Don't Be So Clingy with Me

The novel is complete. My next book will be Contract Marriage. The blurb is below. Please add it to your reading list.

The Su family held a party to celebrate their young lady's return from abroad. That night, the Su residence blazed with lights and rang with laughter. The Gu and Su families had been close for years, and the eldest Gu son had been friends with the second Su son since childhood, so he was invited to attend.

At the party, the Su family's young lady wore a pure white gown. Charming and radiant, she happily chatted and laughed with her friends.

The eldest Gu son had dark, ink-black eyes and a cool, indifferent gaze. He did not spare her a single glance, but every inch of his fingers gripping his glass spoke of restraint.

At that very moment, Gu Chengyan suddenly realized that the more he held himself back, the more he wanted her.

Everyone knew him as the aloof, refined young master of the Gu family, but no one knew he had long yearned for that figure.

Through countless lonely nights, Young Master Gu had endured one night of longing after another with nothing but photographs for company.

Happy ending, 1v1, both leads are each other's first love and only partner. A sweet, secret-crush romance, not very long.

Bonus scenes:

1. After they got engaged and moved in together, Gu Chengyan cooked while Su Molin hugged him around the waist from behind, acting like a total clingy sweetheart.

Su Molin rubbed her nose against Gu Chengyan's back and tapped her fingers against it. Her voice was sweet and soft. "In the novels I've read, the heroine always hugs the hero like this when he's cooking."

Gu Chengyan's lips curved as he asked, "Do you know there's one more step? Usually, the hero and heroine do something else too."

"Something else... what?" Su Molin asked, puzzled.

After washing his hands, Gu Chengyan turned around, wrapped his arms around her waist, and lifted her onto the counter beside them. He bent down and brushed her lips with his. His voice was low and husky. "This."

2. Su Molin couldn't live without spicy food. Every time she ate it, her stomach hurt and her lips turned bright red, but she never learned her lesson and always pestered Gu Chengyan to take her for hot pot.

"I'll only eat a tiny bit this time. I definitely won't overdo it. Please, Chengyan?"

Su Molin tugged on Gu Chengyan's sleeve and gave it a little shake. Her eyes were brimming with laughter as she gazed at him without blinking.

Gu Chengyan covered his mouth and coughed softly. A few seconds later, he finally said in a low voice, "No. Don't act cute."

Su Molin's little face stiffened, and her smile vanished. She complained to herself: Just as I thought, once men get what they want, they stop cherishing it. Men are all the same. Hmph.

Her thoughts raced, and before she could finish her complaint, a warm breath brushed her ear. "I can't resist you."

Blurb for Contract Marriage:

Chu Lefei first met Qin Keyin at Xia Shanning's birthday party. Qin Keyin had a cold expression as he fastened an expensive, luxurious necklace around Xia Shanning's neck. Chu Xun told her that Qin Keyin would marry Xia Shanning in a family alliance one day.

When Chu Lefei looked at Qin Keyin, he looked back at her. The coldness in his eyes made her feel that he was someone not to be trifled with, so she kept her distance.

Qin Keyin first saw Chu Lefei late one night in the Xia family's living room. He had driven Xia Shanning home and, from the car, glimpsed a white figure swiftly passing through the living room. The second time was in the Xia family's back garden. Chu Lefei was absorbed in painting, while Qin Keyin stood diagonally behind her, on the phone with a friend and looking thoroughly impatient.

Everyone in Haicheng knew that the Qin and Xia families were about to form a marriage alliance. What they didn't know was that the couple getting married had changed.

Chu Lefei knew Qin Keyin didn't like her. Their marriage had nothing to do with love. It was just a transaction.

They signed a prenuptial agreement. The first clause stated that Party B (Chu Lefei) must not fall in love with Party A (Qin Keyin), or their marriage would be terminated immediately.

By chance, Chu Lefei found an old photograph in Qin Keyin's study. In it, Qin Keyin stood beside a girl with a sweet smile, his head turned toward her.

That girl was Chu Lefei's older sister, Xia Shanning.

Only then did Chu Lefei learn that Qin Keyin had never forgotten Xia Shanning.

As the divorce papers were delivered to Qin Group, Chu Lefei bought a plane ticket abroad.

The usually calm, composed, aloof, and restrained CEO Qin was so panicked he could barely hold on to his phone.

Bonus scene:

Chu Lefei hated taking medicine when she was sick because it tasted bitter. No matter how much her caregiver tried to coax her, she wouldn't take it.

At a loss, the housekeeper could only call Qin Keyin for help.

When he answered, Qin Keyin was attending a business leaders' summit in a neighboring city. After hearing the housekeeper out, he frowned slightly and curtly hung up after saying, "If she's sick, take her to a doctor. I'm not a doctor."

That evening, Qin Keyin returned from the neighboring city with a suitcase, looking exhausted from the journey.

The housekeeper stared blankly at the young master, who had said he wouldn't be coming home that night, and couldn't make sense of it.

Theme: Protection and growth.