No Flirting Allowed

Upcoming contemporary romance, Unconventional Heartbeat: The leads enter a contract relationship, while the second male lead pursues his ex-wife at the crematorium.

Blurb

Lin Wan is forced to go on a blind date. Her date carries himself like a man born to give orders, and his opening line is: "Miss Lin, you're twenty-seven this year. If we get married, you should quit your job and stay home to prepare for a baby, because I want to become a father as soon as possible."

Lin Wan doesn't get angry. She casually tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear and smiles seductively. "Mr. Chen, you're thirty-five this year, right?"

Her gaze drifts downward, and she says meaningfully, "Mr. Chen likes young girls. Funny thing is, I like young men who are handsome, youthful, and strong, too."

Her date flies into a rage. "You think you can find one whenever you want?"

By chance, Cheng Yan walks past their table. He's young, handsome, and strong. Lin Wan asks nonchalantly, "Hey, kid, want to date an older woman?"

Cheng Yan stops, bends down close to her lips, and murmurs suggestively, "Sure."

The blind date leaves with a livid expression.

Taking advantage of her just-two-minutes-old "boyfriend" going to the restroom, Lin Wan generously leaves a sizable thank-you payment and promptly forgets about him.

But...

Why is Cheng Yan, impeccably dressed in a suit and looking dashing, ringing her doorbell at midnight while holding her huge fat cat by the scruff?

With the alcohol going to her head, Lin Wan wonders in a daze: Is this the Cinderella the heavens arranged for her?

Five-year age gap, younger man. A gorgeous, carefree older woman who is occasionally scatterbrained x a rebellious younger man who acts cool but is occasionally reliable (an adult). (March 12 revised blurb)

Blurb for Unconventional Heartbeat

Su Nian chased Chen Yu for ten years, and at last he proposed. Without hesitation, she gave him her answer: "Chen Yu, let's break up."

Chen Yu asks coldly, "You got what you wanted. I proposed. How long are you going to keep throwing a tantrum?"

He was the man she'd loved since she was young. When she said they should break up, she couldn't help regretting it a little. But the cold impatience in Chen Yu's eyes pierced through her delusions and brought her back to her senses.

The truth was, Chen Yu had never loved her in all these ten years, had he?

On the day he proposed, Chen Yu thought Su Nian was just being unreasonable. He decided to give her the cold shoulder and planned to talk once she had calmed down.

Everyone knew that he was the center of Su Nian's world, and that she would never leave him.

On the first day after the breakup, he watched coldly as Su Nian packed her things and moved out. He didn't try to stop her. In fact, just as she walked out the door, he told her, "Think it through. If you leave, don't come back."

Su Nian took only one suitcase. He was certain she wouldn't last a month before coming back on her own.

In the second month after the breakup, Chen Yu began to suffer from insomnia. The nights that stretched on until four in the morning were too long. He told himself it was only because summer was over and he'd forgotten to change the bedding.

In the third month, he thought he could be the one to swallow his pride first. He could coax Su Nian into coming back. She'd chased him for ten years, so he refused to believe she would really break up with him.

*

After her twenty-sixth birthday, Su Nian moved into a new home, found a new job, and started a new life.

But then her ex, who had broken up with her three months earlier, suddenly showed up and asked to reconcile. "Su Nian, come back with me."

The handsome face she'd once been madly infatuated with now looked haggard.

For a moment, she was dazed, her hands and feet turning icy cold. Her ex reached for her hand, and she instinctively swatted him away...

She snapped back to her senses when she saw Lu Ran walking toward her with an impassive face.

They were at a hotel opening banquet, where she was attending as Lu Ran's companion and mingling with the guests. She shouldn't be getting entangled with her ex here and ruining the atmosphere.

In the three months she'd worked with Lu Ran, her boss had shown no mercy. If she ruined the banquet, he'd definitely fire her and put her on a boat off the island that very night.

She knew perfectly well which mattered more: her job or her ex.

She was about to explain things to Lu Ran, but he took her hand and asked in a low voice, "Why is your hand so cold?"

Keeping Su Nian's hand warm in his, Lu Ran looked at the haggard man in front of them and said casually, "Mr. Chen, is it? Welcome to our banquet today."

"But I think it's best if I take care of my own girlfriend."

Theme: In this life, everyone will have something to call their own.