Addicted to Tenderness

Updated at 9 p.m. The next book is Dear Secretary, Miss. Please add it to your reading list! [1] Five years ago, on a rainy night Gu Suizhao glanced at Shen Xiangxi, his expression cool, and said flatly, "You and I were just having fun. You didn't actually take it seriously, did you?" The rain fell hard, slapping against her face. Shen Xiangxi felt a sharp pang in her heart. In unbearable pain, she gave a scornful smile. "Good. I was tired of it too." [2] When they meet again, he's the company owner, while she's just a "nepo hire." They keep out of each other's way, and things are going well enough. But at the company annual dinner, someone gets drunk and pretends to be tipsy while confessing to Shen Xiangxi. Gu Suizhao follows right after and scares the confessor off. Seeing Shen Xiangxi's cool gaze and faintly flushed cheeks, Gu Suizhao gets drunk too. He leads her into a nearby storeroom, carefully holding her wrist. Shen Xiangxi pulls away, trying to put some distance between them. Gu Suizhao presses his lips together, his voice trembling slightly. "Be good. Give me a hug." Cold-faced schemer x warm-faced, cold-hearted woman The next book is Dear Secretary, Miss. Please add it to your reading list, mwah! [1] Yan Jiaze has barely returned from overseas when he's sent to gain experience at a branch office. And that's not all: the old man has also assigned him a little secretary. She looks delicate and soft, alluring and gorgeous, but who would have guessed she's a rose covered in thorns? Word spreads that the Crown Prince of the Capital is being kept in line by a little secretary, and soon Yan Jiaze becomes the punchline of all his drinking buddies. At a late-night dinner, Yan Jiaze looks restless. His buddies tease him: "How come your little secretary let the Crown Prince out tonight?" Yan Jiaze frowns. "Who is she to tell me what to do?" Yan Jiaze, after Su Mi drags him out of a crowd of women for the third time: ...? [2] Six months later, his little secretary quits and leaves. Yan Jiaze goes crazy searching for her everywhere. She's gone for more than half a year without a word, but thankfully, he eventually brings her back. On the night Yan Jiaze returns, his buddies invite him out. "Brother Ze, come have a drink. There are beautiful women here." A loud bang comes from the other end of the phone, followed by Yan Jiaze's panicked voice: "Honey, I was wrong. I'll block them right now!" His buddies: ?? Reader's guide: (1) The women were only invited to drink with them. Nothing happened. (2) The heroine has had an ex-boyfriend. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. (3) This one has a bit of a groveling arc. Coming next: Caramel [1] Two years ago, He Kun brought home his eldest daughter, whom his ex-wife had secretly taken away. Though she's a lunatic, the He family, whose reputation rests on charity, treats her well. Second daughter He Nanyi is especially kind and gentle, famous for it, and always protects her older half-sister. But a lunatic is a lunatic, a thoroughly detestable person everyone hates. He Zhifei likes being called a lunatic. After all, lunatics do crazy things, and normal people can't hold them accountable. Except for Ying Jiaxu, a "lunatic" who insists on taking her seriously. [2] The lunatic is cute, and she's a good actress too. Ying Jiaxu teases her just for fun. Until the lunatic disappears. Ying Jiaxu searches for her day and night, and when he sees He Zhifei curled up and barely alive in a dark basement, he finally realizes she's not just a source of amusement. She's the most precious thing in his life. A true sweetheart x a true domineering CEO Reader's guide: 1. There are no good people in the He family. They only want to use the heroine. 2. The heroine isn't really crazy. She's back for revenge. 3. Neither the male lead nor the heroine is truly kindhearted. They believe in paying people back in kind. 4. At first, the male lead teases the heroine, but he never hurts her. The two are more like partners. 5. Caramel describes the heroine. Theme: If you find a love both of you want, hold on to it!