The Moment I Saw You, I Knew I Wanted You

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Blurb for Pretending to Be Infatuated

[Clear-headed, scheming woman vs. superior rich heir]

Her family was buried in debt, and her stepfather ran away, leaving Xun Sang behind for the creditors as payment.

Unemployed, tricked by a talent scout, followed, harassed by late-night knocks at the door, threatened and intimidated, Xun Sang had cried until she had no tears left. She nearly took a path of no return.

Just when she had nowhere else to turn, Luo Yu appeared before her as a wealthy young master who spent money like water.

Xun Sang clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Fine, he'll do!

Xun Sang was beautiful, the kind of beautiful you couldn't look away from, so Luo Yu allowed her to come home with him.

But he often sneered at and mocked Xun Sang, because he thought she had thrown herself at him and was cheap.

In public, Xun Sang was sweet and obedient, gazing at Luo Yu with stars in her eyes. In private, she worked hard in secret, determined to become a wealthy woman who kept a low profile.

Two years later, Luo Yu fell for her and planned to propose.

When he got home that night, the place was empty. All that remained on the table was a note and a bank card.

[All the money is here. The password is six zeros. I've included the interest and added another 300,000 for you. That's 10,000 a month for rent. I earned it all by trading stocks with my own savings. I haven't taken a single bag or piece of jewelry you gave me, either. Thank you, Senior Luo, for taking me in for two years. Let's never meet again!]

Luo Yu snapped the bank card in half, tore the note to shreds, and smashed everything in the house that could be broken.

It took him a month, but he finally tracked Xun Sang down.

By then, Xun Sang had just watched an opera at the Vienna State Opera. As soon as she stepped outside, Luo Yu, his face dark with anger, blocked her way.

“Was Paris fun?”

Xun Sang was panicking inside, but on the outside she was perfectly calm. She nodded. “It was fun.”

“Was Prague fun?”

Xun Sang nodded again.

“Was I fun?”

Xun Sang's mind went blank. She didn't react in time.

Just as she was about to nod again, Luo Yu gripped her chin. “Try nodding at that one, and see what happens.”

Later...

A few rumors quietly began circulating in their circle.

1. Luo Yu got married. His wife is Xun Sang.

2. Xun Sang doesn't care for Luo Yu, because he used to mock her and tell her not to get her hopes up.

3. Luo Yu forced her into marriage. He carried Xun Sang to the civil affairs bureau and held her hand down to fill out the marriage registration form.

Blurb for this novel:

After falling in love at first sight in a bar, Jiang Sujing immediately set out to win her over, but his first attempt at striking up a conversation ended in failure.

The second time, he resorted to the worst possible plan: pretending to have amnesia.

After accidentally hearing that she liked the puppy-dog type, twenty-six-year-old Jiang Sujing crouched outside twenty-three-year-old Cen Jia's door one rainy night, shamelessly calling her “Sis.”

That day, he wore a white T-shirt and pale blue jeans, looking like an artsy type. He wrapped his arms around his shivering body and gazed at her pitifully. “Sis.”

Seeing right through his act, Cen Jia gave him a cold look and pointed to the broad road outside. “Go back to your own place.”

Jiang Sujing spent the night outside in the cold wind. The next day, just as he had hoped, he moved into Cen Jia's little villa while sick.

Later, on a drunken night, Cen Jia blushed, her eyes sparkling. “Jiang Sujing, you like me, don't you?”

The man's heart pounded. His arms tightened around her. He gave a single, firm answer: “Yes.”

Cen Jia's eyes curved as she smiled brightly. “Actually, you're really handsome. I like handsome guys like you.”

Jiang Sujing: So after all that, she's just a sucker for good looks?

That makes things a lot easier.

Cen Jia feared nothing and hated being deceived most of all. She gave Jiang Sujing many chances to come clean, but he never took them. Heartbroken, Cen Jia cast him out of her world.

Then, on a rainy night...

Cen Jia opened the door. Her bare, pale feet touched the ground as she walked step by step toward the man in the rain. Jiang Sujing wore only a thin shirt. He opened his arms and gently drew her into his embrace.

“I've run out of excuses to see you, but I still came.” His voice was hoarse, and his face showed a desolation she'd never seen before.

Cen Jia's eyes reddened. She said nothing.

“I wore the clothes you bought me. Is that enough?”

#It wasn't love at first sight because of your looks. It was love at first sight because it was you.#

- A seemingly aloof, looks-obsessed photographer vs. a carefree, slick rich heir

- A silly, sweet story, with a nonstandard groveling-after-the-breakup arc.

Theme: Take the first step bravely, and happiness will be waiting at the next stop.