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1 Year of Beginning

“Give me one year of your life and I’ll give you the money you need.” Feng Mian is a normal and down to earth modern woman. She just wanted an ordinary life, an ordinary job and find an ordinary man to marry in the future. (Yes, all should be ordinary). But when family matters took a turn for the worst, she faced a huge dilemma called shortage of money. Suddenly, a contract came due to a series of coincidences. Zhang Liang was fed up with his father's (yes, father not mother) matchmaking schemes for him. He wanted to have a peaceful year because this was his chance to expand his business overseas, yet his father didn’t seem to get the message. When an ordinary fresh graduate employee in his company accidentally saw a scene, he decided to take the chance. “Since she has a normal background with nothing remarkable, nothing should go wrong, right?” Browsing through the contract, Feng Mian gritted her teeth. 'Fine. It was just one year of my life anyway. I wouldn't lose a lot.' But was it true? Or would that one year turn out to be a ride full of ups and down for both of them? ... Story set in modern era in fictional country. This story is purely fiction, any similarities with real life's event is purely coincidence. Special thanks for CatarinaM2811 for making the cover Word count: 900-1800 words/chapter Discord: https://discord.gg/pBy2wGB ... Thorough the Years' Series: 1. 1 Year of Beginning [complete] 2. 2 Years of Restarting [complete] 3. -Work in Progress- 4. -Work in Progress- 5. -Work in Progress- 6. -Work in Progress- 7. -Work in Progress- The series are all STANDALONE, meaning you don't have to read the other series in order to be able to follow this story. You can just read one and you still didn't lose anything. Each of the series have different main leads but they all happen in the same universe (and similar timeline, some are overlapping but mostly not) ... Other novels: -Flowers Bloom from Battlefield [complete] - Under the Veil of Night [complete] - 7 Path of the Lilies [on long hiatus] - Villain Lady [complete] - Science and Fantasy [complete] - Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower [on going] - The Quiet Empress [on going] ... Note for those who read Sorahana's other novels: This novel took a different approach compared to my other novels because it focused heavily on romance and also in main lead's perspective. follow me on IG: @sora100518

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Trueborn Pâtissier

Lu Di La sighed. She pushed away the papers that Zhang Xue had laid on the dining table.

"Hey, I'm not finished."

"You can continue later. First thing first, eat."

Zhang Xue sighed, but he still kept his notebook. On the other hand, Zhang Ai looked exceptionally interested in the pictures that Zhang Xue had drawn on one of the papers. It looked very delicious.

"Is this the one you will make, Xue Ge?"

"Yes."

"I want to be the tester!"

"I doubt you even have the time to visit me."

"I…" Zhang Ai was at loss. Come to think about it, after the audition, her schedule would be filled with nothing but filming. Her face darkened at the thought that she wouldn't be able to taste her brother's special sweet.

"Also, you shouldn't eat so much or you'll get fat."

"I'll never get fat." Zhang Ai stuck out her tongue. "Even if I eat twice the portion you eat, I'll still stay thinner than you."

"You're going to make all girls in the world jealous."

"Let them be~."

Zhang Xue shook his head. He knew that Zhang Ai loved to eat and no matter what, she would never gain much weight. Instead, she had a really good body to the point that many magazines actually approached her to ask for her to become a model. Zhang Ai only selected some of them, though, after a careful selection from her brothers.

Feng Mian laughed. "Come on. Let's eat while it's still warm."

"Yes!"

Cutting the pancakes with the spoon, Feng Mian already could tell that it was very fluffy. Internally, she secretly memorized the difference in the amount of flour and others when they made the pancake just now. She wanted to try it at home and made something similar.

The four of them no longer chatted as they were busy eating the pancakes. The fluffy texture along with the sweet taste filled their mouths. It was really good.

Zhang Xue was the only one who frowned slightly. "There's a bit of disharmony in the texture. Did you not stir it long enough when you make the mixture?"

Lu Di La rolled her eyes. "There's no time."

"But if you just add a bit more of…"

As Zhang Xue began to speak, Feng Mian was stunned. She had just realized one thing: Zhang Xue is truly a trueborn patissier.

Even though it was just a simple pancake, he could know the rate composition of the ingredients. Should she say his ability is amazing or scary?

Well, in any case, it was not that important for now.

Their breakfast continued with Zhang Xue spoke a lot about the pancake just now. Lu Di La just rolled her eyes, yet it was clear that she also took note of what Zhang Xue said. Even though she didn't aim to become a patissier like him, she also liked cooking.

"Does this always happen?" Feng Mian turned her head to look at Zhang Ai.

Zhang Ai placed her spoon down. She had finished the two pancakes. "Yes, Xue Ge is absolutely sensitive when it comes to desserts and other sweets. He will certainly give you a thorough analysis every time he eats one."

"From young?"

"Yep."

Hearing that, Feng Mian genuinely wondered how they had their family meal in the past. Zhang Xue seemed to love talking about the composition and better recipe regarding the sweets.

Lu Di La picked up her bag when Zhang Xue had finished. "I'm going back first. See you later, Mian'er and Xiao Ai."

"Yes!"

"Take care, Da Jie."

Zhang Xue also bid his farewell. Only Feng Mian and Zhang Ai stayed in the room. They looked at one another.

"Is Father not…?"

"He's in his office, reading the newspaper," Zhang Ai replied. "I'm going to have a talk with my manager, so I'll be going."

"Alright."

Zhang Ai's manager was actually her best friend in university. Feng Mian had heard a bit about it when she chatted with Zhang Ai last night. However, she didn't really remember the details.

Feng Mian returned back to her room and picked up her phone. Her eyebrows creased when she saw a message from an unknown number.

Should she open it or not?