Every Day After Pretending to Be a Couple, We Fall Harder for Each Other

Coming next: Don't Pretend With Me. Starts in January. Visit my author page to pre-save it. (I'll never miss an update unless there's a power outage or I'm sick.)

Business genius cool guy vs. sweet, straightforward model who's not what she seems

Everyone in show business knows international supermodel Lin Zhi.

She debuted at just sixteen, cool and dazzling as the moon. Luxury brand endorsements keep pouring in, and she's also the daughter of a wealthy family, with an award-winning actor for an older brother. Her looks and family background are the envy of everyone.

But even a girl born with every advantage doesn't always get her way.

Her family arranged a marriage alliance, and under pressure from her elders, Lin Zhi started dating Gu Ze. He's a total mess, living a debauched life of wine and women. Lin Zhi is cheated on day after day, while people mock her behind her back.

After catching Gu Ze cheating again, Lin Zhi breaks up with him on the spot, only to run into the last person she ever wanted to see.

"Gu Yanshen..."

"What a coincidence, kiddo."

The Gu family's younger uncle is blessed with a handsome face, but he's also rebellious and carefree by nature.

Lin Zhi nearly fell for him once when she was younger, so she always steered clear of him. And yet the paparazzi caught them in an intimate-looking photo!

To protect her reputation, Lin Zhi has no choice but to pretend they're a couple and act lovey-dovey.

Three months later, Lin Zhi attends a fashion show. The hickey on her wrist is clearly visible. When a reporter asks about it, Lin Zhi answers breezily: "Sorry, my boyfriend's too clingy."

Ever since they started pretending to be a couple, they've both been falling for it for real.

Reader's guide: A sweet 1v1 romance. They keep falling for each other for real. There's an eight-year age gap, and the male lead is the uncle of the female lead's ex-boyfriend.

Coming next: Don't Pretend With Me. Blurb: A new transfer student arrives at Huhang High School. She's adorable and sweet, with a soft, mellow voice and misty, doe-like eyes that make anyone feel protective of her.

As she walks down the hall with her backpack, the boys gathered to watch nearly get so excited they could rip the floorboards up.

At that moment, Yu Zhiyan has just spent all night at an internet cafe. The noise is keeping him from catching up on sleep, so he kicks a desk hard.

The entire room falls silent.

No one dares to mess with him.

Yu Zhiyan frowns irritably, then his gaze meets that of the transfer student standing outside the classroom.

Hmph.

She's pretty, all right... and somehow a little familiar.

Tao Su blinks. "Classmate, you shouldn't swear."

"..."

Everyone covers their faces. She's offended Yu Zhiyan on her very first day. That poor girl is done for!

And sure enough, Yu Zhiyan bullies Tao Su. He hides her homework, snatches her backpack... and even tears up the love letters she gets.

"Tao Su."

Yu Zhiyan knows about Tao Su's past, so he often corners her and asks, "Tao Su, why pretend to be a good student?"

She doesn't get angry. She just smiles sweetly and obediently, nothing like the Tao Su he thinks he knows.

Later, when someone bullies Tao Su, Yu Zhiyan takes a baseball bat and beats the man until he can't get back up. From then on, everyone at Huhang High knows: you can mess with anyone, but don't mess with Tao Su.

During the summer break before senior year, Tao Su turns down Yu Zhiyan's confession at his coming-of-age ceremony.

Only then does Yu Zhiyan understand. From the very first day they met, Tao Su had been pretending... pretending to be sweet and obedient, pretending to get close to him, all for her own safety and protection.

After that day, Yu Zhiyan leaves with a cold heart. Four years later, they meet again.

Tao Su engineers countless chance encounters, only to be met with Yu Zhiyan's countless icy sneers. Yu Zhiyan silently wonders: Tao Su, when are you going to show your true colors this time?

Until one day, Yu Zhiyan can't take it anymore and holds her tightly in his arms. "Tao Su, when are you going to stop pretending?"

Tao Su's eyes are full of ambiguous affection, like a little fox showing its belly to someone it trusts completely. She rests her fingers on his uniform and softly reassures him: "I'm not pretending this time. I really do like you."

Tao Su has just one trump card: she knows he loves her.

Expert at pretending, sweet and soft, secretly scheming girl x fierce-looking, delinquent, secretly purehearted pilot

Reader's guide:

Warning: The heroine isn't perfect. Her own interests always come first.

Reunited after a long separation, getting back together after a breakup

Theme: Work hard to pursue your dreams, and keep at it