[My next book, Only You, is now open for follows. Please add it to your collection!] [Blurb for this book]
Zhao Xintong is a sensible, down-to-earth person. The only outrageous thing she ever did was accidentally lead Jiang Xu on, then abandon him.
She thought she and Jiang Xu would be strangers from then on.
Then, three years later, her father fell gravely ill and her family was struggling to make ends meet. Jiang Xu, whom she had recently run into again, stopped her at the hospital.
The man was as handsome and refined as ever, wearing thin gold-rimmed glasses. His gaze was sharp. "Marry me, and I'll take care of your father's medical expenses."
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Jiang Xu came from a wealthy family and achieved fame at a young age. A renowned author who always stood at the top of the literary world, he was aloof and rebellious by nature.
The most humiliating experience of his life was having Zhao Xintong reject his proposal back then, only to dump him afterward.
He thought that, three years later, marrying Zhao Xintong while paying for her father's treatment would make up for that regret.
But Zhao Xintong was as stubborn as a mule. Every day after they married, she thought about how to settle their debts and be done with him.
One day, Zhao Xintong finally scraped together the medical expenses he had paid on her behalf and brought them to him along with divorce papers.
Jiang Xu stared blankly for a long while. Then, his eyes red, he said just one thing: "Zhao Xintong, you've dumped me again."
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From the day she decided to marry Jiang Xu, Zhao Xintong had worried about whether their marriage would be the prelude to getting back together or merely the continuation of their broken relationship.
That was, until she saw this man, who was so accustomed to his pride, forcing himself not to cry in front of her.
[Reading notes]
* The story mostly unfolds in the present. Only the first and sixth chapters each contain half a chapter of flashbacks. The rest have just the occasional brief glimpse of the past, very occasionally, and only a few lines at a time (highlighted).
* One true pairing, focused on married life.
[Blurb for my upcoming book, Only You. Please add it to your collection!]
Chu Mi was cheated on by her scumbag boyfriend, then mocked by her family for not even being able to keep hold of a man.
In the midst of her grief and anger, Wen Yu'an, a former high school classmate, suddenly asked her, "Will you marry me?"
Chu Mi was dumbfounded.
She had been lucky enough to share a classroom with Wen Yu'an for three years, but they had never interacted.
Wen Yu'an was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and excelled in both looks and accomplishments. She was just an ordinary office worker from an ordinary family, and knew she wasn't even qualified to be Cinderella.
She didn't dare accept a marriage like that.
Chu Mi was about to refuse.
Wen Yu'an suddenly added, "It'll be a marriage of convenience. After we marry, we'll each do our own thing. We just have to put on a show in front of our elders."
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After they married.
Chu Mi unexpectedly found a diary in the study, its pages filled with his feelings for her, dated throughout all three years of high school.
"Why... didn't you tell me?"
She stared dumbly at Wen Yu'an as he walked into the study.
"Why would I tell you? So you'd pity me?"
Wen Yu'an took the diary from her and closed it, his tone calm. "I'm right here, living with you day and night. Do you really need to fall in love with me through an old diary?"
Theme: Be brave enough to love
After reading this article, I suddenly realized the rationality of same-sex love. Only women can perceive what women need. The perfect man only exists in the imagination of women. The perfect man we love is actually the woman herself.
This is not a problem between them, but a problem in the patriarchal society. The male protagonist is oppressed by his father, and the female protagonist is oppressed by her mother. The heroine is besieging herself with social problems, but she still likes the hero, otherwise she should stay unmarried, because what troubles the heroine is not the hero himself. It was her family of origin that favored sons over daughters, unfair treatment in society, and the awakening of her own female consciousness. It was because she regarded herself as a human being that she was in so much pain. As for the male protagonist, although he already loves the female protagonist very much, the issue between men and women is no less than a class issue. If the male protagonist becomes a woman for a while, he will understand the problems involved. It is indeed the more important thing for the heroine to pay back the money first. She should treat herself as a person first before love!
I know... A family of debt collectors. The heroine has not broken up with these debt collectors for so many years, so she is not stubborn... Do you think that if you treat your parents well, they will love and protect you?
It's a bit incredible that parents who exclude their daughters so much don't fight for their sons.
These two people are really amazing, so showy.
The two of them are indeed showing off a new kind of love hahahahaha. According to their relationship and situation, it is better not to get married. The heroine does not have to watch her family suck the blood of the hero and herself, nor does she need to be angry with the hero's family. If the male protagonist says that he wants to give up on this relationship, it is actually normal. The female protagonist has dumped him twice, once for marriage proposal and once for divorce. Even if their relationship is broken, it is still he, because they understand each other enough and are already soul mates, and a piece of paper is a constraint. The male protagonist has also thought about it and no longer binds the female protagonist with marriage. The female protagonist has also made a choice. It is a growth for both of them, and they can be together for a long time next time.
Although I have finished reading it, I still want to say that such parents do not deserve to be reconciled.
Although I don't know why I can't see my previous comments, I still want to say come on, sisters! Really well written! My Zhejiang sisters!
Why is there no one with such a nice article?
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