Be Reserved About Your Open Crush

[Main story complete. Bonus chapters will be posted from time to time~~~]

First part: Mutual healing + the male lead is openly in love

Later part: Reunion in the city + marriage first, love later

Blurb:

When her stepfather abused her, Jing Yu found Zhou Shen to be her guardian.

Young Zhou Shen was a thorn in everyone's side, but he always showed Jing Yu only his gentle side.

They would ride their bikes together to chase the sun and make wishes to the distant mountains.

They would share a bowl of food and huddle in a cramped corner, waiting for the bad guys to leave.

Until the day their peace was shattered.

Jing Yu rushed into Zhou Shen's home in a panic. She heard something shatter, then saw the boy standing helplessly amid the wreckage, his eyes bloodshot. His voice cracked as he shouted, "Get out!"

After that, Jing Yu never saw Zhou Shen again.

Years later, a uniquely charismatic celebrity emerged in Nancheng, and Jing Yu went to interview him for work.

In the sunlight, she saw a man standing where light and shadow met. He had a rough, roguish air about him, and the way he lifted his head to light a cigarette made him seem lonely and untamed.

Jing Yu recognized him, and her eyes grew wet.

When they met again,

rumors spread through the company that Jing Yu had recently been betrayed by a terrible boyfriend.

The elegant Zhou Shen sat down beside her in silence, glanced at the pale sky, and asked something astonishing: "How about we get married?"

People aren't that easy to fool. If you have a fever, you need to cool down.

Later, they got married.

One night, Jing Yu insisted she wanted grapes. Boss Zhou had just gotten out of a meeting, but without a word he went out to buy some for his wife.

That night, the grapes varied in quality. Zhou Shen picked out the smaller, loose-skinned grapes from the sealed package and tossed them into his mouth, frugal as ever.

Then he silently washed the rest and handed them to Jing Yu.

The media happened to capture the scene. A netizen commented, "Boss Zhou is so down-to-earth, just like the rest of us. He eats the bad grapes, too."

Zhou Shen saw it and smiled without saying a word, but in his mind he saw Jing Yu eating strawberries the way she used to: first the bruised parts, then savoring the good ones bit by bit.

His wife, who always liked to eat the bitter before the sweet, had picked up that habit from life.

He thought: all he wanted was for her to have the sweet.

Strong heroine x aloof, roguish hero

/The male lead is openly in love/

1. The story begins in their youth, looks back on the past, then moves to the city.

2. I'm embarrassed to ask, but please add this to your favorites~

3. Trust me, it's a sweet romance~

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Coming next: "Desire You," please add it to your favorites~

[Li Yi, second tone]

At sixteen, Song Hening transferred to a high school in Beicheng and moved into the Li family home.

The Li family was an illustrious clan in Beicheng, with a status and wealth beyond the reach of ordinary rich families.

Young Li Yi was cold and mean, a true darling of heaven. Even standing beside him made you feel honored.

On the first day they met, Song Hening obediently called Li Yi "big brother," but all she got in return was his indifferent gaze.

Knowing she was living under someone else's roof, she was especially well-behaved and kind.

From then on, Song Hening took the initiative to follow Li Yi around, covering for him, throwing away his love letters, and often waiting quietly with his clothes in her arms until training ended, then bringing him water.

Gradually, Li Yi began looking out for her in small ways, too.

He said with a faint smile, "She's well-behaved. Don't bully her."

Song Hening thought she was the special one.

Until the day they graduated from high school.

She was standing outside the door when she heard him joking with his friends, sounding very self-assured: "She's well-behaved, but not in a way that makes you like her."

Her youthful crush was a thorn in her side, and Li Yi was its sharp tip.

But later, she took control of that thorn, turned it around, and pointed it at Li Yi.

At a banquet table, seated at opposite ends, the man had his back to her. His elegant face concealed his emotions, and he asked in a level voice, "Why don't you even call me big brother anymore?"

Song Hening stood up to leave.

Li Yi grabbed her slender wrist in a panic, forcing down his feelings. "Hening, don't go..."

Desire you, with all the passion in the world.

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