Seeking Your Hand in Marriage

[Next up: Reborn as the Villainess. Fairies, please add it to your library!] [All the guys knew the heir apparent had a white moonlight in his heart and felt nothing for his new bride. It wasn't until that irritating man came back that they realized...] [He wasn't indifferent at all. He was deeply in love.] Everyone in their circle knew that the Chu family's heir and the second daughter of the Nan family had married for business. After the wedding, he left his new bride behind and vanished overseas for more than half a year. Nan Feng was mocked for it time and time again, both openly and behind her back. Then one day, reporters broke stories about "the second daughter of the Nan family behaving disgracefully," "Huachuang's young president Nan cheating on her husband," and "the truth behind a wealthy family alliance." Just as everyone prepared to feast on the drama of the rich tearing each other apart, someone posted a surreptitious video in their circle. In a dim hallway, the handsome, refined heir apparent had a woman pinned against the wall, kissing her tenderly and passionately. The video lasted only thirty seconds. Then came the man's hoarse voice: "Please don't divorce me, okay?" * Chu Yu had always thought his rival in love was that poker-faced man. He never expected another contender to appear out of nowhere: not only was he older, he was also a notorious playboy. The man even had the audacity to show up at Chu Yu's home with gifts, one for every year from age one to twenty-five, declaring, "If other girls can have it, my girl should have it too." Without changing his expression, Chu Yu considered how to get rid of the man quietly and without breaking the law. Later, at a banquet hosted by the Fu family, Nan Feng walked up to him with her arm linked through the man's, smiling and chatting. "Mr. Chu, let me introduce you. This is my biological father." The man blinked his peach-blossom eyes, identical to Nan Feng's, and asked suspiciously, "Since when did I have a son-in-law?" Chu Yu: "..." This marriage of ours was nothing more than... One asking, the other marrying. [Key points] 1. A sweet romance. 2. The author is sweet too. 3. Thanks for your support. My WeChat public account is: Books Have Clouds. 4. This may be an angsty story about mutual secret crushes where neither person says a word. [Coming soon] Spoiled and Adored Su Jingzhi rose to fame at a young age. He was graceful, aloof, and uninterested in women. His cool, restrained demeanor drove countless women wild. Some women even pursued him relentlessly, hoping to see this cold-hearted man lose himself over a woman and fall into despair. No one knew that every lonely, deserted night, he thought silently of one woman until his entire body ached. On an empty street at night, someone posted a video that immediately took Weibo by storm. In the video, the cool, detached man clutched a woman by the waist, gripping her chin. His voice was low, strained, and trembling. "Qiqi, I miss you so much." "Please come back, okay?" After Su Jingzhi's relationship was exposed, the buzz around him kept rising, and his fans went wild. Later, Su Jingzhi appeared on a variety show for the first time. The woman showed up to meet him in a dazzling outfit, tugging at his sleeve and telling him she'd missed him. Then the fans watched their cool, restrained idol hold the woman's face and show them what a bold, seductive kiss looked like. That night, the usually elusive male idol posted a rare selfie. The suggestive marks on his neck and the bitten spot at the corner of his mouth left everyone imagining things. Fans: Does their cool, restrained idol's image seem... shattered? Haters: What the hell do you mean, restrained? He's obviously just a closet flirt. Lu Ziqi: @Hater, Extremely flirtatious! --From The Romance of Tiger and Rose: "You are quite the flirt!" After the relationship was exposed, Lu Ziqi was doxxed. Netizens dug up that her father was a well-known local real estate tycoon and her mother a famous designer. Lu Ziqi herself was highly educated, beautiful, and had won countless scholarships. The only thing that could be called a flaw, though it wasn't really a flaw, was that... Lu Ziqi had never worked a day since graduating. Just as some haters were drafting posts to mock her, someone suddenly spilled the truth online. This young lady owned three apartment buildings, and they were the three most expensive ones in the richest neighborhood. She could make more from rent each month while lying around than some people earned in their entire lives. The fans suddenly changed their tune and started messaging Su Jingzhi, telling him to cling tightly to Lu Ziqi. Lu Ziqi: You people have dug up every last bit of my fortune. [Coming soon] Surrender Ming Zhi was one of the most prominent young socialites in Jinling's wealthy circles. She was rich, beautiful, sexy, and bold. No one expected her to become engaged to an obscure illegitimate son from an old-money family. From then on, she became the laughingstock of the socialites, the subject of their idle gossip. Ming Zhi tapped a cigarette with her fingertip. Behind the curl of blue smoke, her pretty face looked radiant. She haughtily tossed a check to the refined, courteous man across from her. "Let's break up." The man slowly removed his gold-rimmed glasses. His eyes, hidden behind the lenses, curved slightly as he walked toward her. He took the cigarette from between her fingers, inhaled, then lifted her chin and forcefully breathed the smoke into her mouth. His thin lips parted, his voice low and alluring. "Zhi, you can play however you like. But breaking up? That's not allowed." Ming Zhi stared at him in confusion. Where did this supporting character of a fiance get all these dramatic moves? Later... Ming Zhi: Can you believe it? That elegant, romantic man who walked me home at night, opened the car door for me, held an umbrella for me in the rain, and gave me limited-edition gifts had never loved me for even a second. Before getting to know Lu Jinghuai better, Ming Zhi thought he was a pitiful little thing from a powerful family, bullied by everyone and forced to rely on marriage to find a sturdy shoulder to lean on. Her heart softened for a moment, and she thought he could lean on hers. After getting to know him better, Ming Zhi decided he was cold, heartless, and unfeeling, so she asked to break up. On a stormy night, Lu Jinghuai waited for a long time outside her building, only to see Ming Zhi being escorted home by a gentle, refined man. As they passed each other, he grabbed Ming Zhi by the wrist and said nothing. Ming Zhi expressionlessly pried his fingers off one by one. Lu Jinghuai's eyes were bloodshot. His voice hoarse, he pulled her into his arms and begged softly, "Zhi, don't leave me." Theme: