Heartbeats Out of Control

[Next novel: Don't Play with Fire. Click the author's page to save it.] Shen Zhuxi has spent twenty-eight years living by his own rules. Then, out of nowhere, he learns he has a fiancée. Word is, Ye Liang, the Ye family's heiress, is beautiful, but taciturn and unsmiling. She's about as interesting as a glass of plain water. Everyone knows Young Master Shen has always been rebellious and hard to handle, so they all sit back and wait for the fireworks. Sure enough, it isn't long before news spreads through their social circle that Shen Zhuxi is refusing to go through with the marriage. At a banquet, Ye Liang chats and laughs with the man beside her, champagne in hand. Beneath the shifting lights, every smile and glance of hers is alluring. His friend is about to congratulate Shen Zhuxi on escaping his predicament when Shen walks over with a cold expression, wraps an arm around Ye Liang's waist, and strides out of the banquet hall with her. - Later, in an interview, Shen Zhuxi is asked what he regrets most. He pauses. The bright, beautiful face of a certain someone flashes through his mind. Shen Zhuxi remembers declaring that he would never fall for Ye Liang in this lifetime! But now... Damn, he really has to eat his words. He's hopelessly in love with her! Shen Zhuxi has seen every kind of beauty. But once he sees the iceberg that is Ye Liang melt before his eyes, nothing else can ever amaze him again. [Cool beauty emergency doctor x spoiled, troublemaking heir who falls hard] Next novel: Don't Play with Fire A real groveling romance / the new love wins When Xia Qingmian got engaged, she thought it was the beautiful beginning of her life with Xu Xiubei. In the end, it became the end of a relationship where only she had been giving. On the day they break up, Xia Qingmian leaves decisively without giving him another glance. Xu Xiubei never imagined that, from then on, no matter how desperately he tried to win her back, Xia Qingmian would never look back. Later, jealousy drives him mad. - Heartbroken over love, Xia Qingmian goes away to clear her head. By chance, she catches the eye of an incredibly handsome man with scruffy facial hair. With broad shoulders, a slim waist, and an irresistible masculine allure, he's especially captivating thanks to eyes that seem to speak, their gaze like a hook. Smitten, Xia Qingmian spends several days with him in a blaze of passion, then returns to Shencheng, thoroughly satisfied. To help her forget her rotten ex, her friend carefully arranges a blind date. Xia Qingmian agrees on a whim. She has barely settled into her chair when a handsome, fair-skinned young man appears. He stands by the table, looking at her with damp eyes, invisible dog ears and a tail drooping pitifully. "Did you leave me just to be with him?" Xia Qingmian, utterly confused: "...?" Who are you, handsome? - It takes Xia Qingmian several days to reconcile the puppy-like young man in front of her with the big bad wolf she'd spent a few wild days with. She looks at him, conflicted. "...How old are you?" "Twenty-three." Unbelievable... Back then, he looked thirty-three! "What's your name?" His peach-blossom eyes curve into a smile. A hint of flirtation colors his clear voice. "My name is Su Che. The 'che' from sleepless nights." Little Scene One time, Xia Qingmian accidentally spills Su Che's drink. He says there's no need to pay for it, but if she feels bad, she can buy him one. Xia Qingmian takes a look at his handsome, youthful face, then turns to the bartender and orders a glass of watermelon juice. "If I buy you a drink, people might think I'm taking advantage of a younger guy." Su Che doesn't show it, but he's deeply bothered. He starts growing out his buzz cut, lets the sun darken his fair skin, and grows stubble. The puppy transforms into a rugged, sexy heartthrob. After carefully scheming his way into her heart, he finally wins Xia Qingmian over. Later, at their wedding, Su Che lifts Xia Qingmian's veil and whispers so only she can hear, "From now on, all your schemes are mine." He's been thinking about it ever since he first saw her. Switches seamlessly between wolf and puppy / four-year age gap A younger man's job is to love his older woman and beat up the bad guys. Theme: peace and love