[Complete ^^ The story next door, Deeply Ensnared, is now underway. Visit my profile to find it!]
[Marriage first, love later / Mutual pining / Extra sweet]
When Ning Miao was young, her parents brought home an orphan girl with a tragic past.
The orphan girl wore two faces: helpless and pitiful in public, but behind closed doors she'd sneer that Ning Miao had no talents beyond being born into a good family.
Ning Miao: "I can steal away your childhood sweetheart, who's pretty handsome! His name is Xiao Xingyan, right?"
[Brilliant techie who's dark to the core x gorgeous, spoiled little princess from a wealthy family]
Ning Miao, heiress of the Ning family, was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Her husband, Xiao Xingyan, is a handsome, wealthy rising star in tech. Everyone envies her good fortune.
Only Ning Miao knows that she and Xiao Xingyan barely see each other after getting married. They're a sham couple, each living their own life.
One day, someone dropped a bombshell on a gossip forum about the rich and famous:
Ning Miao had actually stolen her husband away from an orphan girl who'd been living with the Ning family!
"Not surprising. She's infamous for being spoiled and domineering..."
"She's only so arrogant because she was born lucky. Bullying an orphan girl is shameless..."
"My relative works at Midnight Tech. They say Mr. Xiao can't stand her. He'll divorce her sooner or later..."
In Xiao Xingyan's office, Ning Miao was pressed against his desk, forced to listen as he read aloud a reply she'd posted under a secret identity:
"'Heh. Men who want Ning Miao stretch from Tokyo to Paris. They can't wait for her to become single so they can take her place...'"
He leaned close, his gaze dark and dangerous. "Who are they? Tell me."
Every related post disappeared.
Holding Ning Miao in his arms as she slept, exhausted, Xiao Xingyan updated his personal profile, a page where he'd only ever posted technical articles:
"I still remember the first time I met my wife. My heart said, Hello, World.
For the rest of my life, she will be my favorite, my first choice, and my one and only."
※ "Hello, World" is the first program in a programmer's life.
※ A light morning read
※ Weibo: @A-Dollop-of-Souffle
The next story, Deeply Ensnared, is now underway.
[Arrogant, jealous hothead x laid-back beauty] [Updated daily at 9 a.m.]
Zong Yan, heir to the Zong family, is devastatingly handsome. He's also famous for being proud, capricious, and impatient with women.
At a banquet, the Feng family brought up their betrothal agreement again. Irritated, Zong Yan pointed at someone at random. "Fine. Her."
Everyone was stunned. He wasn't pointing at the Feng family's legitimate daughter, but at Feng Yao, the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Feng and an actress, who'd only recently been accepted back into the family.
Feng Yao, ostracized by the rich girls' circle and leisurely snacking in a corner: Oh, wow.
A childhood friend privately advised Zong Yan: "That woman has bewitching eyes and a willowy figure. She's so alluring. Keeping her as a mistress would be fine, but there's no need to marry an illegitimate daughter..."
Zong Yan toyed with his lighter, his expression languid and carefree. "It's just for fun. Who'd take it seriously?"
Her unexpectedly wealthy fiance appeared, and Feng Yao always humored him, soothing him whenever she could. Rumors spread that Feng Yao was a seductress, obeying Zong Yan in everything just to ensnare his heart.
Until one day, in the heat of the moment, Zong Yan mentioned breaking off their engagement.
Feng Yao went along with him. "Sure."
News that Feng Yao had been dumped spread. The rich girls all laughed at her, saying she'd ended up with nothing.
The next day, outside the school gates, and in full view of everyone, Zong Yan kicked away the man who was harassing Feng Yao.
He gripped her wrist tightly, his eyes bloodshot and his voice hoarse. "Yao Yao, please humor me again."
* A long road to getting back together. He'll have to win his wife back the hard way.
Theme: Love makes us better versions of ourselves.
