Dare You Marry Me?

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Blurb:

After two years together, Lin Zhiyang finally learned that her boyfriend once had a girl he could never forget.

When that girl returned to the country and asked him to enter a marriage of convenience, he agreed without hesitation.

The girl was a wealthy heiress. To eliminate any future trouble, she handed Lin Zhiyang a bank card and said contemptuously, "You know you're not good enough for him, right? Consider this payment for two years of service."

Lin Zhiyang didn't want to get entangled with them. She broke up with him decisively, but she couldn't swallow the insult from her cheating boyfriend and his mistress.

They're both about the same height. What makes one more noble than the other?

At a summit banquet, Lin Zhiyang looked at her boss, Chi Yanbai: refined and elegant, with an extraordinary presence. He was more handsome than her ex, and richer, too!

Most importantly, he was the unattainable dream man her ex's first love had pursued for years.

Tipsy, she gathered her courage and approached Chi Yanbai. "Mr. Chi, would you be my boyfriend?"

The man narrowed his long, captivating eyes and stared at her for a few seconds. "Lin Zhiyang, are you dreaming?"

Then he slowly undid two buttons, bent down to her ear, and murmured in a low, tempting voice, "If you're going to dream, why not dream bigger? Like marrying me."

-

A month later, her ex realized he was deeply in love with Lin Zhiyang, while his first love still couldn't let go of Chi Yanbai. The two of them unexpectedly ran into each other by the elevator in Chiyuan's underground garage.

It wasn't until late that night that they saw the pair locked in an inseparable koala hug and kiss inside the executive elevator.

Chi Yanbai held Lin Zhiyang protectively in his arms, gave the two of them a sidelong glance, and demanded irritably, "Are you here for me, or for my wife?"

Her ex: "???"

Her ex's first love: "@#%@￥#"

-

One day after they were married, Lin Zhiyang confessed:

"Actually, I thought of you as a useful prop at first. You're not mad, are you?"

Chi Yanbai's eyes flickered. He smiled and asked in return:

"Why do you think his first love showed up when she did, and not sooner or later?"

Much later, Lin Zhiyang found a photo of herself with her hair in pigtails in his safe and finally realized he'd had his eye on her for a long time.

#After My Boyfriend Cheated, I Impulsively Married the Dream Man My Ex's First Love Could Never Have#

Refined, scheming CEO x clear-eyed, resilient sweetheart

[Reading Guide]

1. Both leads have had no other sexual partners. The heroine has been in a relationship before, as described in the blurb.

2. Childhood friends reunite after a brief time together and a long separation. They heal each other, marry first and fall in love later. The second male lead chases his wife in crematorium style.

3. Slow burn. The early chapters lay the groundwork for how the leads first met.

4. The workplace details involving electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and sensors are based on online research.

5. Some internet memes are quoted or adapted in the story. Their origins are unclear. Please contact me for removal if necessary.

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Cool and stubborn x gentle playboy. Rekindled love | Playboy turns over a new leaf | Secret love comes true

At sixteen, Lin Wanting was sent to live with the Jiang family, where she gained an older brother, Jiang Yusen.

After the college entrance exams, she got into the same A University as him and learned that he was known for his wild, unrestrained nature, his good looks, and his reputation as a playboy.

He went through girlfriends one after another, but had never truly cared for any of them.

Not long after Lin Wanting started school, Jiang's mother gave her an assignment. From then on, she was always sweetly and obediently at his side.

Gradually, people began to notice that Jiang Yusen seemed to have given up his playboy ways. He'd even stopped dating, and he doted on his little sister in particular.

Some people wondered about their relationship, but both of them denied it.

His friends teased him: Had he become a "little-sister-obsessed man" after gaining a sister so late in life?

No one knew they'd once had a passionate affair, indulging each other where no one could see.

Lin Wanting had made the first move, but she had always been clear-headed. Before her feelings could spiral out of control, she chose to run away without a word.

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Five years later, Lin Wanting returned to the country to visit a sick family member.

In Jiang's mother's hospital room, she saw Jiang Yusen again.

The boy who'd once been so wild and unrestrained had lost his youthful innocence and grown more mature and composed.

Just as she had years ago, she obediently called him, "Big Brother."

The man replied with a quiet "Mm," his gaze casual, cool, and distant.

As if he'd forgotten their passionate, intimate secret days altogether.

Lin Wanting felt a pang of sadness,

but at the same time, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps this was for the best.

Unexpectedly, at a gathering with friends later on, Lin Wanting left early.

A cold, stern reprimand suddenly rang out behind her: "You think you can leave whenever you want? Who spoiled you rotten?"

His tone was hostile, as if he were dredging up old grievances.

Lin Wanting stopped and lowered her eyes, mumbling, "Then... should I wait a little before I leave?"

She turned around, but before she could take a step, the man abruptly pinned her against the wall.

"Lin Wanting, you left for all these years without a single word." Jiang Yusen's lashes trembled. His long fingers jabbed at the spot over her heart, his voice fierce yet restrained.

"Do you even have a heart?"

[One glance was all it took for his hatred to melt away. He wanted to love her until the end of time.]

"Love is like a coal. Once it has been kindled, we must take care to cool it. - Shakespeare"

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