A Deliberate Confession

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Blurb:

[Top-rich-kid misunderstood as a playboy vs. romance novelist who treats him like a tool]

Su Mi is a romance novelist who specializes in CEO romances.

Her family is fairly ordinary, but every day she has to imagine the lives of the rich: huge mansions, luxury cars, and all sorts of details she researches until her head spins. Yet readers still leave negative reviews.

"What wealthy family lives like this? Does the author have any common sense? Do more research. If you can't write it, don't write it."

Su Mi thinks that if she had a rich person around to give her some pointers on the lives of the upper class, that would be great. So she sets her sights on Li Nanxu, the top rich kid at school, famous for his womanizing ways.

Li Nanxu has a terrible reputation. He's a scumbag, so Su Mi decides to make a small sacrifice.

She hears he likes the sexy, seductive type. On a fine, sunny morning, Su Mi puts on glamorous makeup, a spaghetti-strap top, and ten-centimeter heels, then deliberately confesses to him with a bouquet of red roses in her hands.

Li Nanxu gives her a dark look, then raises an eyebrow and says lazily, "Fine. I'll put up with it."

Su Mi falls for him bit by bit, losing herself in his good looks and their romance. She completely forgets her original purpose, and then one wild night ensnares her, too.

But she knows Li Nanxu is a scumbag, so she decides to cut her losses and painfully breaks up with him.

That night, Li Nanxu gets completely drunk after being dumped. He insists that his roommate record a video of him lying on the ground and sobbing, then posts it on the school forum under his real name, with photos of his ID and student card, accusing Su Mi of using him and then refusing to take responsibility.

In the video, he sounds terribly aggrieved and looks absolutely miserable, disheveled, with none of his campus-heartthrob image left.

Su Mi is miserable about their breakup, too, and hides alone in her tiny rented apartment, crying with red eyes.

The comments overwhelmingly support Li Nanxu. Su Mi knows she has no grounds to argue, so she doesn't respond at all.

The post stays popular for several days.

Then one day, two new comments suddenly appear.

[Good news: I won her back!!!]

[My girlfriend is the best in the world. Anyone who dares say one bad thing about her will have me to answer to!]

Everyone (looking completely baffled): ???

Is he out of his mind?

So the one crying his eyes out after getting dumped wasn't you?

#What do I do when my wife keeps thinking I'm a scumbag#

#Looking like a cocky, handsome playboy doesn't mean I'm a scumbag#

#Help, I was just looking at some trash on the ground, but my wife thought I was staring at a pretty girl's legs#

*The female lead starts out with ulterior motives; the male lead gets what he wants.

*Both are each other's first and only.

*Lighthearted, silly story. The male lead is a walking disaster.

Blurb for Pretending to Be Infatuated

[Clear-eyed realist vs. aloof high-and-mighty man]

Her family is buried in debt, and her stepfather runs away, leaving Xun Sang behind to repay the creditors.

Unemployed, tricked by a talent scout, stalked, harassed by late-night knocks on the door, and threatened and intimidated, Xun Sang has cried herself dry and nearly reached the point of no return.

When she is utterly desperate, Luo Yu appears before her as a wealthy young man who spends money like water.

Xun Sang clenches her fists and grits her teeth. He's the one!

Xun Sang is beautiful, the kind of beautiful that makes it impossible to look away, so Luo Yu lets her come home with him.

But he often mocks her, because he thinks she threw herself at him and is cheap.

In public, Xun Sang is obedient and docile, looking at Luo Yu with stars in her eyes. In private, she secretly works hard, determined to become a hidden millionaire.

Two years later, Luo Yu falls for her and plans to propose.

When he gets home that night, he finds the place empty, with only a note and a bank card left on the table.

[All the money is here. The password is six zeros. I've included the interest and added another 300,000. That's 10,000 a month as rent. I earned it all by trading stocks with my own savings. I didn't take any of the bags or jewelry you gave me, either. You're good in bed, so the service fee evens things out. Thanks for taking me in for two years, Senior Luo. Let's never meet again!]

Luo Yu snaps the bank card in half, tears the note to shreds, and smashes everything in the house that he can.

After a month of searching, he finally finds Xun Sang.

Xun Sang has just watched an opera at the Vienna State Opera House. As soon as she steps outside, Luo Yu, his face dark, blocks her way.

"Did you enjoy Paris?"

Xun Sang is panicking inside, but keeps an utterly calm expression and nods. "I did."

"Did you enjoy Prague?"

Xun Sang nods again.

"Did you enjoy me?"

Xun Sang's mind goes blank. She doesn't understand what he means.

Just as she's about to nod again, Luo Yu lifts her chin. "Try nodding at me one more time."

Later on,

A few rumors quietly spread through their circle.

1. Luo Yu got married. His wife is Xun Sang.

2. Xun Sang doesn't care for Luo Yu, because he used to mock her and tell her not to get her hopes up.

3. Luo Yu forced her into marriage. He carried Xun Sang to the marriage registry and made her fill out the registration form.

Reading guide:

The male lead has a nasty mouth and is a jerk at first. He genuinely looks down on the female lead and only wants her physically. The female lead has Oscar-worthy acting skills, smiling falsely at him every day and showering him with sweet words and flattery.

Theme: Love needs trust, and trust requires honesty.