Name: Of All People, It Had to Be You
Author: Rong Yan

Synopsis

[The full novel is complete. The next book is Difficult to Restrain Myself. Please add it to your reading list!]

[Blurb]

Shen Yi is the nearly perfect marriage prospect in everyone’s eyes: handsome, wealthy, intelligent, gentlemanly, and responsible.

Zhao Nanxing, meanwhile, is the woman everyone thinks is least suited to be a wife: forceful, decisive, and a workaholic who lives on overtime.

And yet, the two of them got married. When they did, their mutual friends privately placed bets on how long it would take them to divorce.

The longest bet was three years.

Three years passed. They still hadn’t divorced, and even showed up at parties together. Their friends gradually accepted the reality.

But no one expected that in their fifth year of marriage, Zhao Nanxing would post a picture of her divorce certificate on her social media feed.

Everyone: ...???

[Part Two]

Zhao Nanxing and Shen Yi were childhood neighbors. They went to the same elementary school, but later Shen Yi moved back to the city, and they lost touch.

They met again at a class reunion. She took a drunk Shen Yi home, and didn’t come back for the night.

Somehow, the two of them ended up married.

Zhao Nanxing had always demanded a great deal of herself. She believed she could do everything well, including marriage.

Especially since Shen Yi was the kind of man everyone approved of.

But five years later, after losing a child, she was the one who asked Shen Yi for a divorce.

A story about a girl making peace with herself and with love.

Happy ending.

Childhood sweethearts’ everyday divorce life // Criminal defense lawyer x ER doctor

◎ One-on-one // Both virgins // He has a secret crush on her // More or less a marriage-first, love-later story

◎ The heroine’s miscarriage is not caused by the hero // She does not reconcile with her family of origin

The next book is Difficult to Restrain Myself. Please add it to your reading list!

[Business-world rising star, an aloof beauty x gentle, fairy-like third-tier actress]

[Part One]

Xi Nan made her debut as a child star. She’s widely regarded in the industry as a stunning beauty, but her laid-back personality has kept her from ever becoming truly popular. What gets her the most attention are her scandal-prone reputation and couple edits. She can be paired with any male star, and simply appearing in the same frame is enough to spark rumors.

Even so, she remains the number one actress fans most want as their sister-in-law.

There’s no mystery to it: she effortlessly outshines everyone on the red carpet, and stunning photos of her are always appearing online. Her clear, almond-shaped eyes and slender waist make every smile and frown radiate charm.

While the internet was arguing fiercely, a dating reality show featuring celebrities and ordinary people, Love Era, was announced, and Xi Nan was the first person it tagged.

It then tagged Xi Nan’s two most famous rumored partners, as well as He Yi, a rising business-world star who had just appeared on the cover of a financial magazine.

Everyone knew that at an awards ceremony, this business-world rising star had been interviewed backstage and said that Xi Nan was the female entertainer he liked least, calling her “all looks and no substance.”

Xi Nan, who usually ignored online criticism, responded for the first time: “Likewise.”

Netizens: ???

[Part Two]

No one knew that Xi Nan had lived at He Yi’s house for half a year during her senior year of high school.

He Yi tutored her, and by the end he’d get so angry that he’d throw down his pen and leave the room. Ten minutes later, he’d knock and come back, often carrying a cup of warm milk.

Back then, He Yi was bold and carefree, and there was never a shortage of girls chasing after him.

Xi Nan was simply the least noticeable little girl in his circle.

Then, on a quiet, deserted night, He Yi came home drunk. Xi Nan helped him to his room and cautiously kissed him.

But the next day, she moved out. From then on, whenever they met, she was distant and proper, calling him, “Teacher He.”

Years later, He Yi became a renowned business-world rising star. He’d shed his youthful innocence and become cool, self-possessed, and hard to approach, hailed as the most unattainable flower on a high mountain.

Netizens: The most dramatic love-triangle showdown in reality TV history is coming!!!

[Part Three]

Someone even started a poll asking who Xi Nan would end up holding hands with. The different fan pairings were neck and neck.

Only He Yi’s fans confidently declared on the forums, “She might end up with anyone, but there’s no way it’ll be President He.”

But before filming wrapped, a reporter made a surprise visit to the dating villa. They accidentally opened a door and found the usually dignified, self-controlled He Yi kissing Xi Nan passionately, their kiss both sweet and sensual.

Netizens: ???!!!

The reporter immediately cut away, while the comments flashed by like crazy: [They’re practically glued together!! Let me see! I’ll pay!!]

After the reporter closed the door, Xi Nan pushed He Yi away. “You bit me. That hurt.”

He Yi brushed a finger over the corner of her mouth, bent down, and gave her another peck. “Treating the wound.”

That night, He Yi used his main account to create a fan group for the pairing: Difficult to Restrain Myself.

★ Both virgins // One-on-one // Happy ending // Sweet romance

My other novel, Borrow Me a Dream, is open for advance reservations.

[Part One]

Qi Meng was famous for being an unruly troublemaker. Everyone called him “Mad Dog.”

Then, somehow, the “Mad Dog” of all the rumors became Zhou Yu, the top student’s sidekick.

Zhou Yu was beautiful and gentle, and loved wearing white dresses. When she smiled, a little dimple appeared in her cheek. She was practically a fairy come to life.

Everyone sighed: Such a lovely flower, ruined by a dog.

But Qi Meng only remembered that day in the dark alley, when everyone avoided him and only Zhou Yu reached out her hand and smiled at him. “Don’t be scared. Get up.”

For those words alone, he was willing to pull out every thorn on his body and bow down to her.

He once said Zhou Yu was his angel.

But later, when they embraced, his angel gently stabbed him in the back.

That day, he carefully wiped her fingers with a wet wipe and laughed beside her ear. “A Yu, don’t get your hands dirty.”

That summer, the bloodstained white dress became Qi Meng’s last memory.

[Part Two]

Many years later, the renowned mystery writer Qi Meng published his first romance novel. The first line on its title page read: “I loved you for a very, very long time in those days when there was no light.”

Rumor had it that the female lead in this novel, which was being adapted, was an unknown actress named Zhou Yu.

People dug up everything they could about her and found that she was cold, distant, and rarely smiled. Apart from her face, she didn’t fit the character in the book at all, and the internet erupted in criticism.

On the first day, there was no response.

On the second day, still nothing.

On the third evening, Qi Meng’s long-neglected Weibo account posted a string of updates:

“I’m playing the role. How does it not fit?”

“Did you write the book, or did I?”

“I had to beg her for three whole days before she agreed. What are you making a fuss about?”

“You can criticize me, but if you criticize her... I really will write you to death.”

“I’ll also sue you until you’re bankrupt.”

Later, fans of the book discovered that all of Qi Meng’s novels had a girl in a white dress, and they all resembled Zhou Yu.

#You are the dream I could never finish, even in a lifetime#

[Reading Guide]

★ One-on-one / Both virgins / Mad-dog-and-flower story / A mix of sweetness and heartbreak