Marriage first, love later / classmates-to-lovers / secret love comes true / cozy sweet romance
A naturally dazed girl x a mature, caring man with a youthful air
Blurb 1:
When Fang's mother gave birth to Zhi Yu, she spent too long in the amniotic fluid. As she grew up, she realized she was different from other children.
Xiao Zhiyu couldn't accurately read other people's emotions or tell whether they were genuinely kind or pretending. She never picked up on their sarcastic, passive-aggressive remarks.
She was always awkward and slow to react in social situations, and she suffered many hurts. During her bleak, colorless girlhood, her neighbor, Jiang Yan, stood in front of her and took her hand.
"Don't be afraid. Big Brother will protect you."
Naturally slow to catch on, Fang Zhiyu remembered those words for many years.
From middle school until after graduating from college, she quietly stayed by Jiang Yan's side.
Until she became his girlfriend and fiancee.
But on the day of their engagement, Fang Zhiyu saw Jiang Yan embracing her older sister intimately in the hallway.
The person he had wanted to get engaged to was never Fang Zhiyu.
But she was only realizing it now.
The engagement was called off. Fang Zhiyu hid in a corner and cried uncontrollably.
Her eyes were red, big tears rolling down her cheeks, yet even when she cried, she made no sound.
"Why are you crying?" A long, slender, pale hand lifted her chin. A tissue covered the corner of her eye, wiping it gently.
Fang Zhiyu gazed at him through tear-blurred eyes, dazed, unable to say a word.
The man smoothed her damp bangs, speaking unhurriedly:
"Xiao Yu, would you consider changing your fiance?"
He curled his lips into a smile, a hint of refined rakishness in his eyes and brows, like a bewitching, scheming demon who could ensnare anyone's heart.
"How about marrying me?"
Blurb 2:
One day after Fang Zhiyu and Xie Xu got married, she accidentally drank his treasured liquor. She didn't make a scene when she got drunk. As quiet as ever, she just sat there on the carpet, staring blankly with her knees hugged to her chest.
When Xie Xu got home and saw the young woman on the floor, he rolled up his shirt sleeves, bent down, and picked her up. "How much did you drink?"
Fang Zhiyu straddled his lap, her cheeks bright red. "Just a little."
But she was drunk, and braver than usual. She sniffled and mumbled, "Xie Xu, I want to hear you sing."
Xie Xu gave a faintly amused hum. His strong arms held the young woman around her slender waist, and he pressed his lips to her delicate white ear, softly singing in a low, teasing voice.
There are always some wondrous encounters, every time I meet you...
No one knew that, in Xie Xu's eyes,
Xiao Yu was the best girl in the world.
*Archived on 2023.2.7 / screenshots saved / the song is "Xiao Yu"
Theme: Love makes people strong.
