Name: Sleepless Tonight
Author: Zhu Qinglang

Synopsis

My next story will be an arranged-marriage romance with the same theme, Love You When the Moon Is Asleep / Waking Up, I Love You So Much. The blurb is at the very bottom. Add it to your favorites if you're interested.

From childhood to adulthood, Jiang Yunshu has always believed that she and Shen Shi are the two people least likely to become friends in the world.

She despises his two-faced nature.

He can't stand her nasty temper.

Until one day, they are forced to become husband and wife.

A marriage without love is bound to be short-lived. Just one month later, she asks for a divorce.

But on the day they're supposed to file the paperwork, the obnoxious man stands Yunshu up.

It isn't until late at night that the man who disappeared for the entire day finally shows up. Before Yunshu can ask why he ran away, the drunk man pulls her into a tight embrace.

Shen Shi, who normally remains unruffled no matter what storms he faces, grabs the hem of her clothes and speaks in a low voice by her ear.

"Can we not get divorced?"

Yunshu: ...

Yunshu: ?

More terrifying than marrying your sworn enemy

is finding out that your sworn enemy has been secretly in love with you for ages.

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During university, Shen Shi's mother recommends him to a neighbor, asking him to tutor the neighbor's daughter, the little tyrant who used to rule the courtyard as a child.

The little tyrant's temper hasn't changed now that she's grown up. She skips his tutoring whenever she can and dodges it whenever she can. Her unruly nature gives him plenty of trouble.

And yet she is the only person in his long life who sees through his disguise.

"If you like someone, you like them. If you don't, you don't."

"Why pretend to like someone?"

She rests her chin in her hands on the edge of the desk, gazing at him in a daze.

That was the first time Shen Shi had ever been at a loss.

The second was when she said she wanted a divorce.

Carefree and laid-back x scheming

The heroine falls in love after marriage / the hero's long-standing crush comes true / the hero is two years older than the heroine / both are each other's first and only / happy ending

Blurb saved on 2025.12.30

Love You When the Moon Is Asleep / Blurb

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After one reckless night, Chu Yue marries her direct boss, Qin Yan.

The two of them have little affection for each other and rarely interact at work.

Chu Yue doesn't love Qin Yan, and assumes he feels the same way.

But when a car accident happens, Qin Yan instinctively shields her, giving her their only chance to survive.

In the cramped, freezing space, she looks at his face, identical to Qin Shu's, and finally agrees to his confession.

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After they get together, Qin Yan is very clingy. To soothe him, Chu Yue tells him "I love you" over and over.

But whenever their eyes meet, Qin Yan feels an inexplicable panic.

Because he senses that she's looking through him at someone else.

This unreal pain torments him endlessly.

Until one night, just before they make love, she whispers another man's name in his ear.

Only later does Qin Yan learn that she had a first love who died many years ago.

And that man looked exactly like him.

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Chu Yue has always assumed that Qin Yan would divorce her once he learned the truth.

But afterward, he only looks at her with red-rimmed eyes and a shadowed gaze, then tears up the divorce papers she has prepared.

"I won't get divorced," he says quietly.

"Even if we torment each other, we're going to spend our lives together."

Later, on a rainy night, he returns from far away.

His cold body sinks into the bed, his arms wrapped tightly around her as he begs in a low voice by her ear:

"Could you love me just a little more?"

[While the moon is asleep, let me hold you a little longer.]

Gentle and slow x proud and stubborn / one-on-one / hero has a secret crush / amnesia / happy ending

Sweet at first, then angsty, then sweet again / over-the-top melodrama / a tiny twist

Blurb saved on 2023.10.17

Waking Up, I Love You So Much / Blurb

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When Chen Fuyue was in high school, she had a secret crush that went nowhere.

Her feelings were like a drop of water hidden in the ocean: not a ripple, and no one ever noticed.

Years later, she runs into her crush again, only to wake up in bed with him after accidentally getting drunk.

In her panic, she transfers some money to him, blocks his contact information, and runs away.

She thinks that will be their last connection.

Until the day of her birthday party...

The ballroom is crowded. She has just finished the first dance with her childhood friend when she turns toward the hallway for some air. A man in a black suit suddenly appears by the window.

His exquisite features are even more captivating than they were under the dim light that night. She instinctively tries to flee, but a large hand wraps around her waist and pulls her straight into the room next door.

"Why are you avoiding me?" he asks in a lowered voice.

She gives an awkward laugh. "I was afraid you'd make me take responsibility."

"But now I've found you."

Xie Yu lowers his eyes and speaks softly.

"So you have to take responsibility."

Chen Fuyue: "Are you asking me to marry you?"

Xie Yu: "?"

Chen Fuyue: "Oh, sorry, I said that wrong... Then will you marry me?"

Xie Yu: "."

After all that babbling, she assumes Xie Yu will get angry.

But he only gazes at her for a long time, his eyes like a deep pool hiding feelings with no visible bottom.

"Okay."