Ignite

On her first day at work, Chen Ran met the famously cold and abstinent boss. To her surprise, he was the ex-boyfriend she'd stood up years ago.

"Long time no see."

"I trust you've been well."

The man had a cool, composed look and made no effort at small talk, which put Chen Ran at ease. She thought he'd moved on.

A few days into the job, Chen Ran heard plenty of gossip. She learned that Jiang Yan was the company's youngest president, as well as a cold and abstinent heartthrob who had remained unmoved by love for years.

After several peaceful days, one evening after work, a long arm reached out to stop her. "How about we get to know each other all over again?"

One day at work, people were gossiping in the office.

"A good man like our president... I wonder which lucky woman will end up with him."

"Our president is like an immortal. What mortal woman could be good enough for him?"

Chen Ran tugged at her collar to hide the kiss marks on her neck and smiled without saying a word.

What was so good about him? He was a respectable-looking scoundrel.

That night, the so-called aloof immortal was shut out. He knocked on the door with a hoarse voice. "Will you let me in?"

"Could you stop coming to my room in the middle of the night? Where's your self-respect?"

"Gone."

Ever since I saw you, it's all gone.

Later, when their relationship came to light,

Jiang Yan pulled her out, slipped a ring onto Chen Ran's finger, and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Allow me to introduce my wife, Mrs. Jiang."

Chen Ran thought it was the crudest public announcement she'd ever seen.

Held in his arms, Chen Ran was kissed nearly breathless. She bit his lip, and the man tightened his grip around her waist, warning her, "Don't start a fire. I won't be able to control myself."

How could the light I chased in my youth simply go out? And even if it did, I'd set it alight for you again.

Jiang Yan

Note: A seemingly refined but actually sharp-tongued CEO + a lovely, gentle, strong-willed beauty

One-on-one, both chaste, each other's first love, a sweet story about mutual pining becoming reality

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Li Yue has a bodyguard with a slender waist and long legs. When he gets excited, his peach-blossom eyes turn blue. The man has a face as fair as jade and flawless skin. Tall and graceful, he attracts countless curious glances whenever he goes out. He's so beautiful he doesn't seem human.

At their first meeting, Li Yue saw him snap someone's neck with one hand, his eyes as fierce as a beast's. She trembled in a corner, hidden in the shadows.

At their next meeting, the man looked pitiful, his gaze innocent and bewildered. "I'm new here. Please bear with me, Miss."

Li Yue thought: Who's supposed to bear with whom here?

Because she'd suffered one misfortune after another since childhood, a certain fortune-teller once predicted that if Li Yue didn't find her destined partner in her zodiac year, she'd kick the bucket. As a result, her father arranged blind dates for her almost every day, but she never met the right person.

Later, this devoted bodyguard followed her everywhere, ruining plenty of her chances at romance.

The unlucky Li Yue asked in frustration, "You've blocked my only chance at love. What am I supposed to do?"

Do you want me to die?

"Those lousy prospects aren't right for you." The man came up beside her, clasped her slender waist, and kissed her domineeringly yet tenderly. "I'm a potential love, too. Why don't you give me a chance?"

I'm the one for you. I was before, and I still am.

I've waited for you so long,

from a previous life

to this one.

Through countless near misses and backward glances,

all I wanted was

for you to look at me once more.

In this life,

that's all I dare hope for.

Note: One-on-one, both chaste. The leads knew each other in their previous lives.

The male lead is a merman. The female lead's father is human, and her mother is a merman. This is a wholly fictional world with all kinds of "people," so please don't take it as reality.

My ongoing novel, The Crown Prince's Bride of Good Fortune Is a Drama Queen, is in the serials section. Please add it to your favorites!

Upcoming: Winning Over the Sickly Villain in a Game

Theme: Hard work shapes the future