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The Unreachable Moon Next Door

share time: 2025-10-31 06:01:29

On her first day moving into the old alley, illustrator Lin Xiaoman accidentally let her cat into the studio of Chen Mo, the architect next door—ruining his three-night bid draft with its claws. Since then, they’ve become “bickering neighbors”: Chen Mo would collect her clothes but insist, “I’m afraid you’ll wet my carpet”; Xiaoman would bring him ginger tea for overtime but say, “I didn’t want to pour the leftover.” Everyone teases that “the closest one gets the moon first,” yet they’re like two cats pretending to sleep: Xiaoman saw a photo of a girl on Chen Mo’s desk and thought it was his unrequited love; Chen Mo overheard Xiaoman say, “I’m afraid to like someone who shines,” thinking he’s just a stranger. Until one day, Xiaoman’s cat digs out the confession letter Chen Mo hid for three months, floating into her balcony—the end reads: “My moon has been shining next door all along.”

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