That School Heartthrob Is So Sweet

[The print edition is titled A Cute Little Thing Next Door. It is in stock at Tmall and Dangdang; search the title to buy a copy.]

My next novel, Hot Kiss, is queued up on my author page. [One sharp-tongued moment of pleasure, then a crematorium of regret as he chases his wife.] Please add it to your wish list~

Blurb

When the second semester of her sophomore year began, Cen Ran heard that a transfer student was joining her class. Supposedly, she was a top student.

Cen Ran: "What the hell does that have to do with me?"

One day after school started

Cen Ran: "Teacher! I want to sit with Le Yu. I want to study hard!"

The class: ??? Brother Ran wants to study hard?! Mom, my ears must be broken~

Cen Ran, a big shot who supposedly got into A High by donating a huge sum to the school, was known as "Brother Ran, the real deal: ruthless, loud, rich, gorgeous, and with more than two thousand underlings." This semester, she became the center of attention after getting a top student as her deskmate.

Everyone at school: I'm so worried that the soft and adorable honor student will get bullied to death by Brother Ran!

But the truth was

"Look carefully! I'm your deskmate, got it?! Remember that!" Cen Ran held Le Yu's face and forced her to look at her, furious and flustered at being ignored for the first time, especially when it was her good looks being ignored.

Le Yu: ...Sorry, classmate, I'm face-blind...

The onlookers hiding nearby, unaware of the truth: Awwww... (Wait, what are we getting so excited about?)

Short-tempered, fierce-but-sweet pseudo-slacker x slow-to-react, severely face-blind female top student

A story about a girl who says, "I don't care if my girlfriend has money. She won't have more than me anyway," and a girl who says, "I don't care if my boyfriend is handsome. I'm face-blind anyway."

One-on-one, happy ending, lighthearted, silly, sweet school romance. Absolutely unserious.

★My completed contemporary romances, Want to Marry for Convenience? I'm Super Sweet, Study Hard and Fall in Love, What a Coincidence, Your Family Has a Mine Too, and I Can't Stop Flirting with Her, are also available. Want to check them out?

★Upcoming novel: Hot Kiss★

[Real chase-your-wife-to-the-crematorium / pseudo-raising / five-year age gap]

Flirty, sharp-tongued, arrogant young master x soft on the outside, strong and independent photographer

The first time Qiao Wen met Huo Ran, the man smiled with a roguish, lazy air and bent down condescendingly. In a tone that sounded like he was doing her a favor, he asked, "Kid, want to come home with me? I'll take care of you."

Qiao Wen had nowhere to go. She pressed her lips together, looked up at him, and nodded.

His friends teased him. How could a playboy who never stayed with one woman have gotten himself involved with a little girl like her?

Later, on the night Qiao Wen needed Huo Ran by her side most, she asked him, "Brother Huo Ran, can you come home right now?"

His lazy, teasing voice came through the phone. "Be good. Don't be so needy. I'll be back later."

Everyone teased him: "Young Master Huo, aren't you going back to comfort your little Qiao?"

Huo Ran answered casually, "When you keep a pet, do you have to give it psychological counseling too?"

After hanging up, Qiao Wen gave a self-mocking laugh, packed her things, and disappeared without a trace.

Everyone laughed and asked, "Young Master Huo, we heard your little Qiao ran away?"

The man's expression tightened. A cigarette glowed between his fingers, but he still said, "A pampered little house cat who's been spoiled for so many years will come back on her own once she's had a taste of hardship."

Later

At last, Huo Ran caught up with her on a rainy night. Unable to tell if the water on his face was rain or tears, he lowered his lashes and asked, "Who was it that said she'd never leave me?"

Qiao Wen scoffed. "Young Master Huo, you believe what women say? Did the rain get in your ears and soak your brain?"

The man fell silent for several seconds, then finally lost his composure. He wrapped his arms around her, all wronged and forlorn, and whispered tenderly in her ear, "Yiyi, come home. I'm begging you."

Little scene:

Huo Ran: "Kid, do you have a nickname?"

Qiao Wen shook her head.

Huo Ran ruffled her hair. "Wenwen doesn't sound right, and too many people call you Little Qiao. You were born on the first day of the month, so I'll call you Yiyi from now on."

"I'm the only one allowed to call you that." Huo Ran smiled handsomely, his tone possessive.

Qiao Wen hid her joy and nodded.

#You are the only one I want to kiss passionately in this life#, Huo Ran

Reader's Guide:

1. One-on-one, happy ending, each other's first love. I still think it's a sweet romance (doge).

2. The male lead is genuinely flirty, and genuinely sharp-tongued.

3. Also known as Sharp Tongue, Sweet Revenge, Young Master Huo, Your Wife Ran Away, and Wife, Love Me Again

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