Pretending Turns into the Real Thing

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Jiang Tingting, a rising young actress in the entertainment industry, was praised by fans as "the Fairy Jiang" for her gentle, elegant, classically beautiful face and pure, fresh aura.

Her career had gone smoothly ever since her debut. No one knew that behind the gentle, quiet Fairy Jiang was a domineering, strong, hot-tempered woman.

But when she ran into her nemesis, Shen Yuli, her luck went flat like a deflated balloon, and her true nature gradually came out in front of everyone.

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Shen Gongzi debuted halfway through the game, swept the major awards with his first album, and became an overnight legend. Netizens joked: He's rich, handsome, and talented. Surely someone like him has never had a worry in his life?

The luckiest thing that ever happened to Shen Yuli was being connected to Jiang Xiaomei from birth. They came into the world together and grew up together. He was fortunate enough to be part of every chapter of her life before she went to college.

The unluckiest thing was that he was slow to realize his feelings. Their relationship had become set in its ways: they got on each other's nerves, and he had a sharp tongue.

Their mutual friends summed them up this way: Shen Yuli could turn potential rivals into brothers and nip them in the bud, but he couldn't even pursue a girl. He'd turned his childhood sweetheart, the girl he'd grown up with, into an enemy. Jiang Tingting seemed soft and harmless on the surface, but she was actually stubborn, uncompromising, and very good at holding a grudge.

Shen Yuli had been dancing on her last nerve for years. Who knew how many things she'd written down in her little notebook? It was going to be a long road ahead. What goes around comes around!

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Bonus scenes.

1. The two contract lovers joined a married-couple variety show and were sent to Africa. When they were chopping wood to start a fire, Shen Gongzi couldn't get through a log, and his axe got stuck in the wood.

Fairy Jiang shouted, "Move! I'll do it!"

Then she split the log into several pieces in one blow.

2. After the show ended, Fairy Jiang was interviewed by the production team. When asked the question countless netizens cared most about, "Is Shen Gongzi impotent?"

Fairy Jiang smiled sweetly at the camera and said, "I think the netizens are absolutely right!"

An uproar followed.

3. Later, Shen Gongzi finally got his happy ending. He pinned the person who'd spread those rumors in the luxurious love nest he'd prepared, and kept them there for several days and nights.

At last, Fairy Jiang's stubborn resolve crumbled, and she begged for mercy, weak and helpless.

"I was wrong, boo-hoo."

The goddess Jiang, secretly in love with him from the start x Shen Gongzi, who says one thing and means another

He has a secret crush. Both leads are virgins. A light, sweet story.

No real-life inspirations. Please don't bring real people into this.

The road ahead is long and far: Qu Yuan, Li Sao

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Ruan Zhu, the department-store princess of Hong Kong's entertainment circle, came from a family that owned a department store, more than a dozen brands that were cash cows, and a fortune worth hundreds of billions. For twenty-two years, she'd lived wildly, spoiled and willful, boldly doing whatever she pleased. The only time she'd ever gotten into trouble was when she got drunk at a friend's wedding, took a fancy to the groom's brother, and kidnapped him. When she sobered up, she ran away.

But then she got unlucky and ended up pregnant. She had no choice but to marry the man. And it was a business alliance, too. Fine, she could contribute to the family business. After all, the man she'd kidnapped was Shen Yujian, the powerful head of a top-tier family in the capital's elite circle.

But!!! She might have been tricked into a sham marriage!!

Her husband was all looks and no substance!!

Before the fiasco, she'd been drawn to his face: cool and restrained, alluring, and tinged with a dangerous charm. He was everything she'd ever fantasized about in a man, so she got up her courage after drinking and went for it!

Only after they married did she discover that, while her husband was mature and gentlemanly, he was also rigid and serious, clueless about romance, and focused entirely on making money. What did she matter to him?

The spoiled little princess was devastated!

For the sake of a happy life in the future, she decided to reform her rigid husband through sheer force of example.

Before his reform, President Shen's daily routine went like this: up at six for a run, breakfast at seven, off to work at seven-thirty, then a full day of work. He usually got home at six to have dinner with his little wife, then went to his study to work. At nine on the dot, he would show up in front of her, confiscate her phone, supervise her bedtime, and read to the baby in her belly as prenatal education.

After his reform, the stern President Shen was a different sight entirely:

Working from home, he became the perfect husband, taking care of his little wife's every move and turning into her round-the-clock attendant.

"Baby, it's time to drink some water."

"Baby, are your legs sore? Let me massage them."

"Wife, you haven't paid attention to me in ages. Stop looking at the little brat. He's so ugly. I'm much better-looking."

"Zhu Zhu, I miss you. When are you coming back?"

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Every time he went on a business trip, President Shen personally picked out a gift.

His little wife loved to have fun. When she came home drunk, President Shen patiently removed her makeup, then applied her essence, toner, moisturizer, and eye cream just as she'd taught him.

Also known as: The Spoiled Princess's Daily Life / Daily Life Flirting with Her Husband / Daily Life Putting on a Show / Daily Life Spending Money / Daily Life Raising a Baby / Daily Life Doting on Her Husband

Eight-year age gap. Both leads are virgins. Marriage first, love later.

The male lead goes from having no worldly desires to graduating top of his class from Husband Morality School.

A spoiled, theatrical rich wife x a serious, restrained, money-minded CEO

Theme: Align your actions with your beliefs