Love Runs Deep

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[Big-idea sweet girl dreaming of lying flat X poker-faced, warm-hearted car company owner. Weibo: @Jinjiang Mu Xiaobu]

1

After her startup failed, Luo Qingyue accepted reality. She had planned to lie flat and live as a rich second-generation slacker, but her older brother tossed her into a friend's company, supposedly to give her some "real-world experience."

Life is only thirty thousand days long. Why waste it working? This wasn't experience, it was a trial by fire. She would rise up and fight back!

After working overtime for several days, brimming with resentment, Luo Qingyue stormed into the boss's office and planted both hands on the desk, staring straight at her older brother's close friend.

"You know what my family is capable of, right? All I have to do is put in a word with my parents, and they could buy your company in no time."

The person before her raised his voice, speaking loudly. Facing such brazen arrogance, Lu Mingxiao remained composed. "What are you asking for?"

Luo Qingyue leaned in, the man's handsome face just inches away. Her heartbeat suddenly skipped. Abandoning the speech she had prepared, she fixed him with a serious, determined gaze. "Call my brother and tell him your company doesn't allow office romances. You fell in love with me, so you have no choice but to fire me."

Lu Mingxiao: "..."

2

Luo Qingyue did not get her wish to be fired.

Not only did Lu Mingxiao give her a chance to shine on the project and keep her on after her probation, he also invited her to ride home with him and made her special meals in his private kitchen.

At first, Luo Qingyue thought he was just returning a favor.

Gradually, she began to realize something was not quite right.

On a business trip, Luo Qingyue's feet were aching unbearably in her high heels, so Lu Mingxiao went to the mall and bought her a pair of sneakers to change into.

On a park bench, Luo Qingyue lowered her head and watched Lu Mingxiao crouch in front of her, carefully putting her heels into their shoebox.

Lu Mingxiao sat down beside her. Luo Qingyue didn't dare look at his face as she murmured, "If you're having money troubles, just tell me. The way you keep finding excuses to be nice to me makes it hard not to suspect you have ulterior motives."

The breeze brushed past, carrying a tender warmth.

After a moment of silence, Lu Mingxiao raised a hand and wiped a pink petal from Luo Qingyue's hair. "Our company has never forbidden office romances."

Thinking he was bringing up the past, Luo Qingyue's breath caught.

The next moment, his low voice fell beside her ear again. "Luo Qingyue, I've fallen in love with you. Will you take responsibility for me?"

*A cozy, everyday sweet romance

*Cover image made from commercially usable materials found online

*Blurb archived on 2025.03.22

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Blurb:

To find a special fragrance that could be extracted from plants and used as an ingredient in perfume, Shen Siyue traveled from one flower-breeding base to another, but after two years he had found nothing.

Just as he was about to give up, he learned of a place called Qingxi, home to an exceptionally talented plant breeder.

Setting out with one last hope, Shen Siyue met a young woman wearing a straw hat and sun sleeves, pushing a cart with sweat covering her head.

The cart was piled high with all kinds of flowering plants, like a little mountain. The girl threw herself into pushing it, and, not watching where she was going, bumped into him and apologized repeatedly.

A perfumer's sense of smell was sharper than most. Shen Siyue took a potted plant from the cart.

The flowers looked listless, yet their fragrance seeped into his heart, matching perfectly what he had been searching for.

Overjoyed, Shen Siyue offered to buy it at a high price.

Xuan Ning blinked her bright, limpid eyes, looking puzzled. "These are all varieties I've rejected. You really want them?"

Realizing that the person before him was the plant breeder, Shen Siyue smiled. "To you, it's a failed work. To me, it's a priceless treasure."

Later, they spent every day together, and affection slowly blossomed between them.

The perfume Shen Siyue created won the gold medal at an international perfume competition. He named it "Xuan Ning."

After the competition, a host asked him what "Xuan Ning" meant. His eyes held a smile, and his expression was nothing but tender.

"It's the name of the person I love."

*Innocent, bright plant breeder X gentle, refined perfumer

*A cozy, everyday sweet romance, with no angst or melodrama

Theme: Hard work is never wasted, and love is no coincidence