A Marriage Planned in Secret

Shi Anran's friends envy her for having a rich, handsome boyfriend, but only Shi Anran knows that Su Jie seems more like Qin Xu's real girlfriend than she does.

Whenever she goes shopping with Qin Xu, Su Jie turns up uninvited, and their sweet date becomes a threesome.

When they go to the movies, Su Jie always seems to know what will happen in advance, and their two seats become three.

Even on her birthday, Qin Xu is absent because Su Jie is moving house.

Shi Anran puts up with it again and again, because as a “proper young lady,” she has to be generous.

She's just a clown. As long as Qin Xu loves her, that's all that matters.

But when Shi Anran decides to get engaged to Qin Xu, she discovers that he has room in his heart for more than one person. He not only likes her, he is also deeply in love with another woman.

And that woman is none other than Su Jie.

What proper young lady? What grace and gentleness? What rich, handsome man?

This young lady is done putting up with it! She dumps the jerk that very night.

Her friends sneer and call her impulsive, saying she threw away such a great boyfriend.

Her family begs her not to be foolish, insisting she'll regret it one day.

Su Jie holds the hand of Shi Anran's former boyfriend and flaunts her victory, mumbling, “I'm sorry.”

Shi Anran gives them all the same reply: “I'll find someone even taller, richer, and more handsome tomorrow!”

Everyone thinks she's joking, but the day after her breakup, she shows up hand in hand with a new boyfriend.

Just as she's enjoying a sweet romance with her new boyfriend, Qin Xu comes back to beg her. Before Shi Anran can say a word, she's pulled behind someone, who says, “Buddy, are you blind? You're trying to steal my woman right in front of me?”

Everyone says Pei Qingyu is a playboy, a spoiled rich young master who's not to be messed with. Qin Xu has warned her many times: “Anran, he's just playing with you.”

Shi Anran doesn't care. So what if he's just playing around? She can play, too!

Pei Qingyu always wins at gambling, and nobody can beat him. But this time, he chooses to concede.

[Fake proper lady, real spoiled heiress VS arrogant, roguish rich young master]

Reading Guide:

1. A satisfying, sweet story. The leads don't suffer, and the green tea girl gets thoroughly beaten.

2. Both leads have no prior sexual experience.

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"Scheming to Marry You"

One-line summary: I'll pretend to be a playboy and wait for my wife to come pick me up!

An Yan is naturally beautiful, the brightest star beneath the spotlights, adored by millions of fans. An Zhi, on the other hand, is plain-looking and easily overlooked by the An family. Her meekness is her natural protection.

An Zhi understands that in the An family, she can't have anything her older sister likes. Only things An Yan doesn't want can belong to her.

Eventually, even Shen Ting, the fiancé An Yan looked down on, becomes hers...

On the day of their engagement, An Yan elopes with her boyfriend from the entertainment industry, leaving Shen Ting humiliated. Everyone waits for a scene, but the man in question doesn't seem to care. He raises a hand and points at the thin, frail figure in the corner. “Let her marry me.”

In that moment, An Zhi feels as if she's fallen into hell, consumed by anxiety. To outsiders, marrying Shen Ting is a stroke of incredible luck, but to An Zhi, she's merely a tool for him to take revenge on her sister.

Every day after the wedding, An Zhi walks on eggshells, afraid that one wrong word will anger him.

Shen Ting arrogantly hands An Zhi a bank card. She locks it in a cabinet, thinking, Is he trying to corrupt me with money? I can't use it!

They have a five-star chef at home, but the young master Shen, who never lifts a finger, insists on cooking himself. An Zhi thinks, Is he trying to poison me? I can't eat it!

Her wardrobe is already full of this season's hottest styles, but Shen Ting keeps bringing her beautiful dresses. An Zhi thinks, Is he trying to seduce me? I can't wear them!

But little by little, An Zhi realizes that this man seems kind of silly... silly in an adorable way.

Later, An Zhi finds the diary filled with secrets, and she laughs until she cries.

Shen Ting has never cared what others think of him, except for that sweet, obedient girl.

If you only dare to “pick up” what other people don't want, then I'll make sure people throw me away first,

so that I can meet you!

Sweet, obedient beauty x sulky, scheming young master

"The Stars Don't Lose Sleep"

When Gu Xing was sixteen, she was brought back from her adoptive family in America. After a long, winding journey home, she met a man.

By the conventions of their families' longtime friendship, he should call her Auntie.

At the welcoming banquet, people mingled and drank. Gu Xing sat quietly by herself in a corner, head lowered. When she looked up, she happened to catch sight of a man.

He stood at the center of the banquet, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, handsome and refined, with an air of elegance and nobility. He was chatting with the elders.

The voices of glamorous women murmuring nearby reached her: “The Lu family's eldest son, Lu Yuwen. He has a master's in biological sciences from Yale and only recently returned to China. He's back to take over for his father, who's in the hospital.”

A friend beside him patted Lu Yuwen on the shoulder and whispered something in his ear. The man lifted his eyes and looked in her direction.

A moment later, Lu Yuwen set down his glass and walked over to her in the corner. A faint smile played in his captivating, peach-blossom eyes. He leaned down slightly, reached out his hand, and spoke in a clear, alluring voice.

“Hello, Auntie.”

Gu Xing: I found you.

A slightly gloomy, possessive aunt x a gentle, wickedly charming nephew

The leads' families have been friends for generations, but they are not related by blood.

Seven-year age gap

Their romance develops after the heroine comes of age.

A sweet story of healing and redemption

Theme: Growth