Just One Kiss

[Main story complete. The connected stories, Rose Folding and White Moon Love Poem, are available to read!] [Highly recommend my wife's excellent dual-strong crime-solving novel, Clearing the Clouds to See the Sun. The blurb is in chapter one!] [Pampered little princess x genuinely aloof, supposedly celibate knight] The popular leading actress Jiang Zhi'en had reached the top as soon as she debuted. Not only was she beautiful and captivating, her acting was stunning, and she won the Golden Deer Award for Best Newcomer in her very first role. It wasn't long before people dug up the fact that Jiang Zhi'en had grown up completely spoiled. She was the most doted-on young daughter of the Jiasheng Group. Her aunt, an award-winning actress, had taught her acting since she was little, everyone around her indulged her, and she was as spoiled and willful as they come. They said that if she wanted the moon in the sky, someone would bring it down for her. Even her marriage contract was something she'd begged and cried her way into. An insider revealed that Miss Jiang had coveted the heir to the Fu family ever since she was a child. She always got whatever she wanted, but this Mr. Fu was the one person who'd left her utterly humiliated when she tried to get close to him. As the newly appointed head of the Fu family, Fu Yihan was composed and refined, distant and austere. At a young age, he'd gained absolute control over the Fu family through ruthless methods. Many women pursued him, and many had been rejected, including Jiang Zhi'en. According to rumors, Mr. Fu detested girls like her, little princesses who had everything handed to them. He'd agreed to the marriage only because of their business interests. At one banquet, the media photographed the two of them attending together, but they acted like strangers the whole time and seemed to have a purely superficial relationship. Some busybodies even ran into them in a parking garage and posted a short video online. In the video, a drunken Jiang Zhi'en wrapped her arms around the man's neck, acting spoiled as she pleaded, "Just one kiss." In an instant, #JiangZhienBeggingForLove shot to the top of the trending list. Everyone sighed that the rumors had been true after all. Then Fu Yihan, who had never used Weibo, personally posted a denial along with the full video from that night. Only then did everyone see that... That night, Fu Yihan had been the one to pull the young woman into his arms. Uncharacteristic tenderness showed in his eyes. His voice was gentle, almost coaxing, as he softly urged her, "Be good, don't be mad anymore. Just one kiss." Jiang Zhi'en put her arms around his neck. Her slightly tipsy eyes glimmered with enticing moisture, and she answered with a proud little air, "Fine, just one kiss." Coming soon: The Art of Making Hearts Race. Please add it to your collection~~ Blurb below↓ [Adorable cartoonist who plays dumb to catch a tiger x sharp-tongued but soft-hearted police captain with boyfriend material maxed out] [Lighthearted mystery, childhood friends bickering every day] Captain Shen of the Criminal Investigation Brigade was famous at the station for being a workaholic, cold and heartless, and especially impatient with women. Word was, his family had arranged a childhood betrothal for him, and the girl was exactly the type he hated most: A little princess who'd been pampered since childhood, too delicate to carry anything, and whose first reaction to any trouble was to burst into tears. Everyone on the team was curious about how Shen Suihan would deal with his little "fiancee." Then one day, during a team dinner, they happened to see Shen Suihan and his little "fiancee," Cen Mian, in the alley beside the restaurant. Cen Mian wore a little dress and looked sweet and gentle, just as everyone had imagined. Before anyone could react, they saw her execute a beautiful shoulder throw and knock the drunk in front of her to the ground. She pinned the drunk to the ground, then looked back at Shen Suihan and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Don't be scared. I'll take care of him." The man who had won the police academy's mixed martial arts championship for four years in a row stood behind her with his arms crossed, looking perfectly at ease. His voice was calm. "Mianmian, I'm scared. Protect me." Everyone: ... ☆My brother's sweet marriage-first romance, White Moon Love Poem. Please add it to your collection!☆ [Blurb] [Striking, super-capable documentary director x seemingly gentle but secretly cunning CEO] [Knows nothing about love x pretends to be perfect | Marriage first, love later | An ordinary little sweet romance] Tang Yi first met Shen Zhiyi on a blind date. The man was the famous head of the Shen family in Lin City, as renowned as the rumors said: noble, handsome, and gentle. Countless wealthy young women wanted to marry him, yet he had reached out first to her, the least prominent person in their social circle. The man smiled warmly and explained that their marriage would be a matter of mutual benefit, and that they would stay out of each other's affairs after the wedding. For Tang Yi, who cared more about her career than starting a family, it sounded like a good deal. She happily agreed. At first, married life was just as she'd imagined. Shen Zhiyi never interfered with her work. She immersed herself in filming, busy enough to nearly forget about the husband she'd acquired at such a bargain. But gradually, she realized something was off... Shen Zhiyi was showing up in front of her more and more often. He personally picked her up after work and brought her late-night snacks when she worked overtime. He remembered all her likes and habits, as well as every anniversary that belonged to them. He traveled a long way to the place where she was filming, bringing her cake, fine wine, and a sky full of stars, and stayed with her through the first birthday of her life that truly meant something. He was gentle and considerate, giving her all his patience. In everyone's eyes, he was the perfect husband. At first, Tang Yi thought it was simply his nature, that he was excessively kind to everyone. Then one day, when she was working overtime, he saw her chatting and laughing with the new male intern, the two of them looking quite close. He misunderstood their relationship. That night, the usually gentle and steady man lost control of his emotions in front of her for the first time. His strong hand nearly crushed her wrist as he held her captive in his arms and asked what that younger guy had that he didn't. His eyes were bloodshot. His pride shattered, he asked her almost pleadingly, "Tangtang, when are you finally going to see me?" - Later, Tang Yi happened to find a yellowed sketchbook in his bookcase. The pages were filled with drawings of the same girl. She was Tang Yi, at sixteen. Theme: Everyone shines in their own way