His Sweet Porcelain Beauty

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Everyone knows that Song Tingyan, the head of the Song family, is cold and abstinent, and that his one and only cherished love is the Su family's little princess, Su Xiaohan.

Then one day, Song Tingyan suddenly entered into a contract marriage. His bride was Su Ci, Su Xiaohan's half-sister. They only registered the marriage, with no wedding banquet.

Since childhood, Su Ci had been "jealous" of Su Xiaohan. At the Su home, she had no mother to raise her, no father to cherish her, and no standing. Even the servants turned a blind eye to her.

Everyone said Su Ci was merely a stand-in to maintain relations between the Song and Su families. Once the princess finished her studies and returned home, the stand-in would be thrown out.

Until one day at an auction, Song Tingyan calmly spent eight figures on a piece of Yongle sweet-white porcelain.

Everyone guessed it must be a token of love for the little princess, since she had once said that sweet-white porcelain was her favorite.

Who could have guessed that Song Tingyan would merely give the newly acquired piece a couple of casual glances before handing it to Su Ci, along with a seemingly offhand remark that left people imagining all sorts of things: "Even porcelain as sweet-white as sugar can't compare to you in the slightest."

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At seventeen, Su Ci knew Song Tingyan disliked her because of Su Xiaohan, so she never gave him a second look either.

At twenty-seven, she guessed he probably still disliked her, so after their contract marriage, she made sure to keep a strict distance from him.

Until one day, she realized with a start that she had woken up in Song Tingyan's arms for no reason more than once.

From seventeen to twenty-seven, Song Tingyan never forgot Su Ci. He was captivated by her gentle, soft smile, her clear, cool voice, and her skin, like sweet-white porcelain. But he realized that although Su Ci was kind to everyone, she was never willing to spare him more than a glance.

So he secretly watched her for ten years, and at last tricked her into his trap. From then on, he kept her under his wing, pampering and indulging her...

Su Ci asked in confusion, "Don't you hate me?"

A tender look flashed through Song Tingyan's eyes. "If I hated you, I wouldn't have tricked you into marrying me."

Sweet-white porcelain is the sweetheart of the porcelain world, and Su Ci is the sweetheart of Song Tingyan.

*Reader's Guide:

1. A sultry man who seems composed and proud but burns like a flame inside + X + a little fairy who looks sweet and soft but is cool-hearted within.

2. A story about a man madly in love, using every trick in the book to lure his prey home.

My next modern romance will be Please Stay Three Meters Away from Me. Please add it to your reading list~

The Ji family has a famous "family academy" in Jiangcheng. Wen Tingquan's nouveau riche father racked his brains to get her enrolled, hoping she could marry into a powerful family.

The world of the rich is hard to navigate. Wen Tingquan is timid, awkward, and from a poor family, and everyone excludes her. They all say she wants to get close to Ji Siyan, the Ji family's heir.

Every day, Wen Tingquan goes to school as if she were going to her own funeral.

At last, she finds a girl willing to whisper with her, only for Ji Siyan to warn her the very next day:

A handsome, aloof young man, somewhere between boy and adult, looked down at the ridiculous girl sprawled at his feet, disheveled and fallen. There wasn't a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Stay away from my sister."

"And from now on, stay three meters away from me."

Wen Tingquan looked up from the ground. Ji Siyan stood over her, gazing down with cold arrogance. Even his leather shoe, planted on her little cake, seemed to show his utter contempt for her.

Wen Tingquan only wanted to keep her head down at the Ji family academy and master the art of painting. She had no interest in marrying into a powerful family.

From then on, whenever Ji Siyan was around, Wen Tingquan never set foot there. She stayed as far away as she could.

Even after Wen Tingquan became Ji Siyan's wife, she continued to keep to the three-meter distance and never crossed the line.

Until one day, Wen Tingquan crossed the line...

Ji Siyan cornered her against the bedroom wall, his forceful breath filling her senses.

"Can't we be together?"

"You're the one who said I should stay three meters away."

The cold, arrogant man laughed angrily and leaned his handsome face toward her. "Come on, hit me as hard as you can!"

- Marriage first, love later / chasing his wife

- Clearheaded sweet girl x cold, sharp-tongued young master

- Intangible cultural heritage promoter and microblogger x lone wolf of the business world

Recommending a sweet modern entertainment-industry romance by a friend~

[The Bit-Part Actress Got Framed by the Best Actor] by An Zhi Ruo Han

Everyone near her turns sweet; everyone near you turns warm.

Those near her become candy; those near you become little suns.

Yan Yan has liked Best Actor Han since childhood.

Ten years ago, she was a child star, hoping that if she worked hard enough, she could stand before him,

or at least see her name next to his.

Ten years later, the actor has been famous for a decade, and Yan Yan has spent ten years playing bit parts...

Then one day, their names really did appear side by side,

on a marriage certificate.

Han Sa: "A marriage of convenience in the entertainment industry. We each live our own lives. You get it, right?"

Yan Yan, eyes sparkling: "I get it! I absolutely won't interfere with your dating!"

Later...

Yan Yan, panting: "Didn't you say this was a marriage of convenience?"

Han Sa: "We're legally married now. You have to take responsibility for me."

Yan Yan: "You're a Best Actor. Why are you trying to frame a bit-part actress like me?"

[She's had a crush on him for years: a sweet, lighthearted marriage-of-convenience romance between a bit-part actress who's spent ten years in the entertainment industry and a superstar actor. Come and flirt with them~]

Theme: Be independent and love yourself.