The Wooden Beauty Wants to Become a Seducer

July 23 (Saturday): The novel goes VIP. Three chapters and red-envelope giveaways will be posted that day. Shang Yanchen and He Zheng grew up together. He has emotional detachment syndrome and finds it difficult to communicate normally with people. Only when he's with He Zheng can he feel the faintest stirrings of emotion. To him, He Zheng is the most important person in the world, and he wants to spend his whole life with him. So when He Zheng suggested that their families marry them off for mutual benefit, he agreed without hesitation. After their families' alliance, however, he realized that someone else might lure He Zheng away. A hole seemed to bore into Shang Yanchen's heart of wood, and it began to ache faintly. He tried hard to think of a solution, and finally reached a conclusion: He didn't want someone else to lure He Zheng away. So he could just lure He Zheng himself. At a banquet. Shang Yanchen leaned against He Zheng, brushing his shoulder lightly against He Zheng's as he asked, "Now that we're married, shouldn't we do something to make our relationship clear in front of everyone?" On a trip to the snowy mountains. Shang Yanchen's eyes were hazy. His long, pale fingers gently caressed He Zheng's face, and his lips, moist with wine, parted slightly. "Don't leave me, okay?" On set. Shang Yanchen took off his shirt, revealing his fair back and the bruises he'd gotten while filming. As He Zheng applied medicine to him, his eyes grew moist and he bit his lower lip. "A little gentler. It hurts." Mr. He of the Qusheng Group is famous for being cold and aloof. Yet after a dinner party one night, someone happened to witness him in a dim corner, tightly holding someone in his arms. The ever-frosty Mr. He buried his face against the other's neck and pressed a restrained kiss there. His voice was low and hoarse. "Chenchen, could you stop luring me in?" "I can't just be your friend anymore." [A Few Notes] 1. He Zheng x Shang Yanchen. One-on-one romance. A cold-looking but pure-hearted top x a gentle-looking but possessive bottom. They only have eyes for each other, body and soul. Pre-release: The No-Heart-Racing Game. Check it out in my author profile O_o Blurb: For a bottle of discontinued perfume, perfumer Ning Sen decides to join the reality show The No-Heart-Racing Game. The show invites contestants to live together in a villa for a month, where they'll take on all kinds of heart-fluttering challenges. Their ultimate mission is to fall for no one. No matter how sweet, heartwarming, or surprising the moments they share, they must not let their hearts waver. And even if they do, they have to keep their feelings buried. The winners will split the prize money. Ning Sen is aloof, arrogant, and oblivious to romance. Everyone thinks he's bound to win. But in the show's final episode, they see him holding hands with another contestant and openly announcing their relationship, making them the only real couple on the show. Ever since the prank he experienced in high school, Ning Sen has realized that human beings don't need love. He's lived by that belief ever since. After high school graduation, a younger student confesses to him. He says, "Focus on your studies. No dating before you're older." The heir to an international luxury brand invites him to be their chief perfumer. He says, "Sorry, our design philosophies don't align." A famous jewelry designer asks him to create a custom perfume. He says, "I'm sorry, but I can't create perfumes for living people. If you'd like, I can make a scent for your beloved jewelry." Then, on The No-Heart-Racing Game, he meets Mu Xiao. Mu Xiao is gentle, refined, and always knows how to act. He seems to know all of Ning Sen's likes and dislikes, and even his scent makes Ning Sen feel so at ease. Ning Sen feels comfortable around him, and for the first time in ages, his heart even begins to race. But this is The No-Heart-Racing Game. If he wants to win, he can't fall for anyone. Neither can Mu Xiao. For the show's final challenge, a chosen contestant will be locked in a cold, damp room and spend the entire night in darkness. "If someone is willing to go in with you, the room can be upgraded to an ordinary one," the host says with a hint of malicious delight. "But they'll lose the right to share the grand prize. Will you ask for help?" Mu Xiao, the chosen contestant, shakes his head and walks calmly toward the room. As the door slowly closes, just before it shuts, Ning Sen rushes over. "I'll go in with him." Amid a chorus of gasps, he squeezes into the dark cell. Inside the room, Ning Sen and Mu Xiao find a hidden door. When they push it open, they see a room filled with pink hearts. A note sits on the pink bed. [Congratulations, contestants! You've made it to the Heart-Fluttering Hideaway. This is a reward reserved for brave little sweethearts who dare to pursue love.] Ning Sen: ... Mu Xiao: ... Ning Sen: "I knew the showrunners were crazy." After they get together, Mu Xiao says, "There are a few secrets I've never told you." "The younger student who confessed to you on graduation day was me." "I was the one who invited you to become chief perfumer." "I was the jewelry designer who asked you to create a custom perfume." "And I was the one who insisted you join this show." I've been in love with you for ten years, and it's still me. Mu Xiao says, "I've appeared in your life countless times. If you'd only looked at me once, I would've gone through fire and water for you. But every time before this, you acted as if I didn't exist. Finally, this time, in a place where falling in love is forbidden, we fell in love." Mu Xiao x Ning Sen. Younger top, gentle yandere top x aloof beauty bottom. Theme: Face the hurts of childhood bravely, and overcome them.