A Heart-Pounding Crisis

1 As soon as news breaks that the youngest daughter of the Shi family in the eastern city is marrying the eldest son of the Gu family in the southern city, rumors spread that Shi Xin stole her older sister's place, driving her heartbroken sister to move overseas. A lie repeated often enough becomes the truth, and Shi Xin believes it. She loses Gu Mingzhi's engagement ring and moves out of their "love nest" that very night. There are countless fish in the sea. She's not about to steal someone else's beloved. On her third day of freedom abroad, someone blocks her outside her hotel room. Gu Mingzhi arrives travel-worn and looking a little disheveled. He forcefully slips the ring back onto her finger. Shi Xin pulls her hand away and smiles indifferently. "I already told my family to cancel the engagement. What are you doing?" The man grips her fingers tightly and grits his teeth: "Then please settle the fees for all that hard work, Miss Shi. A million each time. How would you like to pay?" Shi Xin: ? Taking money for that is illegal, thanks. ** 2 Gu Mingzhi, the young movie star with millions of fans who is known in the entertainment industry as a "walking box-office hit," is aloof, solitary, and indifferent. He never makes physical contact with any actress. Ask him why and he'll say, "I have a thing about cleanliness." Until one day, several trending topics crash the servers: #GuMingzhiKissesPassionately# #ShiXinGuMingzhi# In behind-the-scenes footage from his new film, the cold and passionless man kisses his costar deeply and seductively in front of the camera, his fingers buried in the woman's hair as he embraces her with utter possessiveness. The atmosphere is charged with desire, and the passionate kissing scene leaves viewers blushing. After the take, the man wears an indifferent expression and gives a slight nod. "Thanks for your hard work." His cool, restrained manner makes it seem as if he isn't the same person who almost lost control moments before. Shi Xin presses her numb lips together, her heart pounding. She remembers last night, when he smudged her lipstick and then kissed her just like that. What he called her then was-- "Mine, Mrs. Gu." *No matter how many times he tells himself to sever all ties and forget love, he cannot resist losing control once. *This crisis of falling in love belongs to her alone. A dazzling, flirtatious little temptress who only says she loves to seduce x a cold, aloof movie star who can't say what he feels but is secretly flirtatious Six-year age gap / marriage before love / long-planned pursuit Reader's Guide: 1. The two leads are each other's first love, both sexually inexperienced, and stay together from beginning to end. Six-year age gap. 2. The male lead has always wanted to marry only the female lead. The story about her sister is a misunderstanding. 3. It's a sweet romance. If it's not sweet, you get your money back. Screenshots saved. Theme: If you love someone, say it.