A Late Flirtation

★ Serial in my column: Hidden Glow. An independent, gentle qipao beauty x a flippant, heartless young master [A massive groveling chase]. Come take a look! [Blurb] 1. Chi Yan, the heir to one of Yancheng's most powerful families, is rumored to have found himself a little songbird. Other rich playboys keep sweet, delicate beauties in their arms, but his tastes are unusual. He found himself... a stunt performer, and not just any stunt performer, but a body double who can't show her face. "It's just a cover! Everyone knows Young Master Chi is proud and free-spirited, with high standards and even sharper methods. Why would he pick some big, ugly woman?" "The old master of the Chi family is forcing him to marry, right? He wants him to wed that Jiang family's daughter who disappeared the moment she was born!" 2. Yun Li grew up on Mount Yunmeng. She has a photographic memory and an extraordinary physique. Her only reason for coming down the mountain is to uphold her school's ideals and promote Chinese martial arts. So she starts out as a stunt double. After a misunderstanding on set, the haughty young master glances at her from beneath his phoenix eyes, a cocky, carefree smile on his lips. "Her, then. No money, no power, no connections. Less trouble." Yun Li counts the zeroes in the contract, tears of joy in her eyes, and signs her name. 3. Later, when the contract is extended, Chi Yan takes her to a company banquet. Sitting in a corner, Yun Li has porcelain-white skin and wears a red dress. Her long, satin-like hair falls to her waist. She kicks off her designer crystal heels and pouts. "This is even more tiring than standing on a plum-blossom stake." The young master, dressed head to toe in ultra-luxury brands, kneels before her and massages her ankle. He lifts his eyes, his voice lazy and amused. "Yeah, that's my fault." Everyone: "??!" Wasn't he supposed to be a carefree man using her as a cover? Who the hell is this fairy stepping out of a painting?! During a break in the banquet, Chi Yan accidentally hears Yun Li's senior fellow disciple ask her, "Why haven't you left him yet?" Yun Li lowers her head, blushing. Watching from the shadows, Chi Yan holds his breath. Seconds later, Yun Li says in a muffled voice, laughing with restraint, "He pays... really well." Chi Yan: "..." Chi Yan: "...?" #One thing about me is that once I've made up my mind, I won't change it. The same goes for the person I love. - Chi Yan [Contract romance / five-year age gap / the late-arriving realization that she's the one] Proud, carefree young master x extraordinary little fairy One-on-one, happy ending, each other's first love, sweet story. This story is also known as Why Didn't I Appreciate an Arranged Marriage This Good? - Chi Yan, and If I'd Known She Was My Betrothed, I'd Have Married a Rooster Instead (?), - Chi Yan ★ Pre-release in my column: Hidden Glow ★ Please add it to your collection~ Song Chaohuan knows why Yan Xun is marrying her. There are two reasons: The Song family is weak and easy to control. She's not favored by her family and has no one to support her, so she can't keep him in line. After the wedding, Young Master Yan can keep defying convention and living it up. Everyone says that marrying Yan Xun is a step up for her. What can't Young Master Yan give her, besides his true heart? Song Chaohuan obediently marries into the Yan family. She watches a seductive female companion light his cigarette at banquets. She hears him take a call in the middle of the night, then stay out until morning. Quiet and dutiful, so meek she nearly disappears. - No one knows that the little bit of pity Yan Xun condescendingly showed her when they were young kept her happy for years. How long can the joy of a dazzling young love last? Song Chaohuan spent seven years letting it fade. Her love burned itself out in a corner unseen by anyone. Song Chaohuan thinks some people simply can't be warmed. She wants to leave. Yan Xun scoffs. "Suit yourself." - People sigh that Young Master Yan really is cold-hearted. His lawfully wedded wife runs away, and he still spends every night partying. Until one day, at a gala for the elite, Song Chaohuan appears as a designer invited by the hostess. Outside the hotel, Song Chaohuan wears a qipao, elegant and cool. She gives him a faint smile and nod. Her usually gentle voice is now calm and distant. "Mr. Yan, would you mind stepping aside?" Song Chaohuan passes him. Fine rain clings to the man's features, making his eyes turn red. His footsteps stumble behind her, and suddenly a hand clamps around her wrist. "Chaochao." Fingers trembling, he wraps his arms around her waist from behind and bows his head carefully. "You don't have to love me." His plea is almost humble. "But don't leave me." #I want to love you, to share my evenings and mornings with you, year after year# Independent, gentle qipao beauty x flippant, heartless young master One-on-one, happy ending, a jerk's desperate chase to win back his wife Theme: Promote traditional culture and create a better future