He'd Been Plotting This for a Long Time

The story is complete and currently undergoing a thorough edit.

[Calculating, devoted CEO x gentle, aloof beauty; he falls for her first]

After returning to China, Tang Yuqian runs a café. One day, she rescues someone across the street from a group of rich kids seeking revenge.

The man wears a black suit, with fair, clear skin and handsome, cool features.

She hears that he has been targeted by a group of wealthy people.

Feeling sorry for him, she invites him to hide out at her shop. But the longer he stays, the more he treats the place like home.

What she doesn't know is that he has been plotting all of this for a long time.

Rules for winning over your dream girl:

1. Win over the people around her to earn her favor. (Gu Chenzhou: Win over her cat.)

2. Use softness to overcome strength when the time is right. (Gu Chenzhou: Got it. Play the victim.)

3. Make her owe you a favor. (Gu Chenzhou: Save the damsel in distress.)

Gu Chenzhou has been plotting ever since Tang Yuqian returned to China...

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The day Tang Yuqian learns the truth, she is furious and turns to leave.

The next morning, she opens her door to find the man outside, nearly frozen stiff.

His bloodshot eyes, red from staying up all night, gaze at her stubbornly. His shoulders tremble slightly, making him look rather pitiful.

Gu Chenzhou looks at her with reddened eyes and says, “Can't we just stay together?”

Bonus scene:

As the leading socialite in Haicheng, Gu Chenzhou is shrewd and ruthless. At a young age, he eliminated his rivals and took the reins of the family business.

At a banquet, Gu Chenzhou, the newly appointed president of the Gu Group, is the center of attention. The moment he arrives, everyone crowds around him.

After a few rounds of drinks, the executives each have their own plans, hoping to arrange a marriage alliance with President Gu.

But they discover that he couldn't care less about them. He parts the crowd and walks straight to Tang Yuqian, who is being showered with attention. His long fingers circle her waist as he leans in and murmurs, “Honey, can you extend my curfew to ten tonight? I still have some business to discuss.”

Tang Yuqian: “…”

The room falls silent. Everyone is stunned that President Gu is so henpecked.

* A sweet romance about a long-planned pursuit.

* Three-year age gap / reunion after a long separation.

* The heroine knew the hero when they were children. (She doesn't recognize him as an adult because she was only five or six at the time and has a limited memory.)

* The hero has his reasons for hiding his identity from the heroine at first.

Coming soon: Listen to the Evening (Marriage First, Love Later)

Gorgeous fencer x cold-faced, clingy CEO

Not long after their wedding, Qi Nansheng is photographed going to nightclubs with a young model. When Lin Wan hears about it, she shows no expression.

The marriage was arranged by Qi Nansheng's grandfather, and Qi Nansheng has no feelings for her. In fact, the two of them are like flint and steel, neither able to stand the other.

Qi Nansheng comes from an elite family. Arrogant and domineering, he has always been used to getting his way.

He is dismissive of the wife who has suddenly entered his life. “I only married you to please my grandfather. As soon as our contract expires, we'll get divorced.”

Lin Wan lowers her head in silence, offering no argument.

A year later, Lin Wan reminds him that their contract has expired.

But Qi Nansheng pins her against the floor-to-ceiling window, trapping her in his arms. He murmurs intimately into her ear, “After sleeping with me so many times, you still want to run away?”

He buries his face in the crook of her shoulder. “Not a chance.”

Bonus scene:

To people in their circle, Lin Wan is just an ordinary woman who married into the Qi family and went from rags to riches. They assume she'll be treated like dirt in this marriage.

After Lin Wan wins a championship, a reporter photographs her smiling as she talks to Qi Nansheng.

But Qi Nansheng maintains his cool, aloof expression.

Everyone says Lin Wan is humiliating herself by chasing after him.

But behind the cameras, President Qi's expression changes completely.

“Honey.”

“Hmm?”

“You're ignoring me again.”

“What is it this time?”

“Those reporters are spreading gossip about me again. Can I send someone to teach them a lesson?”

“I won't fight. I just want to reason with them, really.”

All of this is picked up by a microphone and broadcast online.

Netizens: Who said Lin Wan was a lovesick puppy? Why do I think Qi Nansheng is the pathetic puppy here?

Lin Wan: “…”

A man with his head in the clouds is the best dowry.

Theme: Promote shared prosperity through high-quality development.