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1.
During the time Zhou He was away from home, she stayed at a guesthouse called Welcome You. It was run by a no-nonsense old lady and her wild, unruly grandson.
That unruly young man had a courtyard full of flowers, an impossibly cute chubby orange cat, and a neighbor's puppy that came by every day to trample the flowers.
The young man, the cat, and the dog raced around the courtyard, turning it into total chaos.
Zhou He kept her distance, like an intruder.
Somehow, the boy took an interest in her, bringing his cat and flowers over to her.
He pitied her, loved her, treasured her. He wanted to pull her out of the dark abyss, and tearfully begged her, "Zhou He, get a divorce. I'll take you away."
2.
Xu Jiangying's life before the age of twenty-five was a complete mess, full of twists and turns. By the time he had succeeded in his career and looked back, he realized it had all been for one woman.
Up close, she wasn't all that wonderful: small and thin, so frail she looked as if she hadn't eaten enough.
He loved her desperately, begged her to divorce, wrote her divorce papers, let people trample him underfoot, and lost all his pride. He hardly seemed human anymore. But she still left.
What happened after that?
Afterward...
That woman came back, still looking the same, utterly pitiful. It seemed like her eyes would turn red if anyone so much as touched her.
He hated her with all his heart, but his heart wouldn't listen. He would rather trade everything he owned to give her her freedom.
Devoted puppy-like younger man
Gentle older woman, divorced
Content warning: Older woman-younger man romance, five-year age gap. No sex before her divorce. The female lead is not a virgin, the male lead is.
Blurb screenshotted on April 20, 2022.
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Wen Dongsheng was a romantic debt incurred by Ning Lie. Ning Lie was born with every advantage, a shining star who never fell from grace.
Looking at that face, she wanted to drag him down into the abyss, make him lose himself, and hide him away. She wanted to send him flowers, write him songs, clumsily make him dinner and cake, and teach him how to become infatuated and obsessed with her.
Later, he opened his heart and discovered it was all a lie.
She felt guilty and did her best to placate him. When she realized she couldn't, she simply turned around and walked away.
2.
In Wen Dongsheng's eyes, Ning Lie was beautiful and sexy, naturally gifted, and completely absorbed in whatever she did: singing, writing lyrics, painting, even cooking herself a bowl of cheap instant noodles.
So why couldn't she put her whole heart into loving him?
Only later did he learn that she had given her heart to someone else. She was infatuated with his face, and even her confession at his concert had been fake, a lie that made him obsessively jealous.
In the days after they broke up, Wen Dongsheng was so angry his head hurt. Every day, he took up his pen and wrote that Ning Lie was a little bastard.
3.
Ning Lie had become a heartless lover, perhaps as payback. Her career hit a slump: she couldn't write lyrics or sing. A rival released a new song while she was down and won a major award.
Her manager was frantic and took her to meet a famous lyricist, hoping she would find inspiration.
When she pushed open the door, the person inside was wearing a simple, thin shirt, impeccably dressed and dignified, completely absorbed in reading a book.
Remembering her manager's instructions, she put on a charming smile and flattered him.
The person turned around. Ning Lie's legs nearly gave way. Before he could say a word, she had already lost the upper hand.
Because she felt guilty!
But what did a company executive have to do with music? How had he become a lyricist?
She leaned in for a closer look. The book was filled with the words "Ning Lie, you little bastard."
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Obsessive, untouchable beauty
Two-faced temptress
Theme: Work hard and pursue the life you want
The scumbag's child isn't his own, right?
Reconciliation should be done quickly, the whining is so annoying
Ah, ah, those who bully He He should not have a good end.
It was so late at night that I cried
Can you please write another chapter? I really can't bear to leave it.
I feel like it's Nie's fault that he can't have a child. The mistress's child is not his?
Hahahahahahahahaha
Hey hey hey hey Abba Abba is drooling
Celebrate getting back together and scatter flowers! Another note: Don't let Nie Zhu come out to harm others. It's okay to come out, but it must be to punish him! Whee
The two of them are still so awkward. Mr. Xu secretly cares about Nvgoose every day. If Mr. Xu knew how Nvgoose got here all these years, he would be heartbroken.