Don't Start What You Can't Finish

Coming soon: "A Guide to Falling in Love After Marriage" and "Love Bites"

After her boyfriend cheats, and her bid for the freedom to love whoever she wants fails, An Jin bows her head and accepts her family's arranged marriage.

Overnight, Fu Hanshi, a newly wealthy man rumored to be ruthless, becomes her husband.

An alliance between powerful families is always the same, isn't it? But after a month together, she feels that although Fu Hanshi is cold, he's not as bad as people say.

At a party, she runs into her scumbag ex. Seeing the tall, stern man beside her, he turns red-eyed with jealousy. His big hand clamps around her wrist like a crab's claw, and he drags her outside without a word.

An Jin panics and reaches for Fu Hanshi. "Hanshi, save me!"

But he doesn't even move. His dark eyes remain fixed on her, unconcerned.

As she's dragged around the corner, she hears Fu Hanshi say calmly to her friends, "Adults should handle their own problems."

Her husband watches as another man drags her away and does nothing. The light in An Jin's eyes shatters. She stops struggling, and her heart turns cold.

She doesn't come home that night. By then, she's seen the truth and come to terms with it. What good ever comes from chasing love? Better to enjoy herself.

Fu Hanshi is indifferent to desire and believes marriage is merely another adornment to his status. It comes with extra advantages, so why not?

But later, he regrets it.

An Jin walks past him with her arm linked through another man's, her fiery red lips teasing and joking. She doesn't care at all about the wedding ring on her ring finger.

"Mr. Fu, it's an arranged marriage. We can each do our own thing. Don't be so uptight."

"Or should I introduce you to someone?"

Even after An Jin learns that Fu Hanshi didn't really stand by and do nothing that night, she still refuses to give him a happy ending.

Fake gentle, cold-blooded and heartless * Truly gentle, with a long memory for every slight

Coming soon: "A Guide to Falling in Love After Marriage"

The three essentials in a guide to love: First, devotion. Second, stamina. Third, exceptional stamina.

{Arrogant and haughty * Sweet and sly}

The Yan and Leng families celebrate a grand marriage alliance. On their wedding night, Leng Baiyin thoughtfully suggests that she and Yan Lie stay out of each other's business.

Yan Lie says nothing in response to her cheerful suggestion. He merely looks at her, then lowers his eyes and undoes his metal cuff links. Leng Baiyin takes his silence as consent.

She quickly produces brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, then lays down three rules for them:

First, keep to your own side of the bed at home and treat each other with respect. No actually "sleeping" together.

Second, go back to the old house every week and act "loving and devoted." They have to "get into character."

Third... she hasn't thought of the third yet.

"Add it when you think of something," Yan Lie suggests, licking his lips.

Leng Baiyin thinks that's fine. After signing and sealing the agreement, she puts it away in a safe, where it never sees the light of day again.

After she falls asleep that night, Yan Lie opens the safe and secretly adds a third rule.

One time, after a tipsy visit to the old house, she breaks the boundary between their sides of the bed. Yan Lie grabs her ankle and drags her back into the wolf's den. With two of their "three rules" broken, Leng Baiyin gives up resisting and spends every night in his arms.

When she's finally ready to leave, she sits on the bed, running her fingers over the divorce papers.

The door bursts open. Yan Lie's usually arrogant face is grim as he strides over, grabs her ankle, and pulls her into his arms, slipping something into them.

Leng Baiyin takes a closer look. It's their original "three household rules."

The blank third line now bears his bold, powerful handwriting: No divorce, ever!

[Bonus scene]

Before they broke their "three rules," Yan Lie was in his study, concentrating on reviewing documents.

Leng Baiyin approaches, and the scent of roses drifts into his nose. Thinking about how close they'd come to losing control the night before, Yan Lie's muscles tense. His fingers grip his fountain pen so hard his knuckles turn white.

Leng Baiyin's gaze sweeps over him. She leans forward, moving closer.

"Do you really want it?" he asks in a low voice.

Leng Baiyin tilts her head, as if confused. "Want what?"

Yan Lie pulls her into his arms. She hits his hard muscles like a soft jelly, sending a ripple through him.

He lowers his head and whispers in her ear, "Me."

-= Coming soon: "Love Bites" =-

A mature, aloof, lofty beauty who only gets flirtatious around the heroine * A hot-tempered, proud little firecracker who says one thing and means another

Everyone in the industry knows that top-tier star Liang Shu never takes roles with romance.

Whenever people ask why, he casually brushes the question off with, "I'm not interested in love."

Everyone thinks he doesn't care for women and will never date in his life.

No one knows that he has a secret romantic history with An Wan, an unknown actress.

Three years ago, they were both rookies, encouraging each other to become top-tier stars in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Three years later, Liang Shu has made it to the top, while An Wan remains a complete unknown in the industry.

Even though they are both in show business, An Wan has always felt that, given her status, she would never have a chance to work with Liang Shu.

Until one day, she gets the lead role in the script she's long dreamed of, and the male lead's name is Liang Shu.

An Wan agonizes over it all night. There are too many romantic scenes in the script; she definitely won't be able to make them convincing.

The next day, when she goes to the producer to turn down the role, she unexpectedly runs into Liang Shu.

The company hallway is empty. He leans against the doorway, legs crossed, blocking her way, and asks with a teasing smile, "Why won't you take it? Is it because you're still in love with me and don't dare?"

In the end, An Wan decides to go for it and takes the role.

It's just a romance. Anyone can act it with her.

The first scene on the first day of filming is a kiss. An Wan can't find the right feeling, and they have to redo it more than a dozen times.

Liang Shu wipes his lips, now stained with her lipstick, and whispers where no one else can hear, "Blushing? Weren't you pretty good at this before?"

An Wan stiffens her neck and retorts, "I was into you back then! I'm not anymore!"

She doesn't expect that remark to set him off. When they officially start filming, Liang Shu kisses her until her eyes are hazy before finally letting her go.

That night after filming wraps, everyone drinks quite a bit. After the gathering, Liang Shu corners her.

His eyes are red-rimmed as he stubbornly asks, "Have you really forgotten me?"

[Bonus scene]

At the premiere press conference, a reporter asks, "There are a lot of intimate scenes in this film. Are you worried your significant other might mind?"

Liang Shu takes the microphone and thinks for a moment, then turns to An Wan. "Would you mind?"

An Wan stares back at him, confused. "I wouldn't mind."

Then Liang Shu's cool, moonlit face breaks into a broad smile. "My significant other says she doesn't mind."

The venue erupts in chatter, and camera flashes light up the room like daylight.

Theme: Be a good person and act with integrity.