Little Ran

Hot-tempered big bad wolf x gentle little artist

*The gentle, timid girl eventually stands atop the beast's back.*

That winter, Qiu Xiaoran worked as a shop assistant in a remote little town.

The girl was quiet and timid, gentle and cautious, as still as a breath of air.

No one could have guessed that a girl like her would start dating Young Master He, a man renowned throughout Xingdu.

What kind of man was Young Master He?

A wild, untamable wolf.

Any prey he set his sights on would be torn apart and devoured, without a scrap left behind.

This time, his friends thought he was serious about her and reminded him of the gulf between them.

The man smiled faintly. "It's just for fun. Why worry about being well matched?"

Qiu Xiaoran took his words to heart and left without hesitation.

The man was furious that she'd crossed a line. Pointing at the door, he shouted, "Go ahead and leave! Don't ever think you can come back!"

On a night cold enough to freeze water, the girl who feared the dark ran out of the villa without looking back, and never returned.

----Six years later----

Famous comic artist Qiu Xiaoran caused a sensation at her first book signing in Xingdu.

Everyone who had met her said the artist was fair-skinned and graceful, gentle and kind.

That day, she was surrounded by reporters at the entrance.

One curious reporter asked, "We heard you never came to Xingdu for a signing because of someone. Is that person here today?"

Qiu Xiaoran smiled gently. "No."

The reporter pressed her. "Why not?"

Qiu Xiaoran's smile was as warm as a spring breeze. "Because he's dead."

After the event, when she returned to her hotel, a certain someone was waiting outside her door with a bouquet of flowers, as usual.

As she opened the door to go in, he braced it with one hand, eyes red as he begged her desperately: "Xiaoran, I've changed. Let me come back to life!"

Little extra:

Everyone knew that the boss of the He Group had married a wonderful wife.

One day, during a video conference, an employee was late because he was holding a child. After reprimanding him, the boss immediately launched into his usual praise of his wife:

"My Xiaoran, your sister-in-law, is so gentle and virtuous. She does everything I say. She never lets me lift a finger to do laundry, cook, or look after the kids. She says a man should be doing proper men's work..."

Before he could finish, a little hand reached out from under the desk and tugged at his clothes. A tiny voice said, "Daddy, I'm done pooping."

The man of the house immediately dropped off the call. "Hang on, I need to take care of the kid first."

Content warnings:

* The male lead has a bad reputation early on.

* The male lead was once engaged to someone else.

* Childbirth is part of the story.

* Both leads have had no previous partners.

Theme: Stand on your own two feet in life, and never stop striving.