Kiss of the Rose Thorn

My other work, "Spring of the Wild Irises," is currently updating. Please check it out in my author page! [The main story is complete. Blurb below.] In the dim light of a bar, Su An falls in love at first sight with a man, only to discover that he is Zhan Jun, the man she stood up seven years ago, the one she was supposed to marry in an arranged union. Seven years later, fate brings her to love him again, yet she never imagined that it was all a trap Zhan Jun had carefully laid. Until Su An clearly hears him say, "How could I love her? She's nothing but my trophy." * Zhan Jun is one of the top investors in the industry. Everyone in their circle knows his former fiancee ran away on the eve of their wedding, making him a laughingstock. So when they see him with Su An again, everyone assumes he's only doing it to get revenge. But on the night his company goes public, Zhan Jun kneels before her, practically begging her to give him another chance. Su An merely pushes him away with a proud air. "I've given you plenty of chances. People shouldn't be so greedy." * Only when Su An smiles and tells him, "Now we're even," before turning away without a second glance does Zhan Jun finally understand one thing: If you've spent seven years thinking nonstop about someone else, then what you feel isn't hatred at all. It's love, hidden away and intense. Unfortunately, he realized it too late. "A heart of orchids and wisdom, with rose thorns on the tongue: saying one thing while meaning another." Reader's guide: 1. The male lead is a virgin; the female lead is not. 2. The male lead gets a vasectomy later on. 3. Groveling-for-your-wife romance, happy ending. Next up: "Spring of the Wild Irises" Five years after breaking up with her first love, Tan Tong is invited to perform at his alma mater again. While resting in the backstage dressing room, she is startled when someone abruptly pushes the door open. The man before her has long since shed his youthful awkwardness. His features are now sharp and stern. A staff member apologizes awkwardly. "Ms. Tan, I'm sorry. I didn't know you were in this dressing room." "Ms. Tan." Duan Baizhang rolls the title around in his mouth. Tan Tong can't help recalling that this is the same dressing room as back then. The door was locked, and Duan Baizhang held her hand down on the table, wiping it over and over with disinfectant wipes. That was the hand she'd just held with another man onstage. Again and again, he said, "Tan Tong, promise me you'll never leave me." * Years after their breakup, Duan Baizhang returns from overseas covered in honors. The first thing he does after coming home is find the first love who cruelly abandoned him, barging into her life without a word. There are a few irritating flies around her now, but it doesn't matter. He's spent five years preparing, and he has all the patience in the world. Possessive scientist x aloof actress who is a flower on a high peak to everyone but a flirt to one man / getting back together after a breakup There are also upcoming works in other genres. Please bookmark and show your support~ Upcoming: "The Spring Rain Comes Late and Hard," a loyal bodyguard x a young lady fallen on hard times, about how a pampered young lady raised by his own hands becomes a flirtatious little troublemaker. "The Vampire's Curse," an ancient, sinister, controlling vampire elder x a cheerful, self-reliant, emotionally steady ray of sunshine. "The Ninth Year of Loving You," a foolish beauty with her head in the clouds x a rigid, rational elite lawyer / marriage before love / mutual pining becomes true love. Thesis: Love is a hand that helps each other along.