[Domineering CEO + flash marriage + older woman/younger man romance + devoted to each other + love after marriage + female growth + building a career + no women fighting over men + suspense + childhood sweetheart turns dark]
Gu Xiyue grew up privileged and was confident that her beauty was unmatched. She always demanded the very best.
But everything came to an abrupt halt when her father went missing at sea in international waters.
After her fiancé's mother humiliates her in every way, she angrily dumps her childhood sweetheart and turns to the head of the powerful Li family.
Her future mother-in-law becomes her sister-in-law, while her childhood sweetheart cries and begs her to come back.
Li Yunting once looked down on simps, until he developed an incurable case of "I can't resist my darling older sister."
Since the "princess" has walked right into his trap, he can't be blamed for keeping her all to himself and claiming her for good.
Gu Xiyue once thought theirs was merely a marriage of convenience, each getting what they wanted.
The man's sweet talk was nothing more than lust for her body.
But later, he helped her pay off her debts, set up her studio, find her missing father, and even rescue her from danger time and again.
Only then did she realize he'd already made his way into her heart.
One day, the tables turn. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, Secretary Li chases after President Gu and asks, "Do you love me?"
President Gu slaps a stack of papers against his face. "Man, don't slow me down when I'm drawing my sword!"
Li Yunting: "Waaah~"
Gu Xiyue: "Get lost! I want to return you. Mmm, don't take that off, that's cheating..."
[Parallel timelines, lots of author-created details. I'm a newbie author, and the plot is fairly mild, so please go easy on me.]
[The heroine is the author's precious girl. She won't face too many setbacks, and she'll build her own career.]
[The main story is complete, so read with confidence. I'm not marking it complete because I may write a couple of bonus chapters, depending on how things go. If nobody reads it, I'll hide them.]
I just read a few chapters, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud because of the psychological descriptions of the characters in the novel. I felt that the author was too modest. As a romance novel, it was absolutely perfect, especially the proportion of psychology and plot was just right, so I jumped in first [smile][smile]
It's very interesting, very interesting, and the plot is very interesting.