Warmed Through

[Originally titled Cry Louder | Signed for publication, under the title Warmth; follow progress on Weibo @Jinjiang_Xu Jun Sansheng] /Second Chance Romance//Wealthy Families//Married First, Love Later/ [Carefree, innocent, proud heiress * Paranoid, scheming, refined scoundrel] Blurb: Years later, when Lu Ze sees Wen Xianyao again, he recognizes her at a glance. He grabs her, his dark eyes lowered, his voice deep: “Wen Xianyao, do you remember what I said when we parted? Never let me see you again, or I swear I won't let you get away with it.” Wen Xianyao keeps her composure and lies without batting an eye. “You've got the wrong person.” Later, Lu Ze grips her chin so hard it turns livid. He gives her a half-smile. “I've got the wrong person?” As Wen Xianyao's eyes fill with tears from the pain, she calls him a “bastard” and a “damn man.” Lu Ze gently and patiently kisses the tears from her lashes. “You're so good at crying. Cry a little louder, hmm?” -Extra Scene- When Lu Ze's friends hear he's going to marry the spoiled heiress of the Wen family, they all rush over early one morning to talk him out of it. “Have you forgotten how she treated you back then?” “She's going to be so much trouble.” “Her temper is awful”... They're still talking when a woman's voice comes from the bedroom: “You're so loud!” The friends look at one another. “See? I told you.” Lu Ze presses his index finger to his lips. “Shh. I only just got her, and she's still a little unruly. I have to coax her.” His friends: “...” Before long, everyone hears Lu Ze softly coaxing her from the bedroom: “Don't be upset. How about a 13-carat Graff pink diamond ring?” tips: 1. The heroine is the one who falls in love after the wedding. The hero has been plotting every step of the way: a scheming bastard. 2. The hero is obsessive, humble, and devoted, but doesn't know how to love. 3. Find me on Weibo @Jinjiang_Xu Jun Sansheng My upcoming contemporary romance: ★ "For You" [A quiet girl focused on her studies * A two-faced, seemingly gentle school heartthrob] Blurb: Su Wan is a quiet, unassuming student who focuses on her studies. Chen Yu is a gentle, top-of-the-class heartthrob, adored wherever he goes. They should never have crossed paths. Until one moonlit night, when Su Wan is walking along a small road. She sees a boy pick up a brick and smash a building's window with all his strength. In the moonlight, she makes out the proud, wild profile of the boy It's Chen Yu, the kind-hearted, gentle school heartthrob by day. Su Wan is stunned. Hearing the noise, Chen Yu turns to look at her. His eyes are pitch-black, and he gives her a faint smile, like a demon fallen into the mortal world. “What a coincidence. You caught me.” By chance, she keeps catching glimpses of his other side and is drawn into his life more and more. At first, she thinks he's crazy. He drags her into doing all kinds of wild things she would never have done otherwise. But then they grow closer and closer, telling each other everything. Su Wan even thinks she's the one who knows all of Chen Yu's secrets. What she doesn't know is that Chen Yu is hiding a secret she'll never discover “He loves her.” He never says it aloud, not even on his deathbed. /He dies when she is eighteen, an age that should have been peaceful but instead becomes tumultuous. /Even though this world is full of regrets, I wish more than anything that you weren't one of them. A campus tragedy Premise: Imperfect you and me, perfect love