Half a Wild Rose

This story will enter the locked chapters on Friday, May 6. I hope you'll continue to support it!

*Main couple: An irresistibly charming, flirtatious playboy x a proud, aloof, stunning actress

(A story about two people who don't know how to date stumbling their way into love.)

*Secondary couple: A cold, stubborn childhood-friend older brother x a sweet, quiet rich girl

Cheng Zhui x You Ran

Zhou Yi x Lin Ruoxuan

You Ran is a minor celebrity on the fringes of the entertainment industry, but she still has plenty of fans.

They love her icy beauty, her carefree nature, her unattainable air, and the stunning photos that go viral after a single glimpse of her.

Only Cheng Zhui loves the thorns that come out when she struggles and rages beneath the weight of suffocating desire.

He wants to tame her.

But he is the one who gets tamed first.

Cheng Zhui does everything he can to hold on to the rose and pull off You Ran's thorns one by one, until she has no choice but to stay in his arms.

You Ran has been proud since childhood, and her refusal to compromise makes her life in the entertainment industry as miserable as it gets. She has turned down countless offers of sexual favors for career advancement, but one act of defiance lands her in serious trouble. With nowhere else to turn, she can't refuse the olive branch Cheng Zhui offers her.

Cheng Zhui gives her shelter, the chance to let her guard down, and his unmistakable possessiveness.

Blurb for the new story, A Moon in a Cup:

Scheming top student male lead x outgoing, sunny female lead

Jiang Zhiyu grew up with Shen Muwei, who lived next door. They climbed trees, skipped class, and sat beneath the parasol tree in the old courtyard eating popsicles together.

Though they got into trouble together all the time, Shen Muwei was always the perfect child in Jiang Zhiyu's parents' eyes: smart, handsome, and polite. Jiang Zhiyu couldn't stand him. Whenever he put on that sweet act, she couldn't help snapping back at him. But with the college entrance exam approaching, Shen Muwei became her unpaid tutor at home and her supervisor at school.

Dozing off in class? Not allowed.

Getting too close to a boy? Not allowed.

Wearing a skirt when it gets cold? Not allowed.

Going to a university far away? Not allowed.

Jiang Zhiyu found him incredibly annoying, yet couldn't help getting used to him and depending on him.

Under Shen Muwei's relentless pressure, Jiang Zhiyu got into the same university as him. That summer after the college entrance exams, she gathered her courage and gave him her first kiss. But after kissing her, he refused to take responsibility and disappeared the very next day, moving out of the old courtyard.

Jiang Zhiyu was angry and hurt, and spent the whole summer moping. When she saw Shen Muwei again after school started, she told herself not to let him manipulate her so easily again. But Shen Muwei was still Shen Muwei.

He bribed Jiang Zhiyu's roommate to find out her class schedule.

He bribed Jiang Zhiyu's parents and brazenly moved into her home.

He even bribed Jiang Zhiyu herself, claiming back that brief first kiss many times over.

Jiang Zhiyu always thought Shen Muwei was her moon, the one she kept chasing, running after without end.

But in truth, she was Shen Muwei's moon, giving him light and love.

(The leads do not cross the line before graduating high school.)

Theme: Love takes courage and perseverance.