His Gardenia

Modern Romance, "Peachy Soft Candy," please add to your reading list

A note for readers: A bittersweet unrequited love. It's not all that sweet, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing.

Blurb

After his parents died in a car accident, Shang An was left unable to use his legs. At 21, he spent a year sending all the people responsible to prison.

His gaze was icy, and he looked at everyone as if they were already dead. Everyone knew that Shang An, confined to a wheelchair, had gone mad.

At 20, Qi Cai was a beautiful, slender girl who danced brilliantly, with a sweet, gentle nature and a ready smile. She was the Literature Department's undisputed little fairy.

At S University's anniversary performance, Qi Cai danced breathtakingly, but then, frightened by some terrifying thing, she fell.

In the dressing room backstage, Qi Cai was crying. In front of everyone's eyes, she was forcibly carried off by Shang An, the man the public called a "madman."

The onlookers couldn't help gasping. They were all thinking of those "domineering abduction" scenes from romance novels.

Shang An, who had been disabled for two years, had actually stood up.

But no one noticed how tightly Qi Cai's little hands clung around the man's neck as she cried and pleaded.

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The two of them crossed paths again in a lavish private room at a club.

The onlookers speculated about every sort of tacky scenario, then watched as a drunk Qi Cai sat on Shang An's lap.

The young woman was bleary-eyed with drink, a shy smile on her face. Her voice was sweet and soft, yet she asked timidly, "Shang An, I'm really good and obedient. Could you like me just a little more?"

Qi Cai held back her tears.

In the dim private room, everyone saw the man who never let his emotions show, his eyes red with rage.

He gritted his teeth and roared, "Which bastard had the nerve to tattoo you?!"

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After their first fight as a married couple, Qi Cai left home alone and went to a friend's place. She skipped dinner and came down with a fever that night.

To coax her, Shang An waited outside until midnight. The man who had promised he would only go in to check on her ended up "stealing" the young woman back home that very night.

When Qi Cai woke up, she was confused. Her eyes were red, and she was heartbroken. "Shang An, I don't want to love you anymore."

"Cai Cai, I was wrong." The man kissed the tops of her feet and gently coaxed her, "You already married me. Don't leave me, okay?"

I only just started learning how to walk toward you. How can you not want me anymore?

A note for readers: A doting romance with a devoted couple, a four-year age gap, and mutual unrequited love. The male lead was genuinely disabled, but has recovered. The female lead is a sweet, delicate little fairy. There are flashbacks early on, and the romance is a little slow to heat up.

Please add the series novel "Will You Hold Me?" to your reading list

A clingy beauty vs. a businessman who pretends to be proper

Blurb

At 31, Shang Siran was the most famous businessman in Nancheng. In business circles, he was always charming and eloquent, noble and aloof.

His public image was so deeply ingrained that few people remembered he was the illegitimate son of the Shang family patriarch.

His seniority was a little higher than that of his peers, and most people respectfully called him "Uncle Shang."

But Song Yao, the exceptionally beautiful young lady of the Song family, had clung to his leg since childhood and called him "Shang Shang."

Later, when she was 20, the young beauty Song Yao married him in a political alliance.

From then on, whenever Shang Siran attended banquets, dinners, or other public events, a little beauty could always be seen trailing behind him.

Song Yao also became known as the Shang family's clingy, affectionate "young madam."

Shang Siran was refined and aloof, while Song Yao was exceedingly clingy.

Whenever the young woman saw him come to pick her up, she would open her arms and pout sweetly: "Shang Shang, will you hold me?"

The sight made everyone green with envy. They thought the girl was spoiled and immature, and that a man like Shang Siran would eventually grow tired of her.

But no one knew the truth.

Just because Song Yao dodged Shang Siran's arms after drinking, the normally composed man had smashed the entire house to pieces.

And Shang Siran had held the girl, who was fiercely resisting him, and coaxed her all night.

Reader's guide:

Age gap, super sweet~ Both leads are devoted to each other, so feel free to add it to your reading list.

Theme: Be brave and pursue love