The Minister Beneath the Skirt

[Next book: The Silent World, and Him] [Preorder: When I Don't Know How to Love You, available for preorder in my collection] Blurb: Shen Tang decided to cut things off with Jiang Chengyu for good. She packed up everything she had left at his villa and took it with her. Jiang Chengyu: "What are you throwing a fit about this time?" Shen Tang blew on the cigarette between his fingers. As the smoke drifted away, she smiled. "I'm not throwing a fit. I just want to end our relationship." Jiang Chengyu looked at her. "Then what kind of relationship do you want?" Shen Tang touched up her makeup in front of the mirror. "A legal marriage. If one day you come begging me to marry you, maybe I'll consider it." Jiang Chengyu suddenly laughed. She expected him to beg her to marry him? What a big mouth. He didn't believe in marriage, and he wouldn't marry anyone. -- When their friends heard Shen Tang and Jiang Chengyu had fallen out, they lamented on her behalf. "It's incredibly hard to meet someone from Jiang Chengyu's circle, and he's been so good to you. How could you give him up?" Shen Tang said nothing. It was precisely because it was so difficult, like a mirage, and because he would never give her marriage, that she had to leave. Now that she had realized she was in love with him and was sinking deeper and deeper, why trap herself? -- The second year after they cut ties for good, Shen Tang got a call from Jiang Chengyu on her birthday. Jiang Chengyu knew when to swallow his pride. "Tangtang, marry me." Shen Tang: "Sure. Wait a moment. So many people have been pursuing me lately, let me see what number you are." She paused deliberately for several seconds. "President Jiang, you're number 250. Remember your number. I'll let you know when it's your turn." P.S. A clear-eyed, pragmatic, self-loving and gorgeous female lead VS the Jiang family's second son, who dotes on her but refuses to get married My Weibo: Meng Xiao Er ~﹡~﹡~﹡ [.Complete draft: When I Don't Know How to Love You, by Meng Xiao Er.]﹡~﹡~﹡~﹡~﹡~*~﹡~﹡~﹡~ Blurb: Yan Heyu is famous for being cold and heartless. Among his childhood friends, he has held the top spot on the unfaithful men's list for years. Wen Di deceived herself into believing she and Yan Heyu could have a happy ending. But the Cinderella dream eventually shattered. In their fourth year together, he got engaged to a woman from a family of equal standing. Not only did he have a fiancée, he also kept in his heart a woman he had loved for many years. Wen Di splashed coffee on him, summoned all her courage, and slapped him across the face. After they parted, Wen Di's life became dazzling. She was constantly falling in and out of love, then falling in love again. Yan Heyu went mad with jealousy and tried to buy off Wen Di's boyfriend. Money was the one thing her new boyfriend had plenty of. He tossed the card back and added another two hundred yuan for good measure. One day, after Wen Di returned from a date, Yan Heyu blocked the entrance to her apartment complex with his car. His icy gaze seemed ready to split her in two. "You've been playing around for two years. Had enough yet?" Wen Di was no longer the gentle woman she used to be. She gave him a disdainful smile. "What's it to you?" -- Later, Yan Heyu shamelessly declared that they were back together, all on his own, and stayed by Wen Di's side for a year without a name or status. One day, when she was in a good mood, he seized his chance to ask, "Can I make it official?" Wen Di turned cold the moment they got out of bed and looked at him indifferently. "Why don't you just fly to the moon?" When you don't know how to love someone, what should you do? Stay obediently in the doghouse. ~﹡~﹡~﹡ [.Friend's new book: You're Sweeter Than Time, by Cheng Mo Mo.]﹡~﹡~﹡~﹡~﹡~*~﹡~﹡~﹡~ Blurb: The announcement that the Shi family and the Xu family were to form a marriage alliance sent shockwaves through their social circle. A friend teased Shi Yu with a smile. "The Xu family's princess is a master of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. So many people envy you." Shi Yu glanced at the little shadow who had been following him every day lately and replied carelessly, "You like her? You can have her." This clingy little white rabbit was delicate and soft, always on the verge of tears. He couldn't wait to end their childhood betrothal. On the day their engagement was finally called off, Shi Yu went drinking with his buddies to celebrate. By chance, he ran into Xu Anlan, who seemed to be celebrating too. His supposedly "frail and delicate" former fiancée raised a bottle and smiled brightly and boldly at her friends. "At last, I'm free of that icy flower on the mountaintop. Pretending to be Lin Daiyu for so long was worth it." Shi Yu: ... The day after they cut ties for good, Shi Yu attended a three-party meeting as usual. He'd heard the other party's representative was forceful and sharp, and, according to his staff, "hard to deal with." When he saw who was sitting across the conference table, he froze. The delicate, ladylike Miss Xu he remembered was wearing a smart suit, her gaze sharp. She gave him a faint smile. "President Shi, I look forward to working with you." Shi Yu: ... Later, Shi Yu chased Xu Anlan all the way to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. At the summit, 4,680 meters above sea level, he looked at her. "I've been seriously pursuing you for so long. What do you think?" Theme: In the end, the male lead brings warmth and healing to the female lead.