Give Me a Hug

[Early work, read with caution]

Obsessive movie star with an extreme need for control X calm, independent, thin-skinned interior designer

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Qin Nuan never expected to reunite with Gu Junyang because of a car accident.

She caused the accident, leaving a hideous scar on his peerlessly handsome face.

His fans cursed her, wishing she would go to the eighteenth level of hell.

After waking up, Gu Junyang smiled weakly. "Qin Nuan, didn't you say you'd take full responsibility for the accident?"

"Now my face is ruined, and I can't find a wife. So what are you going to do about it?"

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Gu Junyang was the youngest movie star in history. He was handsome, mild-mannered, and adored his fans.

Everyone in and out of the entertainment industry said he was a big sweetheart. Only Qin Nuan knew he was an obsessive control freak.

She had to eat the fruit he bought;

She had to wear the clothes he picked;

He didn't like her interacting with any men but him, and even one glance at another man could leave her aching and weak in the knees for days.

But Qin Nuan couldn't bring herself to hate him.

Because Gu Junyang was very good at acting cute.

He would cling to her arm and rub against it with all his might. "Wifey, I was wrong. How about I punish myself by kneeling on a durian? Don't be mad at me, okay..."

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When news of their marriage first broke, fans kept asking Gu Junyang: "Why are you marrying Qin Nuan, bro? She caused the accident and ruined your face. Have you forgotten?"

As it happened, Gu Junyang had just come across his high school graduation photo.

He posted it on Weibo, carefully circling the prettiest girl in the picture.

Caption: Ever heard of faking an accident to bump into someone? How else could I have married such a gorgeous girl?

That night, Gu Junyang sobbed on a washboard. "Wifey, I was wrong. I'll never do it again."

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After they married, Gu Junyang revealed that he had been a terrible student in high school, and his perfect image crumbled again and again.

His fans all felt sorry for him: "Our bro is making fun of himself online just to be a better match for Sister Nuan. Sister Nuan, please be more considerate! Can't you work harder and become a better match for him?"

Qin Nuan: ...

If she told them she'd been a top student in high school and had tutored their poor-student bro one-on-one, nobody would believe her, right?

Never mind. The dark history of painstakingly helping someone with all her heart, only to be treated as a free tutor by the very person she loved, wasn't anything to brag about.

Theme: Love may be late, but it will come