Cute girl

"If there's nothing urgent, you shouldn't go out."

At seven o'clock in the evening, Deny Aaron grabbed his student card and electric scooter keys, and opened the courtyard gate, ready to go to school.

School was starting the next day, and there was a notice in the class group chat about a meeting tonight. The main purpose was to distribute textbooks and announce the schedule for the new semester.

"Yeah yeah! I'll take care of the house!" Airi Sakura obediently replied. She wasn't familiar with the surroundings and had no intention of going out alone at night.

"Come back early!" Airi Sakura waved her little hand as Deny Aaron rode off on his electric scooter.

With no one at home now, Airi Sakura felt a bit bored and decided to tidy up the house. She wasn't sure if it was safe to be out at night in this area, so she cautiously looked around before running out to throw the rubbish in the bin and quickly ran back inside.

Back in her room, she prepared the materials she needed to bring to school tomorrow. She was majoring in fine arts, and as an international student, she had a specialized international class. Aside from some professional courses that she took with regular students, Chinese language class was also taken together with other international students.

Airi Sakura was majoring in painting, with only a few main courses: sketching, color foundation, Chinese art history, social practice, and mandatory Chinese language class.

Compared to regular students, her workload wasn't heavy. She came to China for her interest in Chinese culture and wanted to experience life here.

"I can finally take a nice hot bath~" Airi Sakura hummed a tune as she changed into a tank top and shorts, then happily carried her bathing products and ran to the bathroom.

September in Southern China was still quite hot, and Deny Aaron usually took cold showers. Airi Sakura couldn't handle cold water baths because it would give her stomach pains.

Once the hot water was ready, Airi Sakura peeled off her clothes, raised her snow-white feet, and stepped into the bathtub. She slowly laid down, feeling the heated water circulate through her body, making her little face turn rosy.

"Taking a bath is so comfortable, I wonder why Deny Aaron doesn't like it..." Airi Sakura wondered aloud.

Girls naturally took longer baths, so by the time Airi Sakura finished and came out, Deny Aaron still hadn't returned.

The empty house felt somewhat unfamiliar and she wasn't used to it.

Bai Xiaomeng, on the other hand, was quite used to it. When Deny Aaron wasn't at home, it would curl up on the sofa and sleep or sit by the fish tank, observing the little goldfish. Sometimes, it would even go to the doorway of Airi Sakura's room to see what she was doing, but it refused to get too close to her.

A notification flashed on Airi Sakura's phone, and she quickly picked it up, thinking it was a message from Deny Aaron. It turned out to be a message from an editor named Matsushima.

Matsushima: "It's already September tomorrow, do you have your draft ready?"

Airi Sakura: "Sorry, sorry! I'm currently studying in China, so I need a few more days to send it to you!"

Matsushima: "Surprising! When did you go to China?"

Airi Sakura: "Yeah, so that's why I need a few more days..."

Matsushima: "Don't break your promise, your manga has been getting quite a good response. Keep up the good work!"

Airi Sakura: "I will do my best!"

As someone who has always loved reading manga and had decent drawing skills, Airi Sakura had been submitting her manga to various editorial departments for a long time. However, just like many struggling authors, she barely made any money from it.

In her latest work, the background of the story was inspired by Chinese history. It was a fantasy-themed shoujo manga.

The story took place during the Qin Dynasty and revolved around a gentle and beautiful girl who encountered a brave and skilled general, leading to a blossoming romance. However, everything changed due to a war.

The girl gained eternal life through a special encounter, while her beloved general died on the battlefield. Unable to accept reality, the girl embarked on a journey to revive her lover.

Naturally, in Airi Sakura's outline, this process had many twists and difficulties. From the Qin Dynasty to the present, the girl lived lonely for two thousand years, witnessing massive changes in the world. But there was one thing that never changed: her feelings for the general, which was the central theme of this shoujo manga.

Since it was a shoujo manga, sweet romance and beautiful art were essential. However, Airi Sakura deviated from the norm, adding elements of tragedy. The story was heart-wrenching, making many teenage readers cry and become addicted to the story.

It was said that the purest love stories are written by those who haven't experienced love themselves, and Airi Sakura was a perfect example. She excelled at portraying ambiguous scenes and inner monologues of young girls.

Of course, apart from herself, not even her father knew that she drew shoujo manga. It just felt embarrassing to talk about it.