Miss Hedgehog and the Young Master from the Village

My next book, "Coaxing Her Into My Arms," is at the very end of the blurb.

A down-and-out heiress who has shut her heart to love and dreams of becoming a nun vs. a cool, roguish young master who has a cheeky line for everything and tries to control her every move

One day, Sheng Mingye accidentally smashed his mother's perfume bottle.

Sitting at her desk, Xu Qingzhi twitched her nose. "Why do you smell like women's perfume?"

Sheng Mingye's heart skipped a beat. He pretended to be nonchalant. "Does it bother you?"

Xu Qingzhi kept her eyes on her physics test, mentally counting how many seconds the little block had left before it slid to the bottom. Her voice was as calm as ever. "I don't care. It just doesn't smell as expensive as mine."

Sheng Mingye sighed inwardly and slumped back to his seat to play Fight the Landlord. But then Xu Qingzhi casually set a bottle of her perfume on his desk. "Don't come back until you've sprayed enough to soak it in."

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After the college entrance exams, Sheng Mingye planned to confess and roped in a bunch of his useless friends to witness it.

But his useless friends were only there to watch him get rejected.

Surrounded by roses and bathed in soft light, Sheng Mingye pinned her behind the bedroom door and pressed his forehead against hers. His voice was low. "You said yes?"

Xu Qingzhi's strength had left her. All she could do was nod.

Sheng Mingye chuckled softly, pressing a fingertip to her lips as he coaxed her in a gentle voice. "Then when we go out later, do me a favor and save me some face, okay?"

Xu Qingzhi was still trying to sound firm. "Don't get carried away."

Sheng Mingye leaned close to her ear and stole a kiss. His warm, low voice slipped into her ear. "Sure, I won't get carried away. I'll do whatever you say, little girlfriend."

"Xu Qingqing is a hedgehog. When we first brought her home, she'd prick you even if you just tried to feed her. Once she realizes you're good to her, she'll roll over and let you rub her belly." From a diary of those schoolyard days

*Going premium on January 11. High school setting, early romance is not encouraged, and all dating takes place after they become adults.

*The theme is simply the message of the story.

*No melodrama, just a lighthearted story about an ordinary campus beauty and heartthrob, an ordinary top student and the student ranked last in the grade.

"Coaxing Her Into My Arms"

Lu Ning is the campus goddess of Jiangcheng University. But she's so pampered that no man can put up with her. After pursuing her for just three days, every suitor is put off by her princessy ways and gives up.

No one ever expected Lu Ning to get together with Qin Shu.

This guy wears a sky-blue military uniform. He's unbelievably handsome, tall and straight-backed, with a rebellious, unruly look in his eyes.

Fresh out of the military, he hates nothing more than a fussy, delicate princess.

And yet Qin Shu treats Lu Ning like a princess.

Until one rainy night, Lu Ning asks him, "Are you really willing to break up?"

Qin Shu presses his lips together and says nothing. He leaves her the umbrella, then turns and walks into the rain.

The rain pours down, and Lu Ning doesn't hear his final three words:

"Wait for me."

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No one expected Qin Shu to enter the entertainment industry after leaving the military, then become a top-tier star and acclaimed actor a few years later, thanks to his talent and looks.

Meanwhile, the pampered heiress Lu Ning heads to remote Liyangba, where she takes on work few people know about, deep in the mountains and forests.

Whenever Lu Ning sees news about the acclaimed actor online, she silently turns off her phone and curses:

"Chili powder scattered next door."

Her coworkers hear it so often that they come to remember Lu Ning as Qin Shu's biggest hater.

Until one day, Liyangba fills with new arrivals. When Lu Ning asks around, she learns a film crew has come from the city.

The male lead is the acclaimed actor Qin Shu.

Her kind coworkers quietly lock the toxic chemicals in the lab cabinet, afraid some hater might get carried away and poison him.

They could never have imagined that on a dark, windy night, the great actor Qin would pin that very hater against the medicine cabinet and say in a tender, affectionate voice:

"My walk-in closet is piled high with princess dresses. Can I wait for this pampered little princess to come home?"

Reading Guide

1. The expression "Chili powder scattered next door" sounds like "spicy next door," a pun meaning "damn next door."

2. A second-chance romance: first on campus, then in the mountains, and finally in the city.

3. The male lead is a talented actor who can date without ruining his public image.

Theme: Youth is more than a flutter of the heart. Stay true to your dreams.