Applying to Enter Your Heart

[Main story complete, Weibo: @Ban Xiaojiuya] [Next novel: You Once Came Treading on Moonlight / Coming soon: I Love You Where No One Can See, welcome to add them to your collection~] The Ye and Xu families arranged a marriage between their families generations ago, betrothing the Ye family's eldest daughter to Xu Nanhe, the eldest son of the Xu family. But just before the engagement, the eldest daughter asked to call it off. Xu Nanhe was a rising star in Qingang's business world. Handsome and refined, he was as gentle as jade, yet ruthless and decisive in business, feared by everyone. Faced with their eldest daughter's broken engagement, the Ye parents were so terrified that they didn't dare face Xu Nanhe. The man at the tea table simply sipped his tea unhurriedly, the tiny cup looking like a toy in his hand. He lifted his eyes ever so slightly, his dark gaze inscrutable. "The Ye family seems to have more than one daughter." Everyone present froze. The Ye family did indeed have another daughter: their second daughter, Ye Tingzhi, who had been rebellious and unruly since childhood and was never favored by her parents. - Xu Nanhe had once been invited back to Qingang University to give a lecture. It was packed, and almost everyone at Qing University knew who he was. Qing University's campus beauty, Ye Tingzhi, had a distinctive personality. In her junior year, she formed a band. At its first performance, people spotted Xu Nanhe in the front row, despite his usual lack of interest in such events. After the show, a young man presented Ye Tingzhi with flowers and confessed his feelings. As the crowd stirred, Xu Nanhe appeared beside her and drew her gently into his arms. Looking at the young man, Xu Nanhe rejected him on Ye Tingzhi's behalf. "Sorry, she can't accept your feelings." The young man, full of passion, refused to back down. "Why? What gives you the right to decide for her?" Xu Nanhe smiled. In front of everyone, he enunciated each word: "Because our marriage is protected by law." That night, Ye Tingzhi became a sensation on campus, just like Xu Nanhe. When they got home that night, Ye Tingzhi angrily accused Xu Nanhe of breaking their premarital agreement. But he held the back of her head and kissed the corner of her lips, murmuring hoarsely, "I'm the one breaking our agreement, unilaterally." - Later, Ye Tingzhi discovered that the business marriage she had considered nothing more than an exchange of benefits was not as simple as she'd imagined. Xu Nanhe had been the one arranging all the pieces on the board from the beginning. "You're not my second choice. If it wasn't you, it wouldn't be anyone else." You are the one I chose, without hesitation. * Rebellious, unruly band frontwoman X calculating business magnate 1. Both are virgins, with an eight-year age gap 2. The male lead has no romantic relationship with the female lead's sister; the engagement was only verbal 3. Playlist: NetEase Cloud Music, "Applying to Enter Your Heart" Please add my next novel, You Once Came Treading on Moonlight, to your collection~ The third season of Voice and Song's annual finals came to a close tonight. Newcomer singer Song Jinghuai was a dark horse, beating numerous veterans of the music scene to claim the annual championship. As people were captivated by his voice, they were also entranced by his flawless good looks. That night, #SongJinghuai hit the top of the trending searches. Clicking the topic brought up a side profile of a man singing softly with his eyes lowered: sharp brows, bright eyes, and an air of deep affection. Qin Zhike was currently the most popular actress known for being both loved and hated. She was a master at flirting with men and was always seen around various male stars, making her the bane of their female fans. Recently, a new escape-room variety show came out of nowhere, with Qin Zhike and Song Jinghuai among its regular guests. Even though Song Jinghuai's fans weren't happy about it, the production team stubbornly went ahead and filmed the first episode. But on the day of filming, people noticed that the two had a strange vibe, as if they couldn't stand each other. They not only competed to solve puzzles faster, but also sabotaged each other during their solo missions, until they finally managed to trap themselves together in a two-person escape room. Song Jinghuai wanted to go left, while Qin Zhike wanted to go right. They not only argued but even got physical. Just as the production team was about to stop filming, Song Jinghuai suddenly hoisted Qin Zhike over his shoulder and, without the slightest hesitation, smacked her bottom. Fuming, he snapped, "Keep it up and I'll beat you to death when we get home." Production team: Uh... are we allowed to air this? - Later, gossip bloggers dug up the fact that Qin Zhike and Song Jinghuai had known each other for years and had been childhood sweethearts. Netizens joked, "If they don't get married, this will never end." A few days later, during a media interview, Qin Zhike admitted openly, "We've known each other for years, but we weren't childhood sweethearts. We have a blood feud." Reporter: "Why?" Qin Zhike: "We used to fight every time we met as kids. I knocked out four of his teeth, and he split my head open. See this scar at my temple? He did that." One netizen wondered: If they really had such a blood feud, why had they been so sweet on the show, holding hands and hugging, almost kissing? Qin Zhike quickly replied: It was all scripted. Meanwhile, someone noticed that Song Jinghuai had reposted Qin Zhike's interview video, adding: [That's not true. You got that scar when you threw yourself at me to kiss me as a kid, then stumbled and fell.] While the whole internet was still reeling, Song Jinghuai himself commented on Qin Zhike's reply to the netizens. [What script? Let me see it.] Coming soon: I Love You Where No One Can See, welcome to add it to your collection~ In the eighth year of Wen Zhixu's secret love for Xie Yanzhuo, he proposed to her. Her girlish feelings from their youth had been common knowledge, and their former classmates all congratulated Wen Zhixu, celebrating that she had finally gotten what she wanted. Her secret love had finally come into the light. At the reunion before their engagement, Wen Zhixu and Xie Yanzhuo became the center of everyone's teasing. After a few rounds of drinks, Wen Zhixu returned from the restroom, but stopped when she heard the conversation inside the private room. Someone asked Xie Yanzhuo why he had chosen Wen Zhixu in the end. Xie Yanzhuo replied casually, "When you get married, you might as well find someone who loves you. Wen Zhixu is suitable." Wen Zhixu stood outside, her face pale. With a soft chime, she turned around trembling. A few steps away by the wall, Xu Chen lowered his head and cupped a cigarette in his hands. He looked up with it between his teeth and jerked his chin toward the people inside, all casual nonchalance. "If I were you, I'd dump him." At twenty-five, Wen Zhixu got married, to Xu Chen, a man who had once seemed to have nothing to do with her. Xu Chen came from a wealthy, scholarly family, but in other people's eyes he was a spoiled rich kid, arrogant and unruly. Everyone thought Xu Chen and Wen Zhixu were a bad match, but Wen Zhixu only said, "Why worry so much about whether we're a good match? A marriage without love as its foundation comes with fewer burdens." Wen Zhixu always thought Xu Chen had married her only because he pitied her. Until one day, while they were moving, Wen Zhixu found a note covered with her name inside Xu Chen's high school textbook. In the upper-right corner of the paper was the number "35." When Wen Zhixu was fifteen, she received an anonymous note that read: [Wen Zhixu, the distance between us is 35 steps.] The year Xu Chen married Wen Zhixu was the tenth year he had loved her. As the fog thickened, I hid my love away. I love you where no one can see. Wen Zhixu: Wen, you may not know, but I know you. Theme: Strive to live