A Rose Kept Secret

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#The childhood friend beats the newcomer; regretful pursuit

Blurb 1:

Jiang Qianning was doted on by her family from childhood and never knew her place in the world.

That is, until she met Chen Jibai.

The joy of her youth had, without her realizing it, settled on this aloof and proud boy for years.

But he effortlessly

managed to smooth away all her sharp edges.

-

Jiang Qianning had always gotten everything she wanted. Chen Jibai was the first person she wanted but couldn't have.

That year, she watched him confess to another woman, staring for a long time through tear-filled eyes.

At last, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and turned away, resolute.

She wouldn't love him anymore.

Never again.

Years later, she was a stunning goddess of the entertainment world, adored by countless fans and firmly at the top of the popularity charts.

When she met him again, she gave him a faint smile and greeted him with calm acceptance. “What a coincidence.”

The look in Chen Jibai's eyes was so dark it seemed impossible to dispel.

It wasn't a coincidence.

How could his deliberate arrangement be described with a word like “coincidence”?

He never told anyone

that he regretted it.

Not when she had just left.

Not when the Jiang family flew into a rage.

But one night, as he sat reading, when he suddenly realized

that she might never come back.

…So pain really can arrive late.

Blurb 2:

When Jiang Qianning was being interviewed on a talk show,

the host asked, “Secret love is painful. If you keep it to yourself, it's a silent drama; if you say it out loud, it can easily become a tragedy. Ningning, have you ever had a secret crush?”

Chen Jibai simply watched her.

He watched her lips curve as she smiled charmingly and said, “I have. But never again.”

At that moment, his thin lips pressed tightly together.

His eyes were deep as a still pool, their meaning impossible to read.

-

Later, Chen Jibai wanted nothing more than to hide her away.

To keep her tucked away where no one could see her,

so nobody else would covet his little rose.

Actress VS investor

“Love rises on the wind, but when the wind dies down, the longing remains. After all those years of waiting, she finally got an answer, loud enough to shake the heavens.”

“His rose is radiant and in full bloom.”

“Though the rose may be proud, only I may keep it for myself. If keeping a rose hidden away is a crime, punish me for the rest of my life.”

[Reading Guide]

1. 1V1, SC, HE

2. The female lead's family doesn't go bankrupt~

3. She pursues him in the beginning; later, he regrets it and desperately pursues her.

4. This is the second-generation story of Don't Placate Me. You can read this without having read it, but if you'd like to, you can find it in my author page~

5. The female lead happens to learn that Suzhou embroidery is struggling to survive. To help preserve the tradition, she makes several trips to Suzhou to conduct field research and seek solutions. She uses her fame to introduce this traditional craft to more people.

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Make Your Heart Flutter Already

Blurb 1:

Something big happened in Huaicheng.

The Wen family's daughter wasn't their biological child!

When the Wen family finally found their biological daughter after much effort, Wen Tingluo was debating the final competition problem with Ji Qinghui.

They were at each other's throats, neither willing to yield. Everyone around them kept their distance, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

Wen Tingluo: “The answer is D!”

Ji Qinghui refuted her calmly. “Impossible.”

Wen Tingluo was grinding her teeth when she turned around and found herself hugged by a wealthy lady with tears in her eyes.

She had never dreamed that being switched at birth could happen to her.

Blurb 2:

After returning to the Wen family, Wen Tingluo turned up her nose at all the gold, jewelry, clothes, and accessories.

Mr. Wen fretted. “Sweetheart, what do you want, then?”

“Three spots in math olympiad classes, to start, and one copy of every workbook at the bookstore!” She was going to beat that insufferable show-off!

Mr. Wen: “...?”

When the fake heiress, Wen Yun, learned that Wen Tingluo was coming back, she couldn't sleep all night, afraid she'd be kicked out of the house.

The next morning, she got up early, hoping to avoid Wen Tingluo. But as soon as the door opened, she came face to face with her.

Wen Yun: “...G-good morning!”

Wen Tingluo had already run off with her backpack. She had an exam today! She couldn't be late! She couldn't lose to that show-off!

Wen Yun: “???”

Blurb 3:

Just as Ji Qinghui finally realized his feelings and was thinking about confessing,

Valentine's Day arrived. He had been preparing for ages, but she stood him up.

When he asked why,

Wen Tingluo said smugly, “Ha! You wanted to trick me into going out and keep me from studying, so you could beat me in tomorrow's school exam, right?”

Ji Qinghui: “...”

The second time, he wrote her a love letter and slipped it into her backpack. The next day, he watched her expectantly, waiting for her reply.

Wen Tingluo said smugly, “The letter you gave me yesterday was a challenge, right? I knew it without even reading it! Bring it on!!”

Ji Qinghui: “...”

He turned and walked away, obviously angry.

Wen Tingluo smiled and hurried after him to coax him. “Hey? Don't go!”

-She didn't know that, through those dark and hopeless days, she was his only salvation.

-She pulled him down from his pedestal with her own hands, and they fell together into the mortal world.

[Reading Guide]

* Switched-at-birth daughters / slow-burn growth / healing and salvation

* 1V1 / SC / HE

* From school to the city; no intimacy before adulthood

Coming next ↓ You can add it to your reading list in advance, everyone~ Mwah~

Possessiveness

[Second male lead becomes the male lead, broken mirror not mended / marriage first, love later, he has a secret crush on her]

Blurb 1:

Everyone in Beicheng knew

that Sheng Yi was head over heels for Zhou Zhe.

She did everything she could to pursue him.

Thankfully, she finally got what she wanted.

On the eve of her birthday, she found an exquisite diamond ring in his suit pocket.

She thought her love story was finally going to have a happy ending.

But at her birthday banquet,

all she got was news that his first love had returned to the country,

and that he had gone to see her.

She was the only girl in three generations of her family.

She had been adored since childhood, able to command the wind and rain and get away with anything (just kidding).

She had only ever fallen for someone once in her life,

and it was enough to leave her in agony and humiliate her completely.

That was when He Yanzhang suddenly appeared, slipped an arm around her, and claimed her without hesitation.

Sheng Yi thought she would never forget that moment.

He came with the light and filled her gloomy world with brightness.

Blurb 2:

He Yanzhang asked for her opinion. “Will you marry me?”

She looked at him with sparkling eyes and nodded emphatically.

He smiled, pleased.

He didn't expect that a few months later, once the fuss had died down, she would decide it was time to divorce him and stop bothering him.

He said unhurriedly, “Sorry, I forgot to tell you: the He family's door only opens inward. No one gets to leave.”

Sheng Yi: “...” This is a society governed by law, right? Right?

She thought he had only stepped in to help her out, and was endlessly grateful.

How could she know this was a scheme he had painstakingly laid out?

He was the biggest winner in all of this, because his ten-year secret love had come true.

Blurb 3:

The day Zhou Zhe regretted coming to see Sheng Yi,

He Yanzhang was the one who received him.

He Yanzhang was fairly friendly to him,

because thanks to this man,

he had been spared a thousand obstacles on the road to marrying her.

He could appear and become her groom at once, then go register their marriage the very next day.

He thought smugly,

It was so fast he wouldn't even dare dream of it.

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/He wishes her success in everything, and wishes even more to become the joy of her life.

/His Sheng Yi will always have success and happiness. He'll make up whatever happiness she lacks.

[He almost became the lovelorn second male lead of a romance novel, but thankfully he made his move in time and turned the tables!]

[Reading Guide]

1. SC, HE

2. The second male lead becomes the male lead; his ten-year secret love comes true.

Theme: Face some things fate has decided with open hearts.