Love After Marriage

[Complete / fixing typos...] // [Marriage first, love later || Childhood sweethearts // Sweet everyday fluff] Next up: [I'm Starting to Miss You] Please add it to your reading list~ Weibo: @Jinjiang Xizi Yixiao (bonus chapters about Shang's parents are on Weibo) [Blurb]: Shang Huaizhou is famous in Beijing's social circles for being cold, aloof, and indifferent to others. He embodies the stereotype of a profit-driven businessman to the extreme, with every detail of his life plan flawlessly laid out. At twenty-eight, Shang Huaizhou was considering a strategic marriage when the family patriarch told him that his betrothed had been chosen for him years ago. She had lived at his house for a while as a child and had been quite a handful. The first time they met, she was a tiny little thing, yet bold enough to kiss him. Her round eyes sparkled with sly delight as she told him in her babyish voice, "Big brother, wait for me. When I grow up, I'm going to marry you." But in the blink of an eye, the little girl had vanished. Before meeting Jiang Li, Shang Huaizhou came up with a long list of ways to tease her. But when he saw her again, she was sitting quietly in the sunroom of his house in a vintage dress, holding an ancient scroll of parchment. Her slender fingers and milky-white skin made her look as if she'd grown up bathing in milk. She smiled gently at him. Shang Huaizhou couldn't bring himself to say a single harsh word. * After they married, Shang Huaizhou noticed a problem. The clingy little girl from his childhood was no longer clingy at all. He often couldn't find her at night, and this tiny dancer was even busier than he was. Lately, after they were intimate, she'd even started sleeping outside the master bedroom. Even under the same roof, she would furrow her brow whenever she saw him. She was more secretive about their relationship than he was. Shang Huaizhou could barely contain himself. * Jiang Li knew Shang Huaizhou had always been difficult to get along with. She intended to strictly abide by their agreement. But Shang Huaizhou, the one who'd set the rules, didn't keep his word. Once they were together, he found all sorts of ways to tease her. After he'd just teased her, Jiang Li's eyes were red and her soft lips quivered with hurt. "Shang Huaizhou, you're going too far. Why do you have to bully me like this?" A trace of restraint lingered in Shang Huaizhou's eyes. His low, seductive voice whispered by her ear, "I'm collecting my debt." Reader's guide: 1. Delicate, sweet dancer x proud powerhouse from Beijing's elite circles. 2. Both leads are each other's first love and only love; four-year age gap. 3. Blurb written on January 11, 2022. 4. Weibo: @Jinjiang Xizi Yixiao My other book, [I'm Starting to Miss You], is currently updating Shang Luo, the Shang family's little princess, is the only girl among the grandchildren and has been adored by everyone since childhood. One day, her elders decide to arrange a marriage for her. Shang Luo isn't happy about it. She trails after Su Tinglan, her face full of misery and worry. Su Tinglan stops. His dignified, tall figure bends slightly toward her, and his usually gentle eyes fill with possessiveness. "If you don't want to marry him, how about marrying me?" Shang Luo never imagined Su Tinglan would say something like that. Her eyes go round with surprise. As the mature, restrained scent of a man mingles with his deep, melodious voice and softly brushes her rosy cheeks, Shang Luo doesn't reject him right away. She even thinks it might work. Afterward, Shang Luo regrets it terribly. Just as she's wondering how to face Su Tinglan, they run into each other again. Su Tinglan sits on a sofa in the corner, the red wine in his hand reflecting a faint gleam in the dim light. Shang Luo's heart tightens and her scalp prickles. She pretends not to see him, but his voice drifts through the darkness. "Avoiding me?" Shang Luo feels guilty. "N-no." Under Su Tinglan's plainly disbelieving gaze, Shang Luo presses her lips together, gathers her courage, and says in a tiny voice, "I was just caught up in the moment. Please don't take it seriously." At that, Su Tinglan says nothing from his seat on the sofa. His long legs are crossed, and his gaze at her is unfathomably deep. The cigarette between his distinctively jointed fingers flickers in the damp, rainy night. After a long pause, he says in a husky voice, "Luoluo, who told you that you can toy with a man's feelings and then walk away without taking responsibility?" "..." Shang Luo. * Later, after they get together, Shang Luo finally understands that all that talk about taking responsibility for leading someone on and abandoning them was a lie. It was all part of the old fox's long-laid plan. Highly recommended!!!! [My friend's amazing novel, Don't Lose [Showbiz]] by Xia Rilu Gentle second male lead gets the girl || Cheating ex faces his reckoning || Blurb: Business tycoon Lu Jin is ruthless, and no one dares cross him. During their two years together, Shen Zhihai was docile and obedient. Everyone said Lu Jin doted on her. Only she knew that he didn't love her. He was madly in love with the woman whose features resembled his unattainable first love. The one time Shen Zhihai defied Lu Jin, she did everything she could to land an acting role alongside top-tier star Gu Xingci. Gu Xingci is elegant and refined, gentle and distinguished. Since his debut, he's had no scandals or bad press. During filming, Shen Zhihai carefully kept her distance from Gu Xingci off camera. On the anniversary of her parents' deaths, Gu Xingci accompanied her to visit their graves. That's when he learned that her real name was Shen Yi. Shen Zhihai reminded herself that the feelings belonged to the characters. Gu Xingci had only mistaken her for the heroine of the story because he'd gotten too immersed in his role. Until, in the middle of filming an intimate scene, Gu Xingci whispered "Yiyi" in her ear. Unable to deny her feelings any longer, Shen Zhihai resolutely decided to leave Lu Jin. Enraged, Lu Jin cut off all her resources, waiting for her to come back and admit she was wrong. At the wrap party, Shen Zhihai said goodbye to Gu Xingci, but he pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. He nuzzled her shoulder, reluctant to let go. "Come with me. I won't let you lose." After their relationship became public, everyone thought Gu Xingci would be blacklisted for going up against the powerful. Then it suddenly came out that he was the low-profile, mysterious second son of the richest family in the country. Everyone: So Gu Xingci was the real powerhouse no one could afford to offend! And Lu Jin was the one who went up against the powerful! [Bonus scene] Shen Zhihai has been afraid of the dark her whole life. It was said that Gu Xingci later bought her a house where she could look up and see the stars. When he proposed, he told her, "When night falls, I'll take you home. From now on, I'll keep you in the light for the rest of your life." #I'mTheFirstLoveOfYourFirstLove'sFirstLove# #IThoughtIWasAtTheBottomOfTheFoodChainButItTurnsOutI'mAtTheTop# *Down-on-her-luck, cool beauty x the gentlest top-tier star *The world's gentlest second male lead gets the girl || The first male lead is utterly destroyed || Both leads are each other's first love Theme: Growing together and becoming better versions of ourselves.