Bound by Deep Affection

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[Upcoming novel, I'll Be There for You. Blurb at the end.]

When Duan Yijiao was sixteen, the thing she regretted most was taking pity on Qi Yun and letting him stay with her, then ruthlessly kicking him out two months later.

On that rainy night, the young man's wet hair hung in a miserable mess over his forehead, but his eyes were frighteningly still.

He stood silently outside her door all night.

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Eight years later, Duan Yijiao was set up by her ex-boyfriend and pushed into the room of his superior.

As her consciousness blurred, a man's hand lifted her chin roughly.

When a familiar pair of eyes met hers, full of mockery, Duan Yijiao's breath caught.

She knew her comeuppance had arrived.

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Rumor had it that a woman had suddenly appeared by the side of the powerful Qi Yun.

Everyone said that a cold man like Qi Yun was only playing around with her and would cast her aside once he got bored. Even Duan Yijiao herself thought so.

After all, he still didn't know the truth about what happened back then. He'd probably kept her around just to get revenge.

Until, at a certain banquet, her ex-boyfriend forcibly dragged her away from the venue and pleaded for her to take him back.

In front of everyone, the usually proud and composed man lost control for the first time.

Qi Yun loosened his tie with one hand and kicked the man away with ruthless force. His voice was cold enough to terrify. "What were you just trying to do to my wife?"

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Qi Yun had always known that after unexpectedly reuniting with Duan Yijiao, nothing he did was for revenge.

He only wanted to make sure she could never leave his side again.

[Gentle, resilient photographer x ruthless tycoon who always plans several steps ahead]

[Photographing the stars x building rockets / fictional setting / extensive original worldbuilding]

-One couple, both virgins, happy ending, over-the-top melodrama warning.

-There was more to what happened eight years ago.

[Blurb for I'll Be There for You]

Jin Lin of Jianming Middle School was strikingly handsome, with a bad-boy air. Rumor had it his family was well-off, he was good at fighting, and he was never short of girlfriends. He was the notorious troublemaker who gave teachers the biggest headaches, as well as the shining star adored by everyone at school.

Cong Yu had one wish:

To stay by Jin Lin's side.

One night later on, Jin Lin looked down at her, soaked, miserable, and homeless. With a lazy smile, he held out his hand.

Taking Jin Lin's hand that night was the craziest thing Cong Yu had ever done in her first eighteen years.

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At university, Jin Lin was still as rich and popular as ever, surrounded by girls and living a life of decadent pleasure.

Everyone knew that a girl was always at his side. They all laughed that he was such a mess, and wondered how she could put up with him.

Only Cong Yu knew that she was just someone he'd picked up to pass the time.

Countless people had come and gone from his life over the years, but he had never truly touched her.

She had seen every side of Jin Lin, except the side that fell in love.

Until the day she packed her things to leave. The man pinned her against the door, eyes bloodshot and dark emotions surging in their depths.

As their breaths mingled, he lifted her chin, his voice full of fiercely restrained desire:

"Cong Yu, don't make me touch you."

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He knew he was born vile, covered in filth, and had never meant to defile that clean moon.

But when his moon tried to escape from his grasp, he regretted it.

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-Gentle and steadfast x carefree and roguish

-One couple, happy ending. The male lead has a long romantic history, but is a virgin. Read with caution if that's an issue for you.

-Unrequited love / mutual salvation / high school and university campus

Theme: The journey to the stars and the sea, and love.