The Same Moonlight

*Carefree and self-centered heroine x gentle, scheming hero

*The heroine is bad, and the hero loves her anyway

*Seven-year age gap / marriage first, love later

When Liang Zhaoyue was eighteen, a man came to stay with her family: Lu Qing'an, the son of her father's close friend.

Her impression of him was that he was a handsome, taciturn type. She could go after him.

Before long, Liang Zhaoyue had flirted her way into his heart, but accidentally took things too far. The day she broke up with Lu Qing'an, she said only three words: "I'm bored now."

Later, the Liang family fell into ruin, and the two families arranged a marriage alliance.

After the wedding, Liang Zhaoyue did everything she could to provoke Lu Qing'an, hoping he'd get so furious that he would ask for a divorce.

Lu Qing'an gave Liang Zhaoyue four words: "I'll stop when I'm bored."

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At Lu Qing'an's request, Liang Zhaoyue changed her ways and put on the act of an innocent girl. She stopped going to bars, quit wearing heavy makeup, and gave up smoking and drinking.

She did her best to please Lu Qing'an, all so she could get a divorce without a hitch.

One day, Liang Zhaoyue came to Lu Qing'an and held out both hands before him. Her voice was soft and heartbreakingly sweet. "Big Brother Lu, what about the divorce papers you promised me?"

Lu Qing'an looked up and pinched her cheeks with his long fingers. Watching the hopeful look in her eyes, he said grimly, "What should I do, Zhaozhao? You're even more fun like this."

Liang Zhaoyue: You can play like that too???

Upcoming novel in the author's collection: Hard to Bear. Please add it to your collection. Blurb:

*Playboy reforms x good girl

*School days: secret crush comes true / urban romance: the chase after the breakup

The day Tang Nian climbed over the wall after arriving late, she met Shen Yanshen, the infamous only son of the Shen family of Nancheng. They said he was rebellious and unruly, doing whatever he pleased, a bona fide playboy.

In the gentle late-spring breeze, Shen Yanshen stood backlit, casually slinging his school uniform jacket over his right shoulder. A smile played on his face as he drawled, "Even good students climb over walls?"

Before Tang Nian could answer, their eyes met. In that instant, it wasn't just her that climbed over the wall. Her heart did, too.

They came from worlds apart, and Tang Nian never expected their paths to cross again.

Until the school's drama performance, when they hid backstage. The midsummer night air indoors was damp and stifling, yet an ambiguous tension began to grow.

In the dim light, Shen Yanshen looked at Tang Nian and asked in a low, unhurried voice, "Do you know how to kiss?"

Tang Nian was so overwhelmed by her feelings that she nodded, then shook her head.

She remembered that their kiss that day tasted a little bitter.

No one knew about their relationship, and Shen Yanshen's rumored love interests kept changing. Tang Nian paid no attention, as if she had lost herself in loving him.

On graduation day, the blazing summer sun beat down on the smiling faces across the sports field. She patiently waited for everything to end, then broke up with him without warning.

At her words, Shen Yanshen's gaze darkened. He grabbed Tang Nian by the collar and pinned her against the wall. His voice was icy, like a bone-chilling river at the bottom of a ravine.

"Tang Nian, don't regret this."

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Rain battered the old camphor tree, shredding its leaves. Heavy black clouds pressed down over the umbrellas, and leaves mixed with mud across the flagstone path, leaving the ground in disarray.

Shen Yanshen wore a gray trench coat and held a black umbrella, blending into the dark, rain-soaked night beyond the eaves.

He pulled her beneath the umbrella. The damp smell of rain clung to him, and his eyes were bloodshot as he pleaded earnestly.

"Niannian, don't avoid me."

"You can just use me, if you want."

Tang Nian's gaze was calm. Her faint smile was as cold as autumn rain, though her voice was flat and emotionless. "Are the other girls not as easy to fool as I was, Young Master?"

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Shen Yanshen knew better than anyone that he was only a filthy drop of rain the girl had briefly held in her hands. When she turned and walked away, she left him behind, alone and hopeless.

He was the one who couldn't undo what he'd done, and so he welcomed a winter that would never end.

Upcoming novel in the author's collection: Chasing the Wind. Please add it to your collection. Blurb:

*Big bad wolf x sweet little bean++

*Legendary race car driver x surgeon

*Four-year age gap / secret crush comes true / playboy reforms

*No blood relation

Because of her parents' jobs, Shen Jingyu moved to a poor alley she'd never visited before. The surroundings were harsh, and the dilapidated houses seemed cut off from modern civilization.

Shen Jingyu called her mother dozens of times, only to change her mind about going home because of one person's arrival.

He was Zhou Chenxuan, a student her mother sponsored.

Zhou Chenxuan was rebellious and carefree. He rode past her on his motorcycle, and the moment he took off his helmet, he seemed as wild and unrestrained as the wind.

Shen Jingyu was timid, but she still summoned her courage and tugged at his sleeve. "Can you give me a ride this time?"

"Sure," Zhou Chenxuan agreed readily. "Call me Uncle Zhou and I'll take you for a spin."

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Falling for Zhou Chenxuan was unexpected. She naively thought he felt the same way about her.

But when he heard her confession, his expression suddenly darkened, and he left her alone by the roadside.

After he drove away, Shen Jingyu got drunk by herself. When she was barely conscious, someone carefully draped a coat over her. Beneath the dim streetlights, he watched her for a long time, ignoring the words she murmured in her sleep.

"There won't be a next time," he said.

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After years apart, Zhou Chenxuan became the famous race car driver he'd always wanted to be.

In an accident, he badly scraped his arm.

They say you learn from your mistakes, but one person still had no sense of safety.

After his wound was bandaged, he didn't even feel the pain. Maybe he was lost in thought, or maybe the new team doctor was that good.

Zhou Chenxuan stared at the eyes partly hidden by light brown hair. They seemed familiar, so he said, "Not bad, miss. I'll come to you next time."

Shen Jingyu looked at him, hooked a finger under her medical mask, and spoke in a soft voice that carried a cold message. "Zhou Chenxuan, there won't be a next time."

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