Enamored

[Content warning: scumbag men and awful women, old-school melodrama, male and female leads are not each other's firsts]

You are the only place in this world where I belong.

Xie Nanting was hospitalized for a stomach condition. He refused to eat and insisted on drinking. Zhong Ming couldn't talk him out of it, so she had to come find Zhong Qing.

Zhong Qing scolded him. "Are you trying to die?"

Xie Nanting said, "If you could send my ashes to someone as a wedding gift, it might not be so bad."

Zhong Qing said, "You only act this way because you know I love you."

Xie Nanting said, "Yuanyuan, maybe I do love you."

Zhong Qing said, "But you chose to stay silent before. Now it's too late."

Xie Nanting said, "Then I'll send you my ashes as a wedding gift."

Zhong Qing refused. "I don't want them."

But Xie Nanting smiled. "Then how about you give me a wedding gift instead?"

Zhong Qing still shook her head. "No. I don't have any ashes to give you."

Xie Nanting rested his head on her lap. "Give me a lifetime together, until our hair turns white."

*Happy ending / scumbag man and awful woman, old-school melodrama / readers who require chaste leads, stay away / the male lead has been with many people, and the female lead has kissed, hugged, and dated others, though she has never gone all the way (if you still click in after all this, I'm warning you: this story will give you a bald spot) / none of the characters are likable

A Hundred Years of Happiness

As a girl, Ye Mi was ordinary and loved reading romance novels. In her diary, she dreamed up a romance between herself and Huo Xinglou, the most popular boy in school.

For some reason, the diary got out, and eventually ended up in Huo Xinglou's hands.

That very day, Huo Xinglou had someone bring Ye Mi to him and confronted her. He questioned her word by word as if she were a criminal.

Feeling guilty, and with her parents divorcing, Ye Mi left with her mother.

She thought she would never see Huo Xinglou again, but on the very day she changed jobs, she ran into him.

Huo Xinglou looked over her resume, gave a cold laugh, then appointed her as his personal secretary.

Ye Mi was sure Huo Xinglou wanted to kill her to keep her quiet. She begged him, "President Huo, I'm sorry. I was young and foolish back then. I didn't mean it."

When she looked up, Huo Xinglou had an inscrutable smile on his face. "What was it called again? A Hundred Years of Happiness, right? You sure know how to make things up. Keep going, and give me an ending that ties it all together."

#I never knew President Huo had this kind of a kink#

#I like you, but you think I like reading trashy Mary Sue stories#

Theme: When you face something you want, you must put in all your effort to pursue it. Cowardice will only make you a coward.