My Deepest Longing

The print edition is now available, with 8 pages of gorgeous color illustrations! Campus parallel-universe extra by Mu Yi 1231 - Reunion after years apart / Mutual secret crushes / Age gap / Sweet married life [1] When Tan Mo was sixteen, she met Xie Qichen for the first time. He stood beneath a camphor tree in a white shirt and black pants, his features fresh and gentle, his eyes warm with a smile as he looked at her. Her heart fluttered like a startled fawn. But he always treated her like a little sister, and her unrequited crush was too bittersweet. In the end, she chose to give up. Years later, when she had grown up, Xie Qichen had already made his way to the very top of the world of wealth and power. Rumor had it that he was ruthless and cold-blooded in business, with unfathomable depths and no woman able to get close to him. When they unexpectedly met again, someone asked how they knew each other. She avoided the other man's almost imperceptible gaze and replied politely and coolly, "I'm not close with Mr. Xie." The man traced the rim of his wineglass with his fingertip, watching her with dark eyes that gave nothing away. She kept her distance from him, until For the sake of their families' interests, they unexpectedly married. That night in the villa, she drunkenly grabbed the man's tie and said with tipsy fierceness, "Xie Qichen, I want to kiss you." When he made no move, she knew he had never fallen for her. Her nose stung, and her catlike eyes grew red. "If you won't let me kiss you, then forget it..." She tried to leave, but he pulled her forcefully into his arms and claimed her lips in a deep kiss. When it ended, Xie Qichen rested his forehead against hers and breathed heavily. His lips curled, and his dark eyes burned as he looked straight at her, his heart aching at the absurdity of it all. "Tan Mo, can you really not tell how much I love you?" [2] The Tan family wanted to protect their eldest daughter, so they used their adopted daughter, Tan Mo, as a bargaining chip in a marriage alliance. After the wedding, everyone said the young master of the Xie family would never even look her way. At one banquet, the couple attended together but barely spoke. Everyone sighed that the two really were only a couple in name. As the banquet drew to a close, Tan Mo went outside for some fresh air. Everyone watched as the man they had all been fawning over, usually so aloof and difficult to approach, came over. His gentle eyes lowered as he wrapped his suit jacket around her and kissed her forehead tenderly. "Let's go, Mrs. Xie. We're going home." Only later did everyone learn that in this marriage, Xie Qichen was the one who loved her to the depths of his soul, and who wanted her and only her for the rest of his life. "Everyone says Xie Qichen keeps his distance from women, but no one knows he has a young woman hidden in his heart. He only wants to make her his, falling helplessly under her spell and loving every inch of her." [Sweet, spirited beauty] x [Shrewd, powerful tycoon] Basically, it's a story about two people with mutual crushes who use a marriage alliance as the perfect excuse to fall in love. =v= [Married-Life Extra] One day, Tan Mo spotted their prenuptial agreement and accused Xie Qichen, who was sitting on the sofa. "Some people called this a business marriage, but they actually had ulterior motives and were up to no good." Afternoon sunlight fell pleasantly around them. The man turned a page in his book and replied calmly, "Mm. I had ulterior motives." I don't want to hide it or hold back anymore. I just want to love you openly and without reservation. [Important Notes]: 1. The age gap is 7 years. The male lead falls deeply in love with the female lead in Chapter 1. Their marriage alliance comes up in Chapter 9, and they marry as soon as the story goes premium. Sweet from beginning to end, with the male lead a model of gentlemanly virtue. 2. One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced. A sugary Mary Sue romance. Don't nitpick the logic. If it's not your thing, please move on and enjoy something else. 3. Please add the author to your favorites! My profile has lots of sweet stories~ Pre-release: Uncoupled, please add it to your favorites Launching in 2026, please add it to your favorites~ College campus | Romantic tension | Sweet romance | Black-hearted sweetheart x radiant girl - At eighteen, Yan Jiaxia is the most dazzling young heiress in Beijing's elite circles. Raised in the lap of luxury, she's beautiful, carefree, and impossible to control. Jiang Huaili, meanwhile, is a poor college student sponsored by the Yan family. He's an outstanding student, cool and reserved. The night they first meet, the summer rain leaves everything damp. A young man walks Yan Jiaxia home. Under the umbrella, their flirtatious closeness is hard to make out. Yan Jiaxia casually glances up and sees Jiang Huaili standing on the balcony. She smiles lightly, her foxlike eyes rippling with amusement. Yan Jiaxia's father tells Jiang Huaili, who is temporarily staying at their house, "When you have time, help me keep Xiaxia in line." Jiang Huaili responds with polite warmth. Yan Jiaxia looks up and sees his tall, lean figure, his deep brown eyes calm and steady, and a black mole shifting slightly above his Adam's apple. His cool aura is like the moon. He's pretty handsome, but he looks like a bookworm. Who knows what he's like when no one's watching... Yan Jiaxia grows curious. For fun, she starts flirting with him and ordering him around. He warms milk for her, wakes her up, skips class to buy her medicine, and fixes her computer again and again whenever she breaks it. But he always maintains his boundaries and never takes things any further. The young heiress gets bored and gives up on him. She stops paying him any attention and is soon surrounded by other guys again. But one night, after returning from a bar at midnight, she is pulled behind a door by a hand. Jiang Huaili's lips are pressed into a straight line, his eyes dark and intense as he bends toward her. "Is tonight's guy your new boyfriend?" Her cheeks are flushed from the alcohol, and her delicate brows arch. "What, are you jealous? Are you better than him?" The young man gazes at her for several long seconds. The desire in his heart finally breaks free, and he speaks in a husky voice. "Then let's find out." She never expected that after flirting with him, she'd be the one caught. Yan Jiaxia is pulled into a room. From then on, her almond-shaped eyes are flushed red, and he tests her until she submits completely. - Jiang Huaili is a top computer science student at Qinghua University, admitted through a special recommendation. Gifted in algorithms, he's aloof and quiet, with a distant air that makes him an unreachable ideal to many girls. Yan Jiaxia is a top student at Qinghua's Academy of Fine Arts. She has studied dance since childhood and is naturally beautiful and radiant, the goddess many guys dream of but could never hope to win. No one ever imagined the two of them would have anything to do with each other. Until the university's New Year's Eve gala, where Yan Jiaxia's dance dazzles the crowd. After the show, so many guys chase after her with flowers that they follow her backstage. People head over to congratulate her. They push open the door to a dressing room that's ajar, only to see, beneath the dim lights, the aloof Jiang, the university's celebrated genius who never gets close to women, holding Yan Jiaxia in his arms. He has one hand at the back of her neck as he bends down to kiss her passionately. The young man's tall frame almost completely envelops her. His voice is husky and burning with barely restrained jealousy. "Baby, who said you could tell me you like me and then accept flowers from someone else?" Everyone: ??!!! That night, after they are caught, Jiang Huaili wraps an arm around the woman in his embrace. In full view of the crowd's gossiping stares and his rivals' displeasure, he declares his claim on her. "Yan Jiaxia is my girlfriend." Real love begins with losing control, with a fall you cannot stop. She tears away his facade, only to discover a love as fierce as a raging fire. Tips: 1. Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The female lead has a brief, disposable boyfriend at the beginning. If that bothers you, please don't read. 2. The male lead is full of surprises: cool on the outside, overflowing with sex appeal, and madly in love with the female lead from the start. He indulges and spoils her in every way~ 3. The female lead never goes broke. She stays radiant and carefree from beginning to end. The male lead rises across the class divide and becomes wealthy. He'll always be her knight, a super-devoted puppy type! 4. Sweet romance, sweet romance, incredibly sweet romance!!! 4. This is part of the same series as Silent Ardor and The Darkroom Marriage, with crossover appearances. Theme: Be the best version of yourself, and someone will be waiting for you in the not-too-distant future