Picking Stars

[The story is complete.]

[The next book, Stealing Your Heart, is also complete. The blurb is below.]

Blurb:

Zhou Guiheng, a legend in the business world, is a famous young master in Jiangyu City. He has an exceptional eye for opportunity, ruthless methods, and an impeccable face. Yet he has no interest in women and is both aloof and arrogant.

When news broke that Song Ning, the daughter the Song family had taken in, had unexpectedly obtained a marriage license with Zhou Guiheng, countless people waited to see her make a fool of herself.

Until one evening, Zhou Guiheng attended a banquet with Song Ning.

Beneath the lights, in a corner,

Mr. Zhou, who always thought the world of himself, actually got down on one knee to massage Song Ning's ankle.

Mrs. Zhou had red-rimmed eyes, yet her hand was busy tugging at Mr. Zhou's hair.

Just as everyone was privately lighting a candle for her,

Zhou Guiheng leaned in even closer, tenderness rippling in his eyes as he coaxed her, "Keep tugging."

After marrying Zhou Guiheng, Song Ning was always prepared to pack up and leave at a moment's notice.

Even though they shared a bed, she faithfully stuck to her habit of never stealing the covers.

One day, the woman rumored to be Zhou Guiheng's unattainable first love returned from abroad.

Song Ning quietly packed her bags, ears drooping. "I won't stop you from pursuing your happiness."

"Happiness?"

Zhou Guiheng looked at her and chuckled. His throat bobbed unconsciously, and storms stirred in his eyes. "Then when are you planning to share a bed with me again?"

He paused.

"And make me happy?"

Song Ning: "..."

[I want to pluck a star and bring it home, so I can look at it myself.]

A shameless, bad-boy young master x a sweet, soft, pitiful girl

1v1, both leads' first time, mutual pining finally comes true, healing and sweet

Stealing Your Heart

Innocent-looking but secretly scheming heroine x gentle and courteous, deceptively dark hero

Blurb:

The legendary beauty of H University, Shen Qingxu, is said to be gentle, courteous, generous, and gentlemanly, and never to make enemies.

His only flaw is that he has no interest in women. The girls he's rejected could form a line from H University all the way to France.

When the new freshmen arrive, Shen Qingxu, a teaching assistant helping the counselor, notices that a girl named Fu Xiao, who always hides in the corner of the classroom, seems a little strange.

She is always slumped over her desk, looking listless, her big eyes hard to read.

What's stranger is that she always seems to be watching him.

As a teaching assistant, Shen Qingxu is assigned by the counselor to check in on her.

Fu Xiao clutches his hand, tears filling her eyes.

"Shen Qingxu, will you still marry me?"

It doesn't take long for the students at H University to realize that Fu Xiao has an unspoken crush on Shen Qingxu.

Everyone expects to see her get rejected and burst into tears.

But no one expects someone to witness this:

Shen Qingxu has Fu Xiao cornered in the stairwell, kissing her lips, unable to hold back any longer.

And Fu Xiao is calling him a "bastard."

After learning she couldn't marry Shen Qingxu, Fu Xiao secretly changed her college application.

She had to get to his side.

Then she would steal his heart.

*

Two years after their breakup, they unexpectedly meet again at the same reception.

Fu Xiao is being relentlessly hit on by a rich young heir, yet she chats and laughs with ease, as if she'd put away all her sharp edges.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingxu is surrounded by legendary tycoons, his presence intimidating.

The two exchange no words, like strangers.

*

Later, word gets around that the young heir has had all his credit cards canceled by his elders.

Someone else sees the cool and handsome Mr. Shen corner Fu Xiao in the break room, just as he did years ago, and coax her in a low voice: "Come on, didn't we agree we'd get married as soon as you graduated?"

[At first, the heroine plays tricks on the hero. Later, the hero plays tricks on her.]

The next book after that

Surrendering to Instinct [Showbiz]

Alluring, seductive actress x cold-blooded, ruthless CEO

Blurb:

They first meet at a family banquet. Meng Qianyu is an unwelcome guest, while Qi Juan sits at the head of the table, surrounded by admirers.

The man is cold and abstinent, yet he's on a blind date with his own cousin.

Meng Qianyu curves her lips. Under cover of the tablecloth, she hooks her foot around his calf with unerring precision, seducing him in silence.

That fleeting springtime dalliance is forgotten in the blink of an eye.

*

They meet again at another dinner gathering.

Meng Qianyu smiles like a flower as she toasts the investor, her eyes and brows brimming with allure.

The man remains unmoved.

But in an empty corner, the air turns intimate...

He grips her by the neck and inhales her scent. "You really are... just as skilled as ever at playing with people's hearts."

Meng Qianyu is a famous beauty in show business, known as little more than a pretty face. Wherever she goes, criticism and praise follow in equal measure.

No one knows that the beauty once lost three years of her memories.

But she doesn't care. She thrives in show business and even takes an enthusiastic interest in joining a dating reality show.

One day, the secretaries gather to watch a video, completely engrossed in shipping the couple.

Mr. Qi walks by and is about to make them recite the employee handbook when he suddenly hears a sweet voice more familiar to him than any other.

He lowers his eyes and looks over.

In the video, Meng Qianyu is hugging an unfamiliar man tightly amid the laughter of the crowd.

Qi Juan: "...Heh."

Theme: Marriage is sacred.