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Blurb:

When Tao Ying first met Shen You, the young man was giving a speech beneath the spotlight. His features were elegant and refined, his expression cool, his voice deep. Every word struck her heart.

During a game of Truth or Dare, everyone teased the perpetually single Shen You about finding a girlfriend for him. When the spinner stopped, it pointed at Tao Ying.

She watched nervously as he approached, then bent down and politely clasped her hand amid the teasing.

One time at a bar, Tao Ying saw Shen You sitting nearby. He clinked glasses with someone, his gaze indifferent. "A girlfriend? Not really."

*

Years later, Shen You had reached the pinnacle of his field at a young age, seemingly beyond reach. Everyone in the design world knew him as cool and aloof, like jade, and understated.

For a commercial co-branding sponsorship, he was invited by a partner to watch a competition. At the esports venue, he spotted a familiar figure.

Every time the young woman made a smooth, flawless play, the crowd erupted in cheers.

The ordinary girl he had known back then had transformed into someone dazzling and confident.

*

Later, after they crossed paths several times, he remained courteous and restrained while she kept her distance and stayed polite.

That continued until fans dug up their history from school.

Tao Ying posted a clarification: "Mr. Shen and I are just schoolmates. I have someone I like now."

When the man saw the post, all his old composure and indifference crumbled. He lost all semblance of decorum.

*Bonus scene:

At an award ceremony for a design competition, the renowned designer Shen You unexpectedly brought along a pink-cheeked little girl.

Everyone's jaws hit the floor as the girl rested her head on Shen You's lap and slept through the entire ceremony.

When it ended, Tao Ying rubbed her sleepy eyes and held out her arms to Shen You. "Carry me."

As everyone stood there in shock, the man, who was usually indifferent and kept women at arm's length, crouched down and said indulgently, "Sleeping in my arms will make your neck sore. How about I carry you on my back?"

*

Sweet, adorable top-ranked female jungler X aloof, gentle genius designer

Please note:

1. Blurb revised on 2021.09.11.

2. Romance-focused.

3. The game in the story is fictional. This is not an esports novel.

4. Happy ending.

5. College romance + urban romance (reconciling after a breakup).

Coming soon: South of Cangling. If you like it, please add it to your collection~

Blurb:

Cang Ling, the young lady of the Cang family in Nanjiang, met Gu Yinan when she was nineteen.

The man wore a white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses, looking refined and distinguished.

She saw him as a god, but the god wanted nothing to do with a spoiled, arrogant young lady like her.

Later, their families arranged a marriage. He disliked the headstrong young woman and laid down three rules for her.

The first was that once they had been married for a year, they would part on good terms.

Cang Ling came to her senses. She had a wealthy family and a secure future of her own, while he was a cool and refined darling of heaven.

In his eyes, she was only a tool he had married for the family's benefit. He had no feelings for her and wanted nothing more to do with her.

After the wedding, they played the loving couple in front of their elders. They kept the marriage secret, and in private, they were strangers.

He didn't even return to the house they supposedly shared.

Then one day, Cang Ling came home from a bar and opened the door...

The man glanced at her bare waist without a hint of emotion. The little woman's red dress trailed behind her like a rose, her skin as white as snow.

He called her by name, his voice cool as jade. "Let's lay down three rules."

Cang Ling was stunned. "Didn't we already agree on those before the wedding?"

And wasn't this man supposed to stay away from their "shared" home?

"First, you can't come home after nine at night."

Cang Ling: ?

What was wrong with this man?

"Second, you can't get physically intimate with other men."

??

A year later, the young woman held out her hand and asked him for their marriage certificate.

The man's dark eyes narrowed slightly as he pinned her against the wall.

"You want a divorce?" His voice was dangerously oppressive.

Cang Ling nodded honestly, figuring that a gentleman like him would never go back on his word.

Who could have guessed that the man would lower his head and kiss her forehead, his large hand slipping between her fingers as she tried to push him away and pinning their joined hands against the wall behind her? His voice was low and hoarse. "There is no chance of that in this lifetime."

Witty, spirited genius manga artist x proud, cold, celibate older man

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