Married First, Fell in Love with My Nemesis Later

Reader’s guide: 1. Characters: Two top students. A carefree, tsundere puppy-like top × a cold on the outside, warm on the inside, sharp-tongued, scheming older woman as the bottom. 2. They reunite from the start, with college memories interspersed throughout. 3. The overall tone is light and cheerful, with plenty of bickering and stubborn denials. (What they’re bickering with is none of your business! And which mouth is stubborn is none of your business either!) 4. Please don’t offer writing advice. There are countless good stories out there; meeting is fate, and I’m grateful! Donghang University has a pair of sworn enemies who are always at each other’s throats. One is Xiang Wanxi, the top student who came first in the college entrance exam and always ranks first in exams and awards. The other is the hot-tempered Shi Ye, who has been stuck in second place for years, no matter how hard she tries. Shi Ye: I just filled in the wrong row on my answer sheet! Xiang Wanxi: Mm. You came in second. Shi Ye: Just for now! I’ll be first next time! Xiang Wanxi: Mm. You came in second. Shi Ye grits her teeth: This woman is always provoking me! A troublemaking friend offers a suggestion: They say love makes people lose focus. Get someone to make her fall in love, drag her down, and then you’ll be in first place! Shi Ye: Ridiculous! Sure, Xiang Wanxi is pretty, but with that icy personality, she’s so cold even a dog wouldn’t want to date her! A month later, one certain dog starts secretly dating Xiang Wanxi behind everyone’s back. * An unsolved mystery has circulated at Donghang University for years. How did the two top students, who were at each other’s throats and fought whenever they met one moment, end up sitting peacefully together in the library studying the next? But the peace doesn’t last. On graduation day, Shi Ye announces their breakup in front of everyone. Xiang Wanxi slaps her in public, then turns and leaves the country, never to return. Years later, Shi Ye’s once-wealthy family has fallen on hard times. Meanwhile, Xiang Wanxi, who once lived on financial aid, has become a promising young graduate of a prestigious university, and Shi Ye’s direct supervisor. To survive at work, Shi Ye has no choice but to ask Xiang Wanxi for help. On an expensive leather sofa, the woman wears gold-rimmed glasses, crosses her legs, and holds a wineglass between her fingertips. Her amber eyes curve into a smile. “Sure. Agree to one condition.” “What condition?” “Marry me.” * Although she never says it outright, Shi Ye understands why Xiang Wanxi wants to marry her: to use marriage to torment and humiliate her, and get revenge for the breakup all those years ago. After the wedding, Shi Ye stays firmly in control of herself, remembering why she agreed in the first place. At work, a mean-spirited colleague sneers at her: “Shi Ye, no matter how hard you suck up to Xiang Wanxi, it won’t work. You’re nothing but a dog at her feet!” Shi Ye bares her teeth. “Who are you calling a dog?” Even though she was prepared for it, Xiang Wanxi’s unconditional support and the attentive care she gives Shi Ye when she falls ill... Under the woman’s unintentional teasing, Shi Ye still finds herself falling for her, little by little, her heart thrown into disarray. After drinking, she even pins the woman against the sofa and demands a kiss, letting her true feelings slip: “I like you... I like you more than all the bonuses and awards...” Later, A colleague complains again: “Shi Ye, you’re nothing but a dog at Xiang Wanxi’s feet!” Shi Ye proudly lifts her chin. “I am Xiang Wanxi’s dog. So what?” Later still, Shi Ye kneels in front of the bed, buries her face against the woman’s stomach, and looks up with sparkling dark eyes. She wishes she had a tail and ears, and clings to the woman’s waist, unable to stop herself from swaying. “Older sister, aren’t I your favorite puppy?” * Everyone knows that the brilliant young executive Xiang Wanxi is decisive and ruthless in business, with an absolutely icy personality. She never gets close to men or women. But few know that she has always kept a first love in her heart. That person once approached her of her own accord, then left her of her own accord. And years later, she returned to her side. In an interview, a reporter asks the exemplary couple, “When did your romance begin?” Shi Ye: “We fell in love with each other after we reunited.” Xiang Wanxi: “No.” The reporter and Shi Ye: Huh? Xiang Wanxi: “It started back in college.” As Shi Ye stares at her in astonishment, Xiang Wanxi gazes deep into her eyes. Theme: True love can withstand the passing years.