· Handsome, roguish auto repair shop boss × soft-spoken, socially anxious little lemon
· Six-year age gap | Sweet romance | Everyday life | A touch of healing
· The hero is sharp-tongued but fiercely protective; the heroine is gentle but no pushover
The summer she turned eighteen, just after the college entrance exams, Ruan Ning was lounging at her maternal grandmother's house, happy to be a quiet couch potato. She was socially anxious and shy around strangers, and her voice was so soft it barely rose above a mosquito's buzz. Her greatest wish was for no one to notice her.
Until Auntie Wen came to visit with her son.
Jin Ran was twenty-four, the owner of an auto repair shop and a graduate of a prestigious university. He could fix cars, build models, and talk well enough to infuriate anyone. His whole being practically screamed, "Don't mess with me."
The first time Ruan Ning met him, her hands shook so much she could barely hold the fruit he offered her. Jin Ran raised an eyebrow, thinking she looked like a startled rabbit. No, more like an unripe lemon, green and sour, shrinking away at the slightest touch.
Later, he realized this little lemon only seemed to bristle when she was around him.
"Sweetie, call me Brother Jin. Let me hear it."
"D-Don't call me that..."
"Then what should I call you? Sweetie? Sweetie?"
Ruan Ning blushed from head to toe. She didn't think she'd ever met anyone so shameless.
Later still, Jin Ran realized there was something wrong with him. When he saw her eyes turn red, he wanted to comfort her. When he saw someone bully her, he wanted to kick them. When she sat obediently in the passenger seat but couldn't fasten her seat belt, he leaned over to help her, only for his ears to turn red first.
Wen Jiu watched it all unfold, slapped her thigh, and declared, "I'm definitely making this girl my daughter-in-law!"
Sweet coaxing, and he's set on making the little lemon his. (A sweet little romance. Leave your brain at the door. Don't come in if it's not your thing.)
