Professor, Please Don't Be So Standoffish

Notice: The main story is complete. Thank you all for supporting the official release. 1. Tang Li falls for a man. His name is Shu Wangqing, the youngest professor on campus. His features are refined, his build tall and straight, and even his back view radiates masculine charm. He's the perfect male lead for a novel, so she makes him the inspiration for her next book. Later, when she joins the screenwriting team, the director says with a smile, "I happen to know someone who's a lot like this male lead. You can ask him about the professional details." After that, Tang Li starts hoping to get close to the professor and win his heart. The trouble is, whenever Shu Wangqing discusses her writing with her, every one of those embarrassing scenes features his face as the male lead. After a couple of drinks, it's even easier for her to get distracted. Thinking she has a question, he says gently, "If there's anything you don't understand, just ask." She looks up and meets his softly smiling eyes. On impulse, she asks, "Professor Shu, can I ask you anything?" Shu Wangqing pauses, then chuckles. "What do you want to ask?" Her eyes shimmer. "I want to know how to kiss." 2. Tang Li is in a bad mood, so Shu Wangqing offers to take her for a drive. They get caught in a sudden downpour. There's only one room, and he asks half-jokingly, "Are you brave enough?" Tang Li thinks that she's already stayed at his place for so many days, so there's nothing she can't handle. She answers in the same playful tone, "You're a good person. I trust you completely." She doesn't expect Shu Wangqing to smile and give her waist a playful squeeze, warning her, "Then you shouldn't trust me so much. I'm not a good person. I'm a man." 3. A candid photo taken by a passerby suddenly goes viral. "Wow, is this the real-life version of a glamorous starlet and an ascetic professor? I'm so here for it!" "This photo is stunning. They're perfect together!" "Waiting for the 'We're together' announcement." The usually low-key screenwriter Sweet Pear angrily posts a comment: "No way!" She gets torn to shreds. "Where did this person come from? Who are you to say no?" "So jealous." Just as the netizens are getting riled up, a reply suddenly appears below: "Professor Shu's family here, bringing my mentor home." "The starlet was just filming at our school. She and our professor didn't interact at all." "I can confirm it. I saw the professor get dragged into the woods today. He came back with lipstick all over his collar!" ## A student asks Shu Wangqing, "Professor Shu, what's the biggest difficulty you've ever faced?" Shu Wangqing smiles. "You almost didn't get a professor's wife." Upcoming story: Spoiling Her Rotten Synopsis: Xia Fan and Qi Sheng are an exception among childhood sweethearts. Their families are close, and the two have spent plenty of time around each other, yet there's never been a spark between them. They haven't even met that many times. The news of their arranged marriage causes a sensation. Ever since, rumors of their loveless marriage never stop, and gossip about an imminent divorce keeps surfacing. A year into their marriage, Qi Sheng returns from a business trip lasting over half a year. As soon as he gets home, he sees his wife in a figure-hugging qipao, her red lips alluring as she walks toward him and affectionately takes his arm. She pouts and complains, "Why did you take so long to come back? I've been waiting forever." Qi Sheng freezes and says nothing. As soon as they leave the old family residence, Xia Fan lets go of Qi Sheng's arm and, still smiling brightly, says, "Pleasure doing business with you." Qi Sheng furrows his brow slightly and gets into the car without a word. They quickly revert to being a couple in name only, sitting on opposite sides. Xia Fan's phone suddenly buzzes. She plays a voice message. "Xiaofan, your husband hasn't been home for ages, has he? Those gossips aren't telling the truth, are they? You haven't really been living like monks this whole time, have you?" Xia Fan instantly regrets playing the message. She can feel the atmosphere turn tense, so she awkwardly meets Qi Sheng's eyes. She can't let him lose face in front of her, of course. So she sends a voice message in reply. "They're just jealous. We're doing great." "But your husband hasn't been home in ages, has he?" her friend presses. Now Xia Fan's ears are burning, too. She doesn't dare look at Qi Sheng and quietly says, "He's just busy with work. He hasn't had much time." That night, the man loosens his tie and tosses his suspenders onto the sofa. He braces both hands on either side of her. Xia Fan's ears turn red, and she hurriedly raises her hands to hold him back. "W-what are you trying to do?" The man's heated hand rests on her waist as he leans in, his voice low and suggestive. "I have time now." Theme: Become a better version of yourself.