Mr. Gu's Lazy Little Cat

[One-on-one romance | Both leads are each other’s first and only | Childhood sweethearts | Healing and redemption | From cradle to wedding dress. The pacing is a little slow at first, and the leads’ relationship turns a corner in Chapter 61.] When Shen Tingyang was five, she was kidnapped right in front of Gu Shiyan. She came back three days later. She didn’t speak or cry, only sat quietly and obediently, like a porcelain doll. After that, she developed a sleeping disorder: she would fall asleep anywhere, anytime, without warning. Nine-year-old Gu Shiyan stood by her bed and told himself: You failed to protect her. From that day on, he changed. The Gu family’s heir was cold and taciturn to outsiders, with a reputation for ruthless methods. But with her, he personally handled everything, down to the smallest detail, from the fabric of her clothes to her plans for the rest of her life. He talked to her, and she would only listen to him. He recorded himself reading poetry. His voice was the only remedy that kept her from having nightmares. Everyone thought that Miss Shen would spend her whole life trapped in that nightmare. Until one day, when Gu Shiyan’s fever wouldn’t break, Shen Tingyang stayed by his bedside for a whole day and night. In a hoarse voice, she spoke her first words since the kidnapping: “Brother Yan, have some water.” He opened his eyes and looked at the girl he had watched over for sixteen years. Suddenly, he smiled. “My Yangyang, so you were waiting for me too.” With years of unwavering devotion, he taught her how to speak again. With a gentle kiss, she told him that in this life, she could only ever love him.