A Gentle Seduction

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About this novel:

Mu Mian was born into one of the most powerful families in the country. Famous as a Jiangnan beauty, she had brows like distant green hills and eyes like mist drifting over still water. Every frown and smile carried a gentle grace. Years ago, a photo of her in a red qipao, arranging flowers at a low table in a garden, went viral online. Netizens called her "the world's red rose."

For over twenty years, the rose had been sheltered in a greenhouse. Then, one day, someone plucked it.

Mu Mian's father died, the Mu family went bankrupt, and they were left with a debt of one billion.

Forced to give up flower arranging, Mu Mian entered the cutthroat entertainment industry to pay off the debt. She knew she had no power or connections, and that her extraordinary beauty could make her easy prey for the men with money.

Then the right opportunity came along.

Mu Mian spun a web and willingly ensnared Lu Nanjue, a tycoon at the very top of the business world.

On a rainy night, the man who always stood tall and never bowed to anyone or anything willingly crouched before her, offering her his broad back. He bent his pride for her, then lost his heart.

Later, Mu Mian got her wish and became Mrs. Lu, a wealthy heiress by marriage. Her scheming tactics for marrying into a rich family were exposed, and everyone waited for Lu Nanjue to throw her out and make a laughingstock of her.

Instead, all they saw was the dream wedding Lu Nanjue arranged to make it up to her.

On their wedding day, Lu Nanjue bought up every rose in Qingcheng, turning the city into a sea of flowers for Mu Mian.

After the ceremony, someone spotted the man in a tailcoat, who was aloof, restrained, and stern in everyone else's eyes, holding the still-pouting young woman in his arms in a corner of the church, soothing her gently. His eyes and brows brimmed with tenderness and affection.

"Be good, Mianmian. I was wrong. I promise I won't trick you again."

Everyone thought Mu Mian had used every trick in the book to marry Lu Nanjue. Even Mu Mian herself believed it.

On the eve of their wedding, she found Lu Nanjue's diary from six years ago in the third drawer of his study cabinet.

As an illegitimate son of the Lu family, Lu Nanjue had spent his childhood wandering from place to place with his mother, witnessing the world's darkness and cruelty. Then, after transferring schools in his final year of high school, he glimpsed the first ray of moonlight bright enough to illuminate his life.

Their backgrounds were worlds apart. Lu Nanjue spent six years using the deepest schemes and tactics to rise to the top and stand at the pinnacle of the world. With every step carefully planned, he drew her into his game, made her fall deeper and deeper, and had her name written in the spouse field of his life.

May I sleep forever in your heart. From now on, day and night, year after year, may we share eternity.

A rose who pretends to be gentle but is truly cool and alluring X a possessive, devoted, dark-hearted business tycoon

About "Secretly Saving Sweet Lychees"

Xue Li, a rich heiress with skin whiter than snow and an elegant, swanlike neck, was a rare beauty. A video of her performing water ballet alongside dolphins went wildly viral. In it, her face looked sophisticated and world-weary, her gaze cool and proud, like a snow lotus on an untouchable peak. Her light movements and flawless technique also earned her the media's title of ballet's rising star, with boundless prospects.

But just as she was at the height of her fame, Xue Li suddenly announced she was leaving ballet to compete on a girl group's survival show.

Everyone thought she was ruining her future and was desperate for fame, imagining she could make it in a girl group when all she knew was ballet. Then, on the day Xue Li fought her way through the competition and won the center position...

At the group's debut showcase, the host asked eagerly, "Did you give up ballet to join a girl group because you wanted to pursue your dream?"

Xue Li looked languidly at the host. "No."

"My ex liked a video someone made of a girl who didn't make the cut."

"I wanted to win first place and annoy him."

Host: ?

Audience: ??

Top-tier star Luo Beizhi was a captivating beauty with striking features and a wicked edge. A small cinnabar mole at the end of his eyebrow could enchant anyone. The iconic scene from his debut year, where he played a white-haired demon with blood staining his brocade robe, kissing a lychee with tears in his eyes atop a cliff, became the unattainable first love in countless hearts.

Yet at the height of his fame, the actor stepped behind the scenes and became a film producer.

A gossip account claimed Luo Beizhi once had a secret lover, and that he personally left the industry to comfort her after she got jealous.

What's more, while they were dating, Luo Beizhi bought her a private jet just to transport fresh lychees. He granted her every wish, held her in his hands, and cherished her in his heart.

Recently, the two broke up, and there was no chance of getting back together. Actor Luo went to mentor a girl group survival show, intending to make a comeback.

Fans: Stop spreading rumors! Our guy has shut his heart off and has had zero scandals. He wouldn't even look at a goddess!

Later, backstage at the show, reporters caught Luo Beizhi personally peeling a lychee for a girl and feeding it to her, one at a time, soothing her with every bite.

His voice was low and amused, his patience and affection unlike anything anyone had seen before.

"Still mad? I told you it was an accidental like. I don't even know her."

"Come on, sweetheart, give me a little attention."

"If you won't get back together with me, I'll kiss you. How about it?"

In an interview, Luo Beizhi once revealed his standards for a partner:

Sweet, sweeter than lychees.

Adorable, headstrong, and clingy.

Neither description fit the Xue Li everyone else knew.

Only Luo Beizhi knew how she clung to him when they were alone, leaving him obsessed and addicted, unable to control himself.

On the day their relationship went public, the trending searches listed the seven-year history of their love. Just as the gossip-loving public had assumed, their relationship had lasted only seven years, from the time they fell for each other to the time they fell deeply in love.

In truth, when Xue Li was ten, the Xue family moved into their new home.

The first time Luo Beizhi saw her dancing beneath the trees in a white ballet dress in the residential compound, he wanted to hide her away and make her his own little sweet lychee.

A clingy little troublemaker who is cold on the outside but warm within X a seemingly innocent but secretly calculating, captivating actor who left the industry

Aloof and proud X devoted puppy

About "Love Grows Deeper"

1.

Qingcheng was home to a famous handmade qipao shop called "Yi Nong." Its designs were fresh, its color combinations daring, and it stood head and shoulders above the other qipao shops. The most famous thing about it was its owner: a slender beauty with skin as flawless as jade. When she wore a qipao and softly hummed an opera tune, she looked like a fairy in an oil painting. But she always covered her face with a thin veil. Before long, everyone was saying she had a huge scar and looked like a beast.

Later, someone saw her at an upscale banquet hall and discovered that she was the real daughter of the wealthy Qiu family, brought back from the countryside only at the age of eighteen. The powerful men of the wealthy families immediately began considering marriage alliances, but no one had seen her real face. They were afraid the rumors might be true and that marrying her would give them a fright.

2.

Qiu Yinong's father had recently begun pressuring her to marry. At a matchmaking event, she went to the wrong table and met a well-dressed man.

Qiu Yinong said, "I'm just a country girl. I'm ugly, my family has no money, and all I can bring as a dowry is two old hens."

The man replied, "My family sells wine. Business is bad, and we have unsold stock every year. I work five jobs a day to pay off our debts. All I can offer as a betrothal gift is a few cases of homemade wine."

They hit it off at once, signed a marriage agreement on the spot, and got married.

3.

After the wedding, Qiu Yinong saw her husband splitting a single egg into two meals and assumed they were so poor they could barely afford food. She decided to lease out her qipao shop for a while.

At the negotiation, Qiu Yinong met a man who looked exactly like her husband. The only difference was that this one wore a suit and a luxury watch, with two lines of bodyguards in sunglasses behind him. His refined, aloof air made it seem that no one deserved a reflection in his eyes.

They said he was Ye Jianxi, the Ye family's adopted son. He had excelled from childhood, achieving extraordinary things at a young age, and as an adult had built an empire and taken control of the business world.

When she got home, Qiu Yinong threw herself into her husband's arms, pouting. "Honey, I saw someone who looked just like you today, but that guy seemed to be a CEO."

The man raised an eyebrow and asked, "What did you think of him?"

Qiu Yinong beamed. "I still like my wine-selling pauper."

4.

Later, at a gathering of the powerful and wealthy, someone removed Qiu Yinong's veil, revealing her true face. Everyone marveled at her celestial beauty, and countless people wanted to invite her to dance the first dance.

Amid the commotion, Qiu Yinong fell into a man's arms. Their hands were clasped together, matching rings gleaming brilliantly on their fingers.

Ye Jianxi's voice was as deep as mist as he declared for everyone to hear, "She's married. She's Mrs. Ye."

Later, Ye Jianxi played with her hair. "Didn't you say your family raised chickens?"

"We do. We just happen to own a few large farms." Qiu Yinong shot him a sidelong glance. "And you? Didn't you say your family sells wine?"

Ye Jianxi's lips curved into a smile. "We do. We just happen to own a few large wineries."

Qiu Yinong: "..."

I really believed you.

Theatrical qipao designer X the number-one wine tycoon pretending to be poor

Theme: Even when you've fallen to the very bottom, there is still someone who will love you just as you are.