Recklessly Cherished

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Marriage first, love later. A sweet little story.

Gentle, scheming CEO x delicate little princess

The greatest distance in the world is when I'm chasing you through a fiery gauntlet to win you back, while you're chasing me for ten million.

"W-would you marry me?"

Yi Yi thought the most presumptuous thing she'd ever done was propose to a man as noble and gentle as a god. Unbelievably, he actually said yes!

The gentle god granted her wish and was kind and merciful. He didn't even ask why she wanted to marry him, and he gave her her freedom!

"Can we get divorced in three years? I'll give you ten million."

Zhuang Mingsen thought the most correct thing he'd ever done was accept the proposal of a girl who'd once rejected him. The absurd part was that she even agreed to his petty revenge!

The soft-spoken girl was incredulous and delighted. Not only was she unbothered by his revenge, she even called him a good person!

"I'm not a good person." The man smiled dangerously and kindly warned her.

"No, you are a good person!" the girl insisted, looking completely serious.

He'd married her without asking for anything in return and was giving her ten million. What else could he be but a good person?!

But once they were married, Yi Yi realized how naive she'd been!

Zhuang Mingsen not only shook off his good-guy reputation with his actions, he also shed his gentle disguise. What god? He was clearly a scheming demon king! A demon king who cared about nothing but money, with no feelings at all!

"Want a divorce? Dream on!"

"Y-you have so much money! W-what's wrong with giving me ten million?!"

The man looked at the rabbit in front of him, so frantic over ten million that she was about to bite someone. He didn't know whether to be happy or angry. He was happy that her main concern wasn't divorce, but angry that he was worth less than ten million to her.

Seeing that she was about to start crying for real, he could only sigh helplessly and say gently, "We're not getting divorced. All the money is yours, so why are you still thinking about that ten million?"

Forget ten million, even his life belonged to her, all right?

The girl stopped halfway through crying and eyed him suspiciously. "Isn't that an even worse deal for you?"

The man sighed, sounding world-weary. "It's no loss. What can I say? I'm a good person."

"..."

-My gentleness toward this world is only skin-deep, because my love for you runs so deep~

2020.3.28

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◎ Blurb

The aloof, celibate male lead, a stuffy old scholar x the fake green-tea, genuinely coquettish female lead, a drama queen

An old scholar paired with a drama queen: one reserved, the other secretly flirtatious.

Everyone knows that the new philosophy professor at Z University is refined and celibate, never cracking a smile. With his glasses on, who would dare say they love him?

Everyone knows that Z University has a famous campus beauty who's a master of the art of tea. Whether it's a male idol, a campus heartthrob, or a cold and domineering man, all are deeply captivated by her green-tea ways.

Of course, no one connects the two of them. One pursues the meaning of life, the other chases the latest fashions. As if either of them would ever be interested in the other!

Then one day, they saw a ghost in broad daylight!

The campus beauty master was holding a copy of The Principles of Marxist Philosophy as she walked up to the lectern and stopped the aloof professor from leaving.

She looked innocent and pitiful, a tear glistening in the corner of her eye. In a fragile yet stubborn voice, she said, "Teacher, they all know how to do everything, but I don't know how to do anything. All I know how to do is spend money... But I really want to study hard, too!"

Her tea was so strong that it made the aloof professor furrow his brows.

Just as everyone thought he would turn around and leave without a second thought, he raised a hand and gently patted her head with the affection of an elder. "As long as you're willing to work hard, there's nothing you can't learn."

The campus beauty master looked up excitedly. "Really?! You'll teach me?!"

The aloof professor gave her a refined smile and tapped the book in her hands. "Confucius said education should be for everyone. Start by copying out the book on Marxist philosophy you're holding."

The campus beauty master was so shocked that she dropped the book. "What?!"

Much later, the aloof professor was still the same aloof professor, but the campus beauty who'd mastered the art of tea had become a campus legend.

One day in class, a student finally asked the question they'd been wondering about for ages. "Teacher, why is your book on Marxist philosophy handwritten?"

A spark suddenly flashed in the aloof professor's deep, bright eyes. He lowered his gaze to the handwritten copy in his hands, his expression filling in an instant with all the tenderness in the world. In a low, husky voice, he said, "My girlfriend copied this out for me as a love letter."

Theme: Pursue true love and realize your personal worth.