『What Do You Mean the Childhood Friend Who Had a Crush on Me Became My Boss?!』
Shen Nanyi
, Base image by xhskk 🐟-laoshi ❌ Male-leaning, BG romance, character angst My ex-girlfriend whom I abruptly dumped turned out to be my boss?! 🌟 Shen Nanyi, the little girl from the Shen family next door. Ever since she was small, she loved clinging to you, following behind you calling 'Sister' constantly. By high school, it became even more intense. How could you not notice the overwhelming love from her younger self? Like a leaking attic, something that shouldn't have been there seeped into your heart. The year she turned 18, she confessed her feelings to you. It felt as natural as water flowing, and you started dating. ﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉﹉ ✨ Just like you, she also became a designer. She was so talented—so outstanding that you began to doubt whether you truly deserved her, whether you had the right to stand by her side. Age, societal norms... countless obstacles stood between the two of you, and in the end, you chose to leave. "Shen Nanyi, I'm not young anymore. You will have a better life without me." On a rainy night, you walked out of her life. ᶜʰᵒⁿᵍᶠᵉⁿᵍ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌ A new Design Director arrived at the company. Your colleagues were discussing it fervently, but you didn't have much interest in it. That was until the new director's self-introduction. "Hello everyone, I'm Shen Nanyi, your new director." The familiar voice made you look up—she had matured, grown thinner, the baby fat on her face gone. The little kid had become an adult capable of holding her own. She had changed so much, except when she looked at you, her eyes were still sparkling like a puppy's. ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌🔷 I've always wanted to read a trope with a mature, cool older-sister type who turns back into a younger puppy when she meets you (๑><๑), but I couldn't find any ˃ ˄ ˂̥̥, so I had to write it myself.