London Has No Rain

Celebrity x Family Heir, Older Man Bows for Love | Bittersweet Pursuit | Nine-Year Age Gap Lu Zhiwei was only nineteen when she first met Zhou Xushen. She followed him with a heart full of joy for four years, only to learn that he was going to get engaged to someone else. - Lu Zhiwei knew from the start how this unhealthy relationship would end. Still, like a moth to a flame, she fell into this one-sided love and stayed by his side. - The doctor told her she had to leave her “pathogen” to get better. But Lu Zhiwei thought that Zhou Xushen wasn’t just her “pathogen.” He was also her temporary shelter from the storm. But when that shelter brought her nothing but endless suffering, she had to leave. No one was incapable of living without someone else. She would hold on to herself as fiercely as she always had. At a gathering with friends, Zhou Xushen heard one of them earnestly advise him, “You can’t bully her just because her parents aren’t around.” At the time, he didn’t take it to heart. Only later, standing on a London street and watching her fall into someone else’s arms, did Zhou Xushen realize just how much he had missed. What he had smugly believed was a mutually beneficial arrangement had been the only safe haven she had amid a storm-tossed life. It had also been torture for her. One postcard after another, like mail the postman had been slow to deliver. It was only after Zhou Xushen had lost Lu Zhiwei for good that he saw the postcards, each one filled with four years of love. - After more than twenty flights on his private jet, he finally landed where Lu Zhiwei was. Zhou Xushen nuzzled his head into the hollow of her shoulder, his voice muffled. “Lu Zhiwei, let’s get married next spring.” Lu Zhiwei thought, It’s already December. Getting married next spring would be a bit of a rush. Little Extra 1: What do you do when your little sister is your wife’s most devoted fan? Zhou Xushen’s mother looked expectantly at Zhou Suqian, trying to persuade her, “Your idol is your sister-in-law. Don’t you think that’s wonderful?” Zhou Suqian looked baffled. “Wait, what do you mean?” Thinking of all the scandalous stories about wealthy families she’d heard, Zhou Suqian shuddered and blurted out everything on her mind. “No way! You really have your eye on Lulu? Are you going to be like those awful rich families, coveting her beauty and talent, thinking she’s young and easy to fool, then marrying her and stopping her from working, trapping her in a gilded cage and saying that a job in the public eye would damage the Zhou family’s image, then making her have sons over and over...” Zhou Suqian: “If you dare do that, I’ll make a scene!!” Little Extra 2: He’s my brother, my actual brother!! Zhou Xushen was so furious that his chest hurt and his head rang. “You gave up your career back home and came all the way to London just to keep him company while he studied. Do you love him that much, Lu Zhiwei?!” The veins on the back of Zhou Xushen’s hand bulged as he struggled to control himself. So there had been a reason for her avoidance, for her leaving. This man was the reason. “Do you even know that the man you love so much took you upstairs one moment, then hooked up with another woman the next?” Lu Zhiyu’s face was flushed red. His pale cheek was pressed hard against the ground, and the bruising on his cheekbone was shocking. Heartbroken, Lu Zhiwei dropped to her knees and tried to pry Zhou Xushen’s hand away. “Zhou Xushen, let him go!” “You’re still pleading for him? Lu Zhiwei, do you even know what kind of person you love?!” “He’s my brother, my actual brother!” Zhou Xushen froze, then immediately let go. “I’m sorry.” Lu Zhiwei: ... Older Man Bows for Love | Bittersweet Pursuit | Nine-Year Age Gap | One Couple, Both Each Other’s First My next book is The Moonlight Falls Into My Arms. Please add it to your reading list! Blurb: Powerful, influential traditionalist x playful, proud little kitty He’s secretly in love with her, takes advantage of her vulnerability, and pretends to be her sugar daddy but is a real daddy Xu Nanxi has just broken up with her boyfriend, right after they finally made it through all their hardships. The day after the breakup, Xu Nanxi woke up in Shen Zhe’s bed. - Xu Nanxi stared, bewildered and a little guilty, at the man beside her, whose abs were covered in scratches. “Mr. Shen, I think we should forget what happened last night.” Shen Zhe raised an eyebrow. He wasn’t about to let the duck he’d already caught get away. “Miss Xu, I don’t make a habit of letting people have their fun and then walk away without paying.” “Th-then what do you want?” “Miss Xu, since things have gone this far between us, I have a business proposition. Would you be willing to discuss it?” Xu Nanxi: ... “I can help you end your contract with the company and free you from your mother’s control.” “What do you want?” There was no such thing as a free lunch, and Xu Nanxi knew it. If he helped her, she would have to offer something in return. “What I want is simple. Be my girlfriend for a year and help me deal with my family. After a year, you can leave whenever you like.” That’s it? This has to be a scam, and one aimed specifically at me! “You know that someone from a family like mine is expected to marry for political reasons. I want you to teach me how to charm and pamper a woman over the next year.” “Even if it’s an arranged marriage, I still hope that my wife and I can treat each other with respect, be madly in love, and stay together forever. Can you help me with that, Miss Xu?” “I’ll give you five hundred million in breakup money after a year.” “Deal!” Every second of hesitation would be disrespectful to five hundred million. - One year later. Xu Nanxi rubbed her lower back, looking relaxed, as if she’d finally taken care of a big problem. “All right, starting today, we have nothing to do with each other. Hand over the five hundred million breakup money!” Shen Zhe looked a little regretful. “Is that so? What a pity. I’ve already had someone bid on that set of emerald jewelry you liked.” Xu Nanqiao: ... Shen Shengzhe glanced at her without changing expression. “There’s also a pink diamond crown, a full set of custom-made W-brand conch pearl jewelry, a 32-carat ruby necklace...” Xu Nanqiao: ... Shen Shengzhe said, “If you’re still my girlfriend, you won’t just get that five hundred million. I was also going to give you a villa worth three hundred million and a black card with no spending limit. Oh, I forgot. You still have the card.” Xu Nanqiao’s inner monologue: I think I can do this after all. What should I do? Shen Shengzhe: “So, can I hold you now, girlfriend?” Entertainment Industry | Sugar Daddy | Age Gap | Sweet Romance Theme: We must save ourselves from danger again and again, and find the courage to love again and again