity with life in Guangzhou and Beijing
  • Aspiring writers, who can learn from its restrained, elliptical lyricism

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting a full-length plot with multi-threaded character arcs
  • People sensitive to depictions of heartbreak and emotional turmoil, who are easily moved
  • Readers who prefer analytical texts and dislike lyrical monologue

Reading tips

  1. Read it through once to take in the overall mood, then go back to the two details—the breakup on the train and the reunion—to feel how the narrator's attitude shifts.
  2. Pause where the emotion runs strong and write down a similar memory of your own, treating the reading as a light emotional sort-through.
  3. Read it as a short piece; don't chase plot progression, but notice how the metaphor of the title "Cellophane" lands in the text.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 卷1 愿你有梦为马,随处可栖
  3. 001 从讨厌开始
  4. 002 讨厌讨厌讨厌的暗恋
  5. 003 小太阳许浪浪
  6. 004 我是陈识的歌迷
  7. 005 开始走心了?
  8. 006 男二是个大明星
  9. 007 游戏
  10. 008 我要去听他的演唱会
  11. 009 你就不能检点些?
  12. 010 陈识为我受伤了
  13. 011 你怕我干什么
  14. 012 我从来不是他的选项
  15. 013 他那么喜欢她
  16. 014 你们这个教不教用啊?
  17. 015 陈识也会劈腿
  18. 016 轮到你管我了?
  19. 017 不就换个衣服吗
  20. 018 忽悠,接着忽悠!
  21. 019 你陪陪我好不好?
  22. 020 别动
  23. 021 试了就喜欢了
  24. 022 情人节
  25. 023 甩了他,跟我在一起
  26. 024 现在的选择,未来的结果
  27. 025 我不会让别人欺负你的
  28. 026 司辰的坦白
  29. 027 别人家的一心一意
  30. 028 你不要哭
  31. 029 那你还说不喜欢我?
  32. 030 洗了澡,没衣服啦
  33. 031 月亮那么美
  34. 032 恶梦
  35. 033 他不在乎
  36. 034 哄我睡觉
  37. 035 陈识的女朋友
  38. 036 碎了
  39. 037 几步的距离
  40. 038 前女友
  41. 039 回到陌生
  42. 040 让你女朋友陪你啊
  43. 041 浪浪挺合适你的
  44. 042 我永远不可能单纯的喜欢另一个人了
  45. 043 没名没分
  46. 044 他在花丛中
  47. 045 他抱着唐思
  48. 046 不要招惹我
  49. 047 不忍
  50. 048 有梦为马
  51. 049 出人命了
  52. 050 那你要不要我负责?
  53. 051 我的守护神
  54. 052 贫嘴张大民的幸福生活
  55. 053 最后的拒绝
  56. 054 我愿意陪你吹冷风
  57. 055 我爱你我爱你我爱你我爱你我爱你
  58. 056 不准你喜欢许易
  59. 057 浴缸
  60. 058 陈识的好都是唐思的成果
  61. 059 不让你委屈
  62. 060 唐思流产了
  63. 061 陈识的妈
  64. 062 心理障碍
  65. 063 冷战
  66. 064 怀孕
  67. 065 折磨感情
  68. 066 未成年的小粉丝
  69. 067 趁着不深
  70. 068 分开静静
  71. 069 我想出国
  72. 070 好像是许易?
  73. 071 试听会
  74. 072 灰姑娘
  75. 073 你愿意让我骗一次吗?
  76. 074 你和他做什么了
  77. 075 拯救小粉丝
  78. 076 帅的我移不开眼
  79. 077 许易的强势
  80. 078 男一和男二打起来啦
  81. 079 动摇过才知道真正想要的
  82. 080 三十岁以前娶你
  83. 081 磨合期
  84. 082 梦想和爱情只能选择一个
  85. 083 非典
  86. 084 无能为力
  87. 085 十二支装的?
  88. 086 放风筝
  89. 087 看你比较顺眼
  90. 088 平平淡淡无话可说
  91. 089 谁才是男一号
  92. 090 拔智齿
  93. 091 看得见的改变
  94. 092 嗯,我只想追你
  95. 093 一起相爱的理由
  96. 094 说你爱我
  97. 095 绯闻
  98. 096 结婚吧
  99. 097 乐队解散(上)
  100. 098 乐队解散(中)
  101. 99 乐队解散(下)
  102. 100 招小姑娘喜欢
  103. 101 成长
  104. 102 他们分手了
  105. 103 来广州见你
  106. 104 你是不是不喜欢我了
  107. 105 小蕾就住在他楼上
  108. 106 我是动摇过
  109. 107 陪我回北京
  110. 108 火车票
  111. 109 你不要太晚回来
  112. 110 离别的车站
  113. 111 情人节
  114. 112 我比你过得好
  115. 113 他搂着别的姑娘
  116. 114 陈识:这辈子我只爱你
  117. 115 去医院
  118. 116 陈识的电话
  119. 117 分开旅行
  120. 118 向左走向右走
  121. 119 许易的家庭观
  122. 120 听说他恋爱了
  123. 121 跨年夜的寂寞
  124. 122 迷惑
  125. 123 旧海报新生活
  126. 124 该考虑以后了
  127. 125 四年前的酒店
  128. 126 可靠
  129. 127 不爱了
  130. 128 他成功了(改)
  131. 129 他不爱我(改)
  132. 130 不想拒绝(改)
  133. 131 我们和好吧(改)
  134. 132 故事(改)
  135. 133 忙(改)
  136. 134 好久不见(改)
  137. 135 新娘不是她
  138. 136 我不会再纠缠你
  139. 137 英雄救美
  140. 138 孩子的问题
  141. 139 女人只会是第二(改)
  142. 140 转折的开始
  143. 141 陈奶奶住院
  144. 142 关心
  145. 143 陈识陈湘
  146. 144 那些过眼云烟
  147. 145 陈识最在乎的
  148. 146 和许易分手
  149. 147 在一起吗?
  150. 148 只差一点点
  151. 149 再等几个月
  152. 150 不可能消停
  153. 151 祸不单行
  154. 152 失踪
  155. 153 九十九步
  156. 154 契机
  157. 155 写给你的歌
  158. 156 并肩努力
  159. 157 向西你变了
  160. 158 我的梦想
  161. 159 啃
  162. 160 没玩儿够
  163. 161 做你的影子
  164. 162 过一段时间结婚
  165. 163 牺牲
  166. 164 你让我哭泣又给我惊喜
  167. 165 小泼妇
  168. 166 我有病
  169. 167 求婚
  170. 168 我不想和你结婚
  171. 不喜欢她就对了,不是白莲花本来就是普通人
  172. 169 反省
  173. 170 尽力
  174. 171 你不知道
  175. 172 梦一场
  176. 173 苦
  177. 174 厌
  178. 175 吵架动手拜拜
  179. 176 你有多久没唱歌给我听了?
  180. 177 地震
  181. 178 司辰和陈湘的结局
  182. 179 是走是留
  183. 180 我们分手吧
  184. 181 其他选择
  185. 182 如果不是你
  186. 183 我来听你的演唱会
  187. 番外
  188. 番外:陈识夫妇蜜月记
  189. 许尼亚:我喜欢你,从来不说
  190. 司辰:活在时光里(上)
  191. 司辰:活在时光里(下)
  192. 许易版本结局
  193. 变了
  194. 分手
  195. 对不起
  196. 我难受
  197. 都犯错了
  198. 我们结婚吧
  199. 准备婚礼
  200. 谁的孩子
  201. 我们结婚
  202. 我认了就是我的
  203. 见家长
  204. 后悔
  205. 结婚
  206. 揪心的生活
  207. 过了这村没这店儿了
  208. 孩子和我不亲
  209. 给孩子找后妈?
  210. 好好想
  211. 拒绝
  212. 爱他
  213. 许易番外
  214. 我来听你的演唱会

FAQ

Is this book suitable for someone going through a breakup?
Fairly suitable. It offers no comforting platitudes but presents the real tears, disgust, and unwillingness after a breakup, so readers feel their emotions understood. If you are currently very fragile, though, it may be better to wait a while before reading, to avoid being pulled back into it repeatedly.
What does the title "Cellophane" mean in the story?
Cellophane is transparent yet forms a layer, which corresponds to how the narrator sees Chen Shi: she thinks she sees clearly, but there is always a distance. It also suggests that the relationship looks clear but is in fact fragile, ready to tear at a single touch.
How long is it, and what is the reading pace like?
From the available information it is a short-form narrative, fairly fast-paced with much left unsaid, readable in about an hour. It suits reading in short stretches on a commute or before sleep, and also rewards going back afterward to look closely at the key scenes.

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Zhong2bing is a Chinese online-fiction author about whom little public information is available; only the pen name, one work in the database, and its category can be confirmed. The representative work is Cellophane, classified as modern romance. Judging from that category and the title, the book is likely a romance set against contemporary urban life and centered on emotional relationships between characters. The title "Cellophane" evokes something transparent, thin, and easily creased, perhaps suggesting a delicate, sensitive attention to everyday feelings in the writing. Because the author has not disclosed a real name, nationality, birth or death dates, or creative background, it is difficult to form an overall judgment of their style, and it is also unclear whether they write under other pen names or have produced series. On the available evidence, Zhong2bing appears to be a new author who has come to readers' attention through a single work, and their future direction remains to be seen. Readers who want to know what the writing is like should still turn to Cellophane itself and form their own view from its characters, narrative pace, and language.

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