A Passionate Love Affair with Him

[Preorder: "Springtime Outing Plans," a light, healing, sweet romance. Please add it to your collection!] [Other completed novels: "Train in the Mist," "That Girl Said to Me," and "Wishbone." Please add and subscribe!] Blurb: [Forest Ranger X Volunteer Teacher] On her first day teaching in the mountains, Xu Haoyue meets a man. He once saved her. Three years ago, on a night of torrential rain, he carried her step by step out of the mountains. But he seems to have forgotten her. That's all right. If he's forgotten, they can meet again. With a little help from the alcohol, Xu Haoyue confesses her feelings to him. He laughs dismissively. "Don't be silly." She argues with conviction, "You saved my life. I should repay you by giving myself to you." The man looks her over, his gaze suddenly deepening. "For how long?" Xu Haoyue falls silent. Her teaching assignment lasts two years. When the time is up, she'll have to leave. The man sneers. "If you just want to fool around, you've picked the wrong person." Lu Chengzhou turns her down without hesitation. But before long, he regrets it. One rainy night, he pins the young woman against the door, his voice strained with desire. "Do you still want to play the game where you repay me by giving yourself to me?" Xu Haoyue melts into his arms. "...I do." "Good. I'll play along." "But I, " Lu Chengzhou lowers his head and kisses her. "Two years will be enough." When time is up, the game ends. Xu Haoyue leaves without a backward glance, leaving Lu Chengzhou alone in the empty mountains. He smiles faintly and carries on as usual. But every night, he smokes furiously, cursing her and missing her at the same time. When they meet again, Xu Haoyue politely hands him a wedding invitation. The handsome couple pictured on it cuts Lu Chengzhou to the quick. He pulls her into his arms and says hoarsely, "This time, let me be the one to make a promise: for a lifetime." The day she falls in love with him is also the day the countdown to their separation begins. So every second, every minute, they have to love each other passionately. [Preorder: "Springtime Outing Plans"] Blurb: Zheng Hao works as a female ghost in a haunted house. One day, a male customer comes in. Zheng Hao floats out from behind him, hair hanging loose, face contorted, mouth wide open as if to swallow him whole... The man turns around, and their eyes meet. Two seconds later, "Pfft, " He's laughing? Zheng Hao: ??? She silently floats away. The next day, the man comes back. Zheng Hao pulls out all the stops: spitting blood, chewing eyeballs, tearing off an arm... Everyone else flees in terror, but he remains unfazed, even trying to hold back a laugh. The third day, the man comes back again. Zheng Hao simply lies on the floor and plays dead. Let's just end it. I'm exhausted. As a result, she gets docked a day's pay. After work, she runs into the man outside the shopping mall. Zheng Hao angrily blocks his way and shouts, "Are you crazy?" Recognizing her, the man calmly replies, "I am." Zheng Hao: ??? "So I'd like to ask you for a favor." The man hands her his business card. "Show me a good time. I'll cover the expenses, and you can name your hourly rate." Show him a good time? It's hard for Zheng Hao not to get the wrong idea. "Why ask me?" "Because you're the only person who's made me laugh in years." Han Che is ill. He's gradually losing his senses, both his emotional responses and his physical senses of smell and taste. At first, he was only a little confused. Then one day, he suddenly realized his arm was covered in bloody gashes. He'd cut himself with a knife. He took an extended leave and went traveling everywhere, hoping to feel even the tiniest bit of anything again. Until one day, he walked into that haunted house. This lively, bustling world: how about we go out and enjoy it together? Theme: The world kissed me with kindness, and I will answer with love.