After Kissing the Wrong Person

Not contracted, updates whenever I feel like it * One-line blurb: One of life’s three great misconceptions: She likes me. * Blurb: When she was young, Luo Yizhen lived with the Yan family. The sharp-tongued, arrogant eldest young master once warned her from on high, “Don’t get any foolish ideas.” Back then, Luo Yizhen was meek and timid, not daring to cross the line in the slightest. Later, they unexpectedly got together, but it was only a secret affair. They gave each other no status, and in public they pretended not to know one another. Yan Zhan didn’t like Luo Yizhen. He hated her status as an illegitimate daughter, and he hated her secret crush, but that didn’t stop him from being with her. After all, she was obedient, sensible, gentle, and well-behaved, and never caused him trouble. To Yan Zhan, the day he tired of Luo Yizhen would be the day they parted, even if she liked him, loved him, and was completely sincere toward him. As a gloomy, quiet person, Luo Yizhen liked plenty of things. She liked Yan Zhan’s handsome face, the money in his pocket and the checks in his hand, and the gifts he casually bestowed on her. But she absolutely did not like him himself. After all, what she regretted most was kissing the wrong person on the night of her birthday party years ago. The man she kissed wasn’t the beloved she’d secretly adored and longed for. It was the arrogant, conceited eldest young master who had never once regarded her as worth his attention. Yan Zhan had always enjoyed Luo Yizhen’s tenderness and affection without a care, believing she was already his, someone he could have whenever he wanted. But one day, the truth suddenly came to light, and he discovered: Some things had never belonged to him at all. Proud as Yan Zhan was, he would never allow himself to suffer such humiliation. Content warnings: ① Both leads are sexually inexperienced, monogamous pairing, and every character has issues. ② A stubborn-tongued male lead vs. a hard-hearted female lead. ③ Read rationally, and let them part on good terms. Theme: Loving yourself is a lifelong pursuit