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Attachment

Rating 3.5
Word count
83K words
Chapters
47

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Summary

[Capable career woman Yan Yu x exceptional Chen Wangran]

[Modern romance + urban + childhood friends + secret crush + mutual pursuit + bickering couple + reunion after years]

In high school, Yan Yu spent every day with Chen Wangran. Back then they were just senior and junior, kids of their fathers' friends, people who lived under the same roof.

How long does it take to grow close to someone you see every day? Yan Yu didn't know. She only knew that after a few years, he had been gone longer than they had lived together.

Just as Yan Yu convinced herself to treat him as dead, he suddenly reappeared.

Yan Yu: "...?"

Chen Wangran: "."

A story that goes round and round.

Editor's review

This book layers childhood companionship with reunion after years, creating an intimacy with edges. Yan Yu and Chen Wangran's relationship begins unusually: senior and junior, but also housemates through their families' connection—closeness came naturally, distance came without warning. The author doesn't turn the secret crush into one-sided pining; after the reunion, the two test each other and spar, their bickering dialogue light and quick, while the mutual-pursuit foundation keeps the book from feeling suffocating. The capable career woman and the exceptional male lead fit an urban setting with enough realistic texture, and the small daily frictions are more absorbing than dramatic ups and downs. Well suited to segmented reading on commutes or before bed—no need to binge; the warmth returning between banter and silences comes through at its own pace. For readers who like watching familiar people rediscover each other and old relationships grow something new, this offers a well-executed example.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who love childhood-friends and reunion setups
  • Fans of bickering-couple dialogue and lighthearted sparring
  • Those who want to see mutual secret crushes play out in an urban setting
  • Office workers needing light modern romance for commutes or bedtime

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who prefer intense conflict and high drama
  • Impatient readers who dislike slow-burn daily interactions
  • Those expecting suspense or deep realist themes

Reading tips

  1. Start with the chapters after the reunion to feel the shift from distance to tentative probing, then look back at the shared-home groundwork.
  2. Focus on the dialogue between Yan Yu and Chen Wangran—notice what each leaves unsaid behind the banter.
  3. No need to finish in one go; two or three chapters a day leaves room to savor the slow warming of their relationship.

About the publisher

Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd. is a cultural enterprise focused on planning and publishing literature and social science books. Public information is limited, and the available details come mainly from its in-house catalogue. Its publishing areas cover prose and essays, foreign literature, social science classics, mystery and detective fiction, and history books, with attention to reissues and boxed sets of classic works. Representative titles include Wang Zengqi's essay collection Renjian Youwei, Wanwu Youqu, The Little Prince, a boxed set of Western philosophical classics, Mao Dun's classic works, a collection of Yasunari Kawabata's award-winning works, Cai Lan's essays, and the Eddie Flynn courtroom mystery series. Its authors include Chinese and foreign names such as Wang Zengqi, Mao Dun, Yasunari Kawabata, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Plato, and Marcus Aurelius, reflecting a publishing profile that brings together Chinese prose, foreign literature, and philosophical and social science classics.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 1.重逢
  3. 2.熟人
  4. 3.加班
  5. 4.工作
  6. 5.穆甄
  7. 6.发呆
  8. 7.机会
  9. 8.有约
  10. 9.照顾
  11. 10.约饭
  12. 11.夜景
  13. 12.回家
  14. 13.觅食
  15. 14.接触
  16. 15.喜欢
  17. 16.亲吻
  18. 17.欲望
  19. 18.醉酒
  20. 19.亲戚
  21. 20.禽兽
  22. 21.过往
  23. 22.爸妈
  24. 23.介意
  25. 24.眼泪
  26. 25.信纸
  27. 26.过来
  28. 27.学习
  29. 28.生日
  30. 29.礼物
  31. 30.谢谢
  32. 31.告知
  33. 32.认真
  34. 33.冬季
  35. 34.回家
  36. 35.朋友
  37. 36.烟火
  38. 37.钱包
  39. 38.回国
  40. 39.接机
  41. 40.戒指
  42. 番外1.梦
  43. 番外2.信
  44. 番外3.目标
  45. 番外4.后日谈
  46. 番外5.婚礼
  47. 番外6.小番外集合

FAQ

I haven't read the author's other works—can I start with this one?
Yes. This is a standalone story; relationships and backstory are explained in the text, with no dependence on other works. You can enter directly from the reunion of Yan Yu and Chen Wangran.
How is the mutual secret crush shown?
Their closeness began during the shared-home period, but neither spoke up. After the reunion, Yan Yu's guardedness contrasts with Chen Wangran's probing; readers can see both care, just expressing it differently.
Is there a lot of bickering? Does it get too noisy?
Banter is one of their main modes of interaction, but the author keeps it controlled—it never becomes mere quarreling. Each friction moves the relationship forward, so it reads light rather than clamorous.

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About the author

Liu Shu Author · Chinese

Liu Shu is a Chinese writer of online romance fiction who works under a pen name; her real name is unknown, and publicly available information is limited. Her works focus mainly on modern urban love, with representative titles including Attachment, Just Right, and The Rainy Season Will Not Return, generally categorized as contemporary romance. In her writing, Liu Shu excels at depicting relationships between older women and younger men and stories of mutual secret crushes, paying attention to the delicate portrayal of characters' emotions and the development of their relationships, and conveying restrained yet lasting emotional tension against urban settings. These works have been serialized on platforms such as Jinjiang Literature City, and the digital edition of The Rainy Season Will Not Return was published by Jiangsu Kuwei Culture Development Co., Ltd., bringing her work to readers through both online serialization and digital publication. There are three works by her in the current collection, with relatively concentrated themes and style that help readers grasp her creative profile.