Defeated by Tenderness

[The print edition is now available] [1] The gentle second male lead gets the girl. No getting back together after a breakup. Si Hua spent three years with He Yanxiao, gentle and obedient, never making a fuss. Everyone else laughed at her. "You think you can rise from the dirt and become a phoenix? Dream on." Si Hua thought she had found true love and willingly endured the rumors. Only later did she learn that she was just a stand-in for his white moonlight. On her birthday, He Yanxiao got a call from his white moonlight. Si Hua swallowed her pride and tried to keep him there. "Could you please stay?" The moment He Yanxiao stepped out the door, Si Hua's heart died. She packed a suitcase and disappeared. Two years later, Si Hua returned, bright-eyed and beautiful, with another man filling her heart and mind. Watching her act cute with someone else drove He Yanxiao mad with jealousy. He clung to her relentlessly, keeping vigil outside her home all night. "Huahua, come home with me." Si Hua left him waiting all night, then called the police the next day. "I'd like to report someone for harassment." [2] Si Hua arrived in a new city with a heart full of scars and met a kind, well-mannered neighbor. Yan Juan was a gentle gentleman who taught her to lean on him and spoiled her until she became a mischievous little thing. No matter when or where, Yan Juan would tell her, "Don't worry. I'm here." Through his confession and proposal, Si Hua finally understood what it meant to feel completely safe. "My love for you isn't like the blazing sun. It's like moonlight, falling gently." - Yan Juan [Reading Guide] 1. The male lead is Yan Juan. The Juan is the one meaning "enduring." He gives the heroine an incredible sense of security. A healing, one-on-one romance with both leads' first love! 2. The white-moonlight stand-in trope, but the ex gets his comeuppance and fails to win her back. A thorough thrashing for that jerk. --- Completed novels --- 1. The Second Male Lead Gets the Girl The heroine loses her memory and gets a new fiancé (includes a Yan Simu x Chen Mo bonus chapter). 2. How Can Her Charm Not Make You Fall? One hundred and eight ways to win back your husband: dazzling little siren x abstinent CEO (includes a Yan Xu x Xu Zhien bonus chapter). 3. I've Shipped This Couple Since We Were Kids Scheming top-tier star x proud musician, childhood friends. 4. The Ji Family's Daily Life of Spoiling Their Wife Sweet, clingy male lead with autism x reborn young wife. 5. Absolute Devotion Adorable childhood sweetheart x genius, scheming childhood friend. The leads' relationship has no angst, making this a sweet, heartwarming healing story. The male lead gives the heroine his unapologetic and exclusive devotion. 6. Absolute Redemption Gloomy, obsessive male lead x warm, sunny heroine. A sweet, healing romance. 7. Absolute Heartbeat Bickering couple, ultra-sweet childhood friends. 8. Absolute Tenderness Bipolar dancer x gentle doctor. "Please be gentle with my darling." Theme: Building a harmonious socialist society