Soft and Sweet

[Coming soon: The Too Goofy Slacker Is Bound to Become Famous and Senior, please add them to your reading list!]

With nowhere else to turn, Yan Zi moved in with Zhang Dongyan, the boy who had lived next door to her as a child.

He was tall and imposing, and looked like the sort of man you didn't want to mess with. They had lived under the same roof for nearly six months, but could count the number of times they'd spoken on their fingers.

She lived in constant fear and planned to find a chance to move out.

But the man was always rushing in and out, and when she finally did run into him, she still didn't dare say a word.

One day, Zhang Dongyan came home to find her standing in the living room, looking flustered.

Like a little rabbit that had just been caught by a hunter.

Her dark eyes were bright, and her voice was soft and sweet. "I'm planning to move out and live with a friend. Thank you for putting up with me all this time."

He couldn't help frowning. "What friend? Bring them here and let me have a look first."

Sweet and timid heroine x stern older man

*Both are each other's first love, both are virgins, mutual pining, slow burn

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Blurb:

Yue Xiaofan transmigrates into a cannon-fodder female supporting character in an entertainment-industry power fantasy. After years in show business, she's diligently appeared in countless films, yet doesn't even have a character encyclopedia entry. You could say she's reached a whole new level of cannon fodder.

In her previous life, she was at least a third-tier star. This time around, she's even less fortunate.

Yue Xiaofan resignedly closes her eyes. Being a couch potato isn't so bad. I'm done trying so hard.

A dating reality show takes off, and Yue Xiaofan joins the program as a background extra.

But then her childhood friend, the big shot Fu Yuze, joins the show too.

Yue Xiaofan: Since I know someone, it'll be even easier to slack off.

The other female contestants compete to stand out and catch Fu Yuze's eye.

Yue Xiaofan: Head down, eat up. People who eat are the best people of all.

The male and female contestants exchange flirtatious glances.

Yue Xiaofan: Take a hundred steps after dinner, and live to ninety-nine.

After the show airs, viewers spot an oddball in the middle of all the scheming and competition: she gets up early to exercise, takes walks after meals, and keeps her head down while eating. All the other female contestants have lost weight, but somehow she's gained two pounds!

The viewers burst out laughing. "Whatever else you say, I'm a fan of this young lady. I have to see how miserable she is when she tries to lose weight next."

Yue Xiaofan: Are you people even human?

Yue Xiaofan becomes a sensation, and the other female contestants grit their teeth in secret.

One female star says, "Even if she gets famous, if none of the male contestants choose her, she'll still have to leave the show."

But no one could have expected what happened next.

During the contestants' mutual selection, the aloof Fu Yuze actually chooses Yue Xiaofan.

The whole internet is stunned!

Haters immediately dig up a photo of the female lead getting into the richest man's car.

The richest man responds: "What's wrong with my daughter getting into my car?"

A top-tier star reposts it: "What's wrong with my little sister getting into my dad's car?"

Fu Yuze reposts: "What's wrong with my fiancee getting into my father-in-law's car?"

The richest man: ???

Yue Xiaofan: ??? When did I become your fiancee? Didn't we agree to overturn this arranged marriage?

Coming soon, No. 2: Senior

Blurb:

After Xiang Qiao joins the company, she often hears stories about their big boss's harsh, cold, and utterly heartless behavior.

But what does someone as powerful and high-ranking as that have to do with her? She's just a slacker hoping to earn enough to get by.

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One day, she works late into the night.

Xiang Qiao steps into the elevator and sees a man standing quietly in the corner, holding a stack of cardboard boxes. His handsome, refined face looks tired.

They're both hard-luck office workers, so she takes half the boxes and follows him to help deliver them upstairs.

Feeling pretty good about herself, she doesn't even notice the astonished looks of the employees around her.

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Thanks to that act of kindness, Xiang Qiao and the male colleague who calls himself her senior quickly become friends.

She brings him homemade lunch, and he helps her solve problems at work. They get along wonderfully.

At the company's annual meeting, with all eyes on them, she holds a plate piled high with food and waves him over to try the delicious new dish she's discovered.

A colleague from her department suddenly speaks in a trembling voice. "Do you know who you're waving to?"

Xiang Qiao looks completely bewildered.

The colleague catches the big boss's stern gaze, coughs twice, and falls silent.

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By one coincidence after another, Xiang Qiao never manages to see through her senior's true identity.

Even after accepting his advances, she grows worried.

"I heard the boss hates office romances, so we should keep things low-key."

The man hesitates, then says, "Speaking of the boss, did you know we have the same name?"

A terminal-stage hoarder x possessive, scheming CEO

Theme: Nothing brings greater happiness in life than knowing you are loved