My Zhaozhao

My other ongoing novel, How Could I Not Love You [Marriage], is now underway! You can find it in the [Girls' Love] section by scrolling down on my author page. Blurb below.

[Blurb]

Xu Zhaozhao is young, but she's already managed to be rebellious, chuunibyou, and a terrible student all at once.

With the college entrance exams coming up, her parents are heartbroken and decide to fix her bad habits at once, starting by hiring her a tutor.

Xu Zhaozhao refuses, of course. But crying, throwing a tantrum, and threatening to hang herself have no effect on her parents. With her allowance held hostage, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and go home to meet the tutor.

Xu Zhaozhao has made up her mind: she'll unleash all her rebelliousness and drive the tutor away. If the tutor leaves of her own accord, then no one can blame her.

But when she steps inside and sees the cool yet gentle woman sitting on the sofa, Xu Zhaozhao freezes.

Sunlight falls softly across the woman's cheek. Her tea-colored eyes glance over and meet Xu Zhaozhao's.

Xu Zhaozhao's heart skips a beat. Suddenly, it feels like flowers are blooming inside her.

Xu Zhaozhao before: What tutor? I'd jump out the window and die before I ever studied!

Xu Zhaozhao later: ...Actually, this is pretty great.

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Wen Yizhen is cool and aloof, and has no interest in other people. She once thought she would spend her life alone like this, until she met Xu Zhaozhao.

At first, Wen Yizhen addressed her politely but coolly: "Student Xu."

Later, Wen Yizhen called her in a calm, gentle voice: "Xu Zhaozhao."

At last, Wen Yizhen held her close, kissed her lips, and tenderly called her: "Zhaozhao, my Zhaozhao."

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How Could I Not Love You [Marriage]

Blurb:

The grandfathers of the Gu and Jiang families shared a bond forged through life and death. After Old Master Jiang passed away, Old Master Gu felt sorry for his granddaughter, who had no one to care for her, so he decided that Gu Ningxi should marry Jiang Zhi and bring her into the family to look after her.

Gu Ningxi had no ill feelings toward Jiang Zhi, and she didn't want her grandfather to worry or be sad, so she married her.

Gu Ningxi was gentle and considerate with Jiang Zhi, attending to her every need and protecting her as best she could. She did everything a spouse should do in a marriage.

She also took Jiang Zhi's feelings into consideration and told her, "Now that you're part of the Gu family, we're family. Don't worry, I won't do anything you don't want. You can think of me as your closest family member, your big sister. We can be family and support each other."

But she had no romantic feelings for Jiang Zhi, and knew she shouldn't make a move on someone so young.

Once Jiang Zhi became a strong person, Gu Ningxi would respect her choice, whether she decided to stay or leave.

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Jiang Zhi gradually fell for Gu Ningxi, but Gu Ningxi didn't love her. She only looked after Jiang Zhi like a young girl from the neighborhood, without a trace of romantic affection.

Jiang Zhi thought her unrequited love would go on until Gu Ningxi couldn't take it anymore, or found true love and chose to end their engagement.

Later, Jiang Zhi mistakenly thought Gu Ningxi had fallen for someone else. She rushed to a bar without thinking, drinking to drown her sorrows and even considering letting herself go for once.

But before the drunken Jiang Zhi could make a move, Gu Ningxi grabbed her wrist and led her into the hallway.

In the dim light, Gu Ningxi struggled to keep her emotions in check and asked in a low voice, "What are you planning to do? Are you ready to become a woman, too, little girl?"

Under the influence of alcohol, Jiang Zhi burst into tears, hiccuping as she complained, "Anyway, you don't love me, so why do you care what I do?"

Gu Ningxi sighed and kissed her. "How could I not love you?"

Maybe she'd fallen for her from the very beginning. Otherwise, why would she have agreed to the marriage and cared for her so much, until she had given her her whole heart?

Theme: Tender feelings can become hard armor, protecting you through every clash of blades and arrows.