Dreams and You, Arriving Ahead of Time

Whenever Xie Zhilang mentions his girlfriend, his eyes always light up with a smile. He says earnestly, "The doctor says my stomach is bad, so I'm suited to living off my wife."

Everyone thinks he's joking.

He's young and successful, has a sharp eye for investments, and excels at scientific research and innovation. He made the young billionaires list while still in graduate school. Why would he need to live off anyone?

In truth, when Xie Zhilang first met Jiang Yuhuan, he was still an impoverished student who had come from the mountains, constantly scrambling to make ends meet.

When they passed each other, Xie Zhilang would lower his head, feeling inferior. Even when he found the wallet she'd dropped, he hesitated because his work clothes smelled of cooking oil. He didn't dare approach her, and in the end could only hand the wallet to the front desk.

When someone confessed to Jiang Yuhuan and sent her flowers, Xie Zhilang was the one who took the delivery order.

He envied the person who could openly give her flowers, while he didn't even have the courage to get to know her.

During graduate school, Xie Zhilang was always impeccably dressed and carried himself with distinction. By chance, he became friends with Jiang Yuhuan, who had already started working. The best hunters often appear as prey, and sure enough, Jiang Yuhuan fell for him and confessed.

Xie Zhilang wanted to wait until he was more successful and had more money before accepting. But Jiang Yuhuan was youthful and beautiful, slender and lively, and already owned a home and car in a major city. She was the quintessential rich beauty, at the very top of the dating market. Her admirers could line up from the classroom to the school gate, and the men her family introduced were all promising young talents.

Xie Zhilang began to feel a deep sense of crisis...

Blurb two:

There are plenty of men pursuing Jiang Yuhuan, but none she likes. Her friends and family all speculate about what kind of partner she'll choose. No one expects her to fall in love at first sight with a graduate student.

He's young, handsome, and successful.

The more Jiang Yuhuan sees him, the more she likes him.

She thinks she's the one who fell in love at first sight, only to discover that he'd been planning this for a long time.

When they first met, Jiang Yuhuan liked chatting with Xie Zhilang on WeChat because it gave her courage.

"Whenever people learn I'm studying psychology, they ask if I can tell what he's thinking."

The usually composed and erudite Xie Zhilang lets himself get a little bold, smiling as he plays along. "Then do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Jiang Yuhuan gathers her courage. "You're thinking about me!"

She quickly unsends the message, but Xie Zhilang has already seen it.

Once they're close, Xie Zhilang confesses to her face: "Do you know what I'm thinking now?"

"I want to be with you."

1. Very sweet, first love for both

2. The hero's long-time crush comes true

3. The poor campus heartthrob will become rich, and really won't live off his wife. The rich beauty will always remain a rich beauty.

An upcoming entertainment-industry age-gap romance,