You Can Only Like Me

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The first time Lu Huai saw Jian Ning, she was dressed in simple clothes with her hair tied in a ponytail. Her features were exquisite, and she was as pretty as a little fairy.

Lu Huai was the only son of the Lu family, one of Nancheng's most powerful families. He came from an exceptional background, with a stern face and a dark, cruel temperament.

He looked at Jian Ning's photo and sought out her parents.

"I like her, and I'll treat her well. Give her to me, and I can send your son to the best university abroad."

The Jian family wouldn't sell their daughter, so they naturally refused. But before long, Jian Ning's brother was in a car accident and needed a huge sum of money to save his life.

Her parents spent their days weeping. Jian Ning didn't want her brother to spend the rest of his life disabled, so she got Lu Huai's number and called him herself.

The bar was noisy and dimly lit.

Lu Huai sat at the innermost table, holding a glass. His eyes gleamed, the corners lifted with a hint of wickedness.

When he saw her arrive, he stood and lifted Jian Ning's chin. With a lazy air and a leisurely, teasing tone, he said, "If you agree to stay by my side forever, I'll help you."

PS: The male lead is possessive in the early stages.

My next novel, Don't Even Think of Escaping Me:

An Jin is the daughter of the An family in Nancheng, born into privilege and stunningly beautiful.

She likes a kind, gentle older boy.

Her family dotes on her and lets her choose whom to love and decide her own marriage.

But then the An family is struck by disaster and urgently needs help from a powerful family.

All the families they'd dealt with before avoid them. Only the top-tier Qin family offers them a lifeline.

At the Qin family's villa on the outskirts of Nancheng,

An Jin accompanies her parents to beg the Qin family for help.

Qin Li says, "If you want the An family to get through this, marry An Jin to me."

When An Jin turns twenty, her world changes overnight. She becomes Qin Li's wife.

Qin Li is handsome, charming, and courteous. Though rumors say he has countless women, he has always kept An Jin in the center of his heart,

never allowing any woman to threaten her place.

Everyone thinks An Jin married the right man.

Only An Jin knows that inside the cage of love Qin Li has woven for her,

he has taken away her freedom, reducing her to a pet for his amusement.

An Jin says, "When you're tired of me, let me go."

Standing behind An Jin, Qin Li grips her waist and murmurs in his usual unhurried tone, "I can let you go, but only when I'm dead."

Coming soon: Being a Rich Man's Wife Is No Easy Job

Shen Qing and Pei Zheng are joined in a business marriage.

Three years after marrying into the Pei family, Shen Qing has nothing to show for her title as Mrs. Pei. She has no children.

The society ladies all say Shen Qing is so frail and slender that she'll probably never be able to have children.

The Pei family has had only one son per generation, and they're one of Nancheng's most powerful families. When Madam Pei hears that her daughter-in-law can't get pregnant, her face turns livid. She mocks and sneers at Shen Qing, never once giving her a kind look.

Shen Qing has endured three years of this treatment from the Pei family. She thought Pei Zheng would return the feelings she'd had for him since they were young.

Instead, Pei Zheng is indifferent to her.

After a dinner banquet, Shen Qing finally gives up on him. She throws a divorce agreement at him, her eyes icy.

"Pei Zheng, I'm tired. Let's get divorced."

Pei Zheng sneers. "Once you leave me, who else could you possibly love?"

Pei Zheng thinks Shen Qing will come back in tears and tell him she loves him. Instead, three months later, Shen Qing is trending online.

The headline says that actress Shen Qing spent the night at a five-star hotel with a man.

Pei Zheng smashes his wineglass, furious, and calls Shen Qing. As soon as she answers, he glares at her and demands possessively, "Who gave you permission to fall for some other man?"

I Always Thought My Husband Was Weak

Fang Tang is a hugely popular actress.

When they got married, Fang Tang and Lu Yan made an agreement.

I'll put your family at ease. After you die, I'll inherit all your assets.

It was supposed to be a deal where she couldn't lose.

Fang Tang was just waiting to become a young, beautiful widow from a wealthy family,

using the title of Mrs. Lu

to grab the best roles and flirt with handsome young men.

Then, years later,

Fang Tang suddenly realized

Lu Yan had outlived the time predicted by his medical report by more than just a little.

Fang Tang: "Mr. Lu, didn't you say you wouldn't live to see thirty?"

Lu Yan: "So you wouldn't be widowed while you were still young, I'll do my best to live a little longer."

Fang Tang: "...That's not what we agreed on."

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