When the Peaches Ripen

[Complete] The next book will be My Dearest Love. There are several completed novels in my collection for you to read. 1. Yan Ningcheng has fair skin, stunning looks, a full bust, and a slender waist. She's like a perfectly ripe peach, making her the ideal marriage match for all the wealthy families in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, she's so socially anxious she can barely get a full sentence out, and refuses to attend social events. Lin Xunzhou is the most unconventional of this generation of rich heirs: young, accomplished, and famous for his cold, chaste, and distinguished air. He's the dream man of every eligible young lady from other wealthy families. Yan Ningcheng has had Lin Xunzhou on her contacts list for years. She only pretends to send him holiday greetings with a mass message, but has pinned his chat so she can easily spy on his social media posts. One day, Yan Ningcheng sent her best friend a new drawing of herself paired with Lin Xunzhou, hoping to show it off. Her finger slipped, and she sent it to Lin Xunzhou instead. Worse, he replied instantly with a single: ? Yan Ningcheng had a sudden inspiration. She hastily made up an ad and sent it, then followed up with: [My account was just hacked. I didn't ask you to lend me money, did I?] Lin Xunzhou didn't reply for a long time. Just as Yan Ningcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she'd gotten away with it, he messaged her. Lin Xunzhou: [You didn't ask for money. You just confessed to me, and I said yes.] Yan Ningcheng, outmaneuvered: [????] Lin Xunzhou: [You drew it pretty well. Don't you want to try it for yourself? Hmm?] 2. At a gathering one day, someone privately brought up the rumor that Lin Xunzhou had married young. People speculated about what kind of celestial beauty could have won the heart of such an unattainable man. Yan Ningcheng, who had been quiet for most of the gathering, murmured, "Just an ordinary person." "Hah, sour grapes. Lin Xunzhou wouldn't even look at me. You think he'd go for an ordinary person?" "Yan Ningcheng, I had no idea you could talk." "I heard he's been married for a while, but I've never seen his wife. I wonder how the two of them are getting along." Yan Ningcheng lowered her head and rubbed her waist, saying nothing as they mocked and speculated. She was so socially anxious that she hadn't taken part in the required group activities and was two points short of graduating. She only got her marriage certificate because it gave her those two points. Even she wouldn't believe it if she told anyone. When the gathering was over, Lin Xunzhou suddenly made his way in against the flow of people. He was her old dream man, more captivating than ever, with an air of effortless elegance. Lin Xunzhou walked straight over to Yan Ningcheng and deliberately waved his phone in front of her. "Has our Taotao drawn a new game for us?" The artist, who had made sure to post the picture from an alternate account that evening, froze. "..." 3. When she was dazedly led into an empty private room next door, Yan Ningcheng was still wondering, How did he figure out who I was again? In the dim light, the man once famous for his chastity was loosening his tie. Yan Ningcheng was held in place by his intensely possessive gaze. Blushing, she had no idea what to say. Lin Xunzhou curled his lips and unhurriedly undid his top button. "So my Taotao... likes it in a private room..." After thinking for ages, Yan Ningcheng finally opened her mouth. But the moment she made a sound, he leaned in and silenced her with a kiss. She didn't like talking, and Lin Xunzhou preferred to show what he meant through his actions. The night was long enough, and that tie was wrapped around her slender wrists, just like in the picture. In the second year of their marriage, Yan Ningcheng accidentally knocked a box off the bookshelf while looking for something. Its ancient copper lock shattered when it hit the floor. She crouched to pick it up, only to realize that all the odds and ends scattered across the floor had something to do with her. There were yellowed clippings about the prodigy oil painter who had quit painting, a note she'd written asking a math question, and a letter stamped but never mailed. "I love someone. I want to give her the whole world." The letter was dated to the day of her sixteenth birthday, written by Lin Xunzhou when he was eighteen. A dazzling-faced, socially anxious, sweet comic artist x a calculating, chaste, cold-hearted CEO Each thinks the other fell in love after their arranged marriage, but in truth, both have had their secret love come true. Both virgins, both first loves | Happy ending | Winter chestnuts roasted in sugar -- My Dearest Love -- Chu Zhao is the only girl in the ninth generation of the Chu family. With three older brothers, she's a little princess doted on by everyone. She hasn't grown up spoiled. She's a model student in every way: hardworking in her studies and diligent in everything she does. She's convinced that if she can't get something, it's because she hasn't tried hard enough. On her very first day at university, Chu Zhao falls for Yan Shujue. Yan Shujue lives up to his name. At his age, he is truly a singular sight to behold. He holds the campus heartthrob title with ease, and is famous on and off campus for his cool, refined demeanor and for turning down love letters. Chu Zhao offers him a black card. He gives her an apartment in a prime school district within the Second Ring Road in return. Chu Zhao flies to America to get an autograph from his favorite basketball star. He takes her to see a whole room full of merchandise bearing his own handwriting. When her looks can't win him over, she works on her inner qualities. After three months of hard work, she still can't beat Yan Shujue's history grades, and he defeats her soundly in a debate competition. Sometimes you really do want to pursue someone, but he doesn't need money, doesn't need things, and certainly doesn't lack admirers. Chu Zhao promptly throws in the towel. Liking one person is exhausting. Liking ten is much more fun and easy. On the first day after she gives up, Yan Shujue finds it strange and even asks around to see if something happened to her. On the second day, Yan Shujue goes to wait for her outside her dorm. Chu Zhao chats and laughs with her roommates, acting as if he isn't there. On the third day, he sends Chu Zhao a voice message. She hangs up on him twice in a row. On the seventh day, Yan Shujue sees Chu Zhao run faster and throw herself into the arms of a young man. He starts thinking about how to dig up the wall and steal her away. He has only just come up with his plan to steal her away, and hasn't put it into action, when Chu Zhao gets ready to climb into someone else's car. Plans can't keep up with changes. Yan Shujue blocks her in the middle of the street, using his fiercest tone to make his most heartfelt confession: "I was wrong before. If you won't give me a chance today, I'll come again tomorrow and the day after. I have a whole lifetime to confess to you and win you away." Chu Zhao is silent for a long while, then points to the expressionless man behind her and tells Yan Shujue to call him "Big Brother" along with her. [You're the person I love most in the whole world.] [Adorable little princess x cool guy, king of swagger, rich heir] Theme: The last ten miles of a hundred-mile journey are only half the distance.