Sweet Green Tea

That night, Meng Zhen arrived at his sister's home with a suitcase.

The lavish hall was hosting a party. The lights were dim and dazzling. Song Zhiyi, wearing a slinky black dress, looked alluring and flirtatious as she tugged on her boyfriend's tie and kissed him.

The hedonistic atmosphere was filled with cheers and teasing.

Like a lamb that had fallen into a wolf pack, Meng Zhen walked up to Song Zhiyi and obediently called her, "Sis."

Song Zhiyi smiled charmingly. "Didn't you say you wouldn't be here for a few more days?"

Just eighteen, Meng Zhen was lean and tall. He glanced at his sister's boyfriend without a change in expression, his eyes dark and turbulent.

"I missed you," he said.

[2]

Ever since Meng Zhen moved in, Song Zhiyi went out to have fun every day and often didn't come home.

Until one day, she got a call from Meng Zhen and heard him complain plaintively:

"Does Sis dislike me? Why are you never home?"

"If you don't like having me here, I'll move out right now."

[3]

Song Zhiyi loved novelty and changed men as often as she changed clothes. Meng Zhen disliked every boyfriend she dated and was always cattily critical of them.

She joked, "If you keep this up, I'll never have a boyfriend."

Meng Zhen smiled innocently. "Then let me be your boyfriend, Sis."

When the two got together, everyone was dumbfounded. Someone asked Song Zhiyi, "What exactly is so great about Meng Zhen that he's got you completely smitten?"

Song Zhiyi rested her chin on one hand. Her long, thick lashes fluttered, and her glossy red lips curved slightly. Every movement was alluring and beautiful.

She drawled, "He's sweet enough, and catty enough."

"What else?"

"He's got plenty of stamina."

Note: The leads are not related by blood and are not registered in the same household.

[Content warnings]

1. The female lead has past experience; the male lead does not. Older woman/younger man romance, with a five-year age gap.

2. The younger man is a wolf in sheep's clothing, dripping with cattiness. He is not a perfect character.

Upcoming novel 1: A Beautiful Dream

Blurb:

Tao Meng first met Gu Chen at the most famous music hall in Hong Kong.

At the time, he was sitting in the middle of the front row, leaning toward his companion to murmur something.

In the half-dim light, he had an air of careless, rakish charm.

*

The eldest son of the Gu family was amorous and charming, the perfect lover. He dallied among the flowers but never spoke of love.

When Tao Meng was with him, at the height of their relationship, Gu Chen fell out with his family over her.

"I don't care if I go to hell. I just want to marry her."

*

Tao Meng had a beautiful dream.

But a playboy is always a playboy, and Gu Chen's rotten nature was ingrained in his bones.

On the day they broke up, Gu Chen wrote her a check for a huge sum.

"I like novelty. You're too well-behaved for me."

With one payment, he put an end to her hopes, spared himself her pursuit, and reclaimed his freedom.

*

Later, they wandered through the mortal world, tangled in a whirl of feelings. A heartless man fell in love, and a fickle man became devoted.

He sought her out again and again, only to hear her say, "That's all in the past."

Upcoming novel 2: The Heartless Miss

Blurb:

"I once knew a woman with thorns. She was gorgeous and alluring, with insatiable ambition hidden in her eyes."

"She said she loved me, and I believed her. Turns out I was just a pawn in her hands."

Qin Chen

*

The day her family abandoned her, He Miao's childhood sweetheart and fiance fell in love with her half-sister.

"You're just the He family's money-making machine. Don't tell me you really think you're some young lady?"

"Miaomiao, your sister is gentler than you. I don't like strong-willed, ambitious women."

*

He Miao hit rock bottom and had no choice but to recuperate in a remote, impoverished county, waiting for her chance to strike back.

The first time she met Qin Chen, the man had a crew cut and was bare-chested, a cigarette dangling from his mouth as he sat there, legs spread wide, drinking and playing finger-guessing games.

"Brother Chen, this is my relative's daughter. I'll leave her in your care."

Mosquitoes buzzed beneath the light bulb. Qin Chen turned to look at her, took a drag, and smiled as he exhaled a cloud of smoke. In a lazy voice, he said:

"Little girl, are you shy? Can't you say hello?"

Wearing a white dress and pretending to be timid and fragile, He Miao carefully greeted him. "Hello, Brother Chen."

The man gave her a meaningful look.

*

The summers in Chaba County were sweltering and the winters bitterly cold. Not only was the environment harsh, the people were too, and someone from the He family was secretly keeping an eye on her.

They were afraid she'd make a comeback.

He Miao set her sights on Qin Chen. She needed absolute safety, as well as a cover story to fool the people watching her. Qin Chen was clearly the ideal choice.

So she lured him in, step by step, but the man only watched her with a smile, unmoved.

"Your little tricks won't work on me."

*

Later came an intense game of push and pull, of indulgence and surrender.

He Miao sat on his lap, tracing the dragon tattoo across his shoulder with her finger. She smiled, gorgeous and alluring. "Brother Chen, are you really not falling for me?"

She lay against his chest, listening to his heart thump, her smile growing even more bold and unrestrained.

"Thump, thump, thump."

She mischievously imitated the powerful beat of his heart.

"Do you know how fast your heart is beating?"

Qin Chen had never bowed to anyone in his life. The only person who ever brought him to his knees was He Miao.

Theme: When you meet someone you like, you should boldly pursue them