For All My Life

[Complete! My next novel, Dreamlike Days, is currently updating~]

Half showbiz / marriage first, love later

Blurb:

On the second day after returning to China, Mu Ning got a marriage certificate with a man she hadn't seen in over a decade. In her memories, he was still the immature little boy who used to follow her around as a child.

Their parents had arranged the marriage. She didn't dislike him, but had no expectations for the relationship and saw him only as a way to deal with their elders.

After a month of marriage, they had barely seen each other.

Online, rumors spread that the top-tier star and award-winning actor was having a secret date with a popular actress at a restaurant in Nancheng. Mu Ning happened to hear about it and remained calm.

Tsk, no wonder he hadn't shown up for so many days.

--

Xie Hangyi's "secret marriage" took over the trending topics. His friends were shocked to learn he was married.

No top-tier star would choose to get married in the prime of his career.

They didn't believe it, assuming it was publicity for his new movie.

Then the phone he'd left on the table lit up. The usually impassive man broke into a warm smile, picked up his suit jacket, and headed for the door.

His friend gaped. "You're leaving already?"

"Yeah. I'm picking up my wife after work."

--

Later, Mu Ning went back to his hometown with him for the New Year and spotted an old diary with faded, worn pages.

The evening breeze was cool. A love never spoken aloud was revealed in ink, page after page.

Xie Hangyi stepped forward and pulled her into his arms. His voice was deep and gentle. "Why didn't you come back for me?"

The last thing ten-year-old Mu Ning had said to Xie Hangyi was, "Hey, I'll come back for you. Be good and wait for me."

Later, she forgot.

So he stood beneath the brightest lights, making sure she would see him.

"My wife and I knew each other when we were young. By chance, we entered into marriage, and we'll stay together for the rest of our lives." -- Xie Hangyi

# No real-life inspiration, pure fiction; marriage first, love later from the heroine's perspective, secret crush fulfilled from the hero's

# Wealthy woman vs. award-winning actor

# Marriage first, love later; come on in for a sweet romance

My next novel, Dreamlike Days, is currently updating. Please add it to your favorites!

Blurb:

You Yin was sent to the Xi family at seven. Before the old master died, he canceled his grandson Xi Tingyue's childhood engagement and arranged for him to marry You Yin instead.

With her secret crush finally coming true, You Yin tried hard to be a good wife, hoping he would one day see how wonderful she was.

But after a year, then two, he felt only a sense of responsibility toward her, not love.

She came second to his friends and work, and even to his childhood sweetheart, who had just returned from abroad. Her feelings were so cheap she couldn't even bring herself to speak of them.

On the day they divorced, You Yin remembered the breeze the first time they met, gentle and light, lifting her skirt and stirring her heart.

What a shame that the dream of loving you woke up in summer.

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You Yin left her old life behind and began living for herself.

Before long, she became a moderately famous comic artist and was invited to a book signing.

Beneath the spotlights, she was poised and gentle, chatting easily with her fans. She was no longer the girl whose palms grew sweaty whenever she met a stranger.

Xi Tingyue walked toward her step by step. People who recognized him automatically cleared a path.

The Xi family heir: aloof and proud, a master of the business world who could control everything with a turn of his hand, feared by all.

Everyone wondered why such an esteemed man had shown up.

Then he stopped in front of You Yin, his voice gentle and restrained. "Yinyin."

You Yin looked up. Surprise flickered in her clear eyes, then she smiled sweetly. "Sir, you can't cut in line."

Xi Tingyue knew his comeuppance had arrived.

--

The only exception in Xi Tingyue's orderly life was a girl who suddenly barged into his world one summer afternoon.

But he had lost her.

"Dreamlike days, only the courtyard flowers and moon know"

# They really did divorce; happy ending

Coming soon: Winter Begins, a story about two adults who fall in love after a pregnancy

Blurb:

Qin Nanshan was one of the kinds of men Wen Yi liked least: rigid and serious, with no hobbies or passion, like a stagnant pool deep in a dense forest. Throw a stone in, and not a ripple would appear.

After a chaotic night at a class reunion, Wen Yi reconsidered. He wasn't entirely without redeeming qualities.

A month later, Wen Yi stared at the two bright red lines on the pregnancy test and fell into deep thought.

Ever since she was old enough to understand, her life motto had been not to marry or have children.

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At twenty-eight, Qin Nanshan was an associate professor in the mathematics department at A University, a perfectionist who hated surprises, whether in mathematical formulas or in life.

When Wen Yi came to him, he hadn't slept all night. He forced himself to accept this surprise.

They got their marriage certificates, held a wedding, and moved in together. They disliked each other, but had no choice but to put up with it.

One cold winter night, Wen Yi suddenly craved something sour. She changed her clothes and was about to head out.

Qin Nanshan, dressed neatly as he worked overtime in the living room, glanced at the shoes she'd kicked into disarray by the doorway. His brow furrowed as he patiently asked, "Where are you going?"

"I want something sour."

"Do you have to have it?"

"Yes."

The man lowered his eyes to check the time: 1:07 a.m.

He gave a helpless sigh and stood up. "I'll go buy it for you."

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Theme: Love can endure the long years