Greed

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[Age gap + playboy turns over a new leaf]

When Su Jia first arrived in Beicheng, she happened to run into Ji Xuanyi. The man was dressed in luxurious formalwear, his manner mature and composed, and his striking blue eyes seemed to hold three thousand stars.

As a beauty enthusiast, she couldn't help staring, then took the initiative and walked over.

Ji Xuanyi glanced at her indifferently, then quickly looked away as if she weren't there.

Later, when friends brought up Su Jia, they asked Ji Xuanyi if he was interested in her.

He casually fiddled with a silver lighter and replied without much concern, "She's too young."

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On the day of Su Jia's nineteenth birthday, she loudly announced her wish: to find a boyfriend that year, a man who was talented, handsome, and had an eight-pack.

After the party, Ji Xuanyi cornered her at a turn in the hallway. His fingertips seemed to brush the small mole on the edge of her left ear as he spoke in a playful, flirtatious tone. "I meet all your requirements. How about considering me?"

Su Jia suppressed the excitement churning inside her and gave him a mischievous, radiant smile. "You're too old."

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Later, Ji Xuanyi took off the suit he'd worn for years and changed into a short-sleeved shirt and casual pants. His hair, no longer meticulously styled, fell softly, giving him a more youthful, vibrant air.

Though he was usually so busy with work that he barely had time to breathe, he seemed to have suddenly lost his job. He showed up at Su Jia's school every day to attend classes with her.

Whenever anyone asked, Ji Xuanyi replied, "I'm Su Jia's classmate."

Su Jia looked at the old man beside her, nine years older than she was and a veteran of the business world, and gritted her teeth. "Have some shame."

Ji Xuanyi answered with complete conviction, "Why would I need shame to pursue someone?"

* Nine-year age gap, 18 x 27

* Bright, lively college student x carefree young master

1. Both are each other's first and only. Happy ending.

2. The male lead is half Russian, with an ex-girlfriend, but he's still a virgin. Believe it or don't.

3. There is some groveling from the male lead.

4. If anything bothers you, please stop reading in time. No need to tell me you're dropping the story.

Next novel: Secretly Married to My Boss

After He Kaiyan married her big boss, Bai Jinchuan, in a family-arranged union, the longest thing she ever heard him say was the three rules he laid down:

"First, I'll fulfill the duties of a husband, but I don't like wasting time and energy on that. No more than twice a week.

"Second, after we get married, we'll stay out of each other's business and give each other freedom.

"Third, at work we're just boss and employee. Don't let anyone find out we're close in private."

Later, at the office, Bai Jinchuan happened to see a male colleague stop He Kaiyan and ask, "I saw you getting out of Mr. Bai's car this morning. Are you two close?"

"We're not close," He Kaiyan replied decisively. "He was just kind enough to give me a ride."

Bai Jinchuan showed no reaction, seemingly accepting her answer.

But as he passed He Kaiyan, he paused, his expression perfectly serious, and lowered his voice to say, "We'll get to know each other better when we get home tonight."

Please add this to your reading list: Meeting My Ex-Boyfriend at the Psychiatric Hospital

After Nan Qing broke up with Gu Huating, she devoted herself to work. In her free time, she'd sometimes wondered whether they might cross paths again someday.

But she never imagined that when she met Gu Huating again, it would be at... a psychiatric hospital.

He didn't recognize her at all. The first thing he said to her was, "You've been staring at me for one minute and six seconds. Don't tell me it was love at first sight."

When Nan Qing came back the next day, he looked aggrieved. "Big Sis, I'm scared. Will you take me away?"

The following day, his eyes were full of menace as he cornered Nan Qing against the wall. "I heard you got along pretty well with two different men on your last two visits. I'm curious, who were they?"

Nan Qing: ???

Only then did Nan Qing learn that her ex-boyfriend had developed three separate personalities. The worst part was that they didn't share memories.

Which meant that just after two of his personalities had kissed her until she was breathless, when she wanted a moment to recover, the third personality would appear and cling to her, insisting, "Today is the first time I've ever kissed you."

Nan Qing: !!!

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Over time, Nan Qing got used to Gu Huating's changes, and was glad to see him cooperating with treatment. But one day, she accidentally overheard his attending doctor say to him:

"It's hard to define dissociative identity disorder. You must be exhausted from pretending for so long..."

* Fake dissociative identity disorder x popular science writer

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