Name: Without Showing a Sign
Author: Min Ran

Synopsis

After two years together, Jiang Zhaoxue was cheated on.

Outside her ex-girlfriend’s wedding, a poised, elegant woman she had met a few times sat down beside her and asked calmly, “Would you like to be with me?”

Jiang Zhaoxue’s eyes reddened. “What?”

The woman’s features were picture-perfect, and every word she spoke was incisive. “Don’t you want to prove yourself?

I’m rich, beautiful, and respectable. I’d be the kind of marriage partner plenty of people envy.”

Jiang Zhaoxue was baffled. “But what would you get out of it?”

The woman smiled faintly and wiped away her tears. “It’s just an act. It doesn’t matter.”

She spoke as if it were nothing:

“I happen to need someone to marry. We can each get what we want.”

Later

Jiang Zhaoxue suspected that her life was a web Cen Loubai had carefully spun for her, but Cen Loubai said, “You’re the one holding the thread that can close the net. You’re free, and I’m the one in your hands.”

She took Jiang Zhaoxue’s hand and tempted her:

“Make me yours, or sink me to the bottom of the sea.”

"Nothing ever happens at just the right time. It has always been me, plotting for ages, with ulterior motives."

Reading guide:

· Same-sex marriage is legal; marriage first, love later

· Cool, aloof little bunny bottom x gentle, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside top (in essence, they switch)

· Five-year age gap

Completed earlier works:

"A Match Made in Heaven", cool and rational bottom x laid-back, easygoing top

"My Heart Beats for You", soft on the outside, resilient within little bunny x cold on the outside, warm within mature woman

"Lingering Feelings Await [Reborn]", steady and gentle top x proud, devoted bottom

"For the Rest of Our Lives", gentle editor-in-chief x younger puppy-like girl

"A Lonely Gamble on Tenderness", proud, weak top x queenly, seductive bottom

Theme: Always have the confidence to be loved and the courage to chase the sunshine.

Other names

Bottled UpEnglish name

Stats

87Chapters

100.1kFavorites

113.6kClicks per chapter

9.4Score

143.4kNutrient gifts

Honours

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