Keeping a Rose Hidden

Main story complete Xie Shiyu was born to greatness, with a silver spoon truly in his mouth. Perhaps because life had always gone so smoothly, and everything came so easily, he took everything in stride, living recklessly and treating life as a game. So when a bright, beautiful young woman suddenly appeared at his side, no one thought much of it. Some even bet that she wouldn't last three months. But three months passed, then a year, then two... and she was still there. Not only was she still there, he spoiled her rotten. No one else was allowed to touch her. Meng Ningqing had once been the teacher's most promising student. But because she refused to film kissing scenes, she remained a B-list or C-list actress. Just as his friends had accepted that Xie Shiyu had truly fallen for her, the young woman left of her own accord. Meng Ningqing had set herself a deadline for leaving long ago, thinking they could part on good terms. She never expected the one to arrive before that deadline would be his white moonlight, the woman he could never forget. Only then did she understand that she had been nothing but a substitute. She left without looking back, sending only a text: [I'm leaving] Xie Shiyu scoffed as he read it, casually tapping the ash from his cigarette. “You'll come back once you've had a hard time out there.” They met again when Meng Ningqing was filming a kissing scene with someone. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her hard, wantonly and cruelly. It should have been an alluring scene, but Xie Shiyu suddenly grunted in pain. The taste of blood spread through his mouth. He wasn't angry. He ran his tongue over the corner of his lip. “Had your fun? Come back with me.” Meng Ningqing simply looked at him calmly. “I filmed a kissing scene.” For no reason he could explain, Xie Shiyu felt his heart tighten. He suppressed his unease and said, “I don't care.” Meng Ningqing looked at him with a mocking smile, beautiful as a blood-red rose. “Our agreement is over. It's over, do you understand, Second Young Master Xie?” Xie Shiyu, who had never cared about anything, suddenly panicked. Coming soon: Mistook the Wrong Man for My Husband On the day of her wedding, Gu Li's groom ran away, making her a laughingstock among their social circle. In a daze, she got into a car accident and was taken to the hospital. Two men rushed over when they heard the news. With red-rimmed eyes, Gu Li reached for Shen Yi. “Honey, it hurts. Hold me.” Both men froze in place. Shen Yi stepped forward and stared at her. “You mean that?” “Hubby...” Gu Li burst into tears, looking at Shen Yi with tearful, aggrieved eyes. “Why haven't you come to hold me? Don't you love me anymore?” “Are you sure?” Shen Yi drawled. “I'll only ask once. If you say yes, there's no going back.” “I'm sure! You're my darling husband!” Shen Yi's lips curled up as he pulled her into his arms. Only then did Gu Li notice there was someone else in the hospital room. When she met Ye Jing's stricken gaze, she fearfully burrowed into Shen Yi's arms. “Hubby, who is that? His expression is so scary.” Shen Yi stroked her head, a disdainful smile on his lips. “Just an idiot. Don't be scared, A Li.” Later, when Gu Li woke up one morning, she saw the man lying beside her and felt as if the sky had fallen. Wasn't this her sworn enemy?! But that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part was... She touched her still-flat belly and nearly cried. Waaah, I'm doomed! Theme: Be confident and self-reliant