Sour Snacks

[Pre-Order: Best Couple (Entertainment Industry), blurb at the very end, please add it to your collection]

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Lin Shu and Gu Huaichu had no feelings for each other before marriage, but they do after.

A sweet story of love after marriage. Happy ending.

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Blurb One

Gu Huaichu got married on a whim. His childhood friend couldn't understand it. "Gu Er, what exactly do you see in Lin Shu? She's just from a slightly better family and a little prettier. Besides that, she's got nothing going for her. She's a pretty wooden doll! How boring would it be to marry her?"

Gu Huaichu agreed.

His friend smugly said, "See? I told you."

Gu Huaichu said, "I agree with the part where you said she's pretty."

His friend fumed. "Gu Er, I was wrong about you. I didn't know you were so shallow, judging people by their looks!"

Shallow? Maybe.

While at university, Gu Huaichu founded Whale Fall. To gather more data for the project, he went to watch a high school competition, where one girl left a deep impression on him.

Five years later, he saw that girl again at a gaming expo hosted by his company.

When someone suffered a sudden heart attack, she rushed over to help. Once she got the medicine bottle, she poured out three pills without hesitation, clearly familiar with how the medicine was used.

He pondered this.

The next day, at his mother's birthday banquet, he saw her again. She was talking to a cat.

"Isn't it funny? I came to a birthday banquet, but I don't even know who the host is."

Unable to hold back a laugh, he went over to talk to her. Their parallel paths became entwined.

They say that five hundred glances in a past life buy you one chance encounter in this life. They crossed paths three times, and in return found a lifetime of understanding and love.

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Blurb Two

Gu Huaichu had a childhood friend named Xiao Qiyan, whose daily life consisted of getting face-slapped.

Quote One: "Gu Er still hasn't introduced Lin Shu to us. Do you know what that means?"

A few days later, he saw Gu Huaichu arrive at the tennis court with Lin Shu and introduce her: "This is your sister-in-law."

Quote Two: "Gu Er doesn't fall for people easily."

A passerby hit on Lin Shu, and Gu Huaichu stepped in to claim her;

Gu Huaichu used a picture Lin Shu had casually drawn as his background without a second thought;

Xiao Qiyan: My face really hurts.

[Little Scene]

One time,

Gu Huaichu listened to Lin Shu's heart thumping and smiled. In a low voice, he whispered in her ear, "Honey, your heart's beating so fast. Nervous?"

Lin Shu stubbornly denied it. "Don't be ridiculous. It's my heart condition acting up."

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After attending a friend's funeral, Gu Huaichu remained silent all the way home. Once they got back, he suddenly pulled Lin Shu into his arms and hugged her tightly.

"I'm scared."

It was the first time Lin Shu had heard his voice tremble with helplessness...

Note:

1. The leads get married right at the beginning, very impulsively.

2. The whole story is about their awkward yet sweet married life. The leads have serious double standards!

3. A man and a woman who are compatible in every way build a life together. One-on-one romance, both inexperienced, happy ending.

4. If you read the whole thing, please leave a rating.

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Best Couple

Low-key child star vs. up-and-coming idol

Blurb One

Song Ci has been acting on the big screen since childhood. She's beautiful, talented, and low-key. Though she has never become a huge star, she's well-liked by audiences.

Qi Li is an up-and-coming idol in the entertainment industry. He's unbelievably good-looking and gained a huge following as soon as he debuted. But his acting is inconsistent, so he's always been a subject of controversy.

They're like two extremes of the entertainment industry, and by all rights should never cross paths. But one day, a film called Holding Hands suddenly appeared, starring none other than Song Ci and Qi Li.

Viewer A: I heard this movie was filmed four years ago. Why is it only coming out now?

Viewer B: To be fair, Qi Li did a pretty good job in this one. He made me cry.

Viewer C: Don't forget to watch the behind-the-scenes footage. There's a surprise... (A fan who got carried away shipping them quietly drifts by.)

Fan A: Qi was still a nobody when he filmed Holding Hands, and went back to school as soon as they wrapped. P.S. Seventeen-year-old Qi was so fresh-faced!

Fan B: I wish it had come out four years ago. Then I could have become his fan sooner.

Fan C: It's just a normal collaboration. Don't read too much into it.

Blurb Two

When Song Ci was nineteen, she made a movie with Qi Li. It was shelved for four years before its release. The production team had given up hope, and even the promotional campaign was hastily put together. But the movie unexpectedly received widespread acclaim.

Song Ci was forced to reunite with Qi Li, but no one knew how much she resisted it.

Because she'd fallen for the character Qi Li played, someone who didn't exist in real life.

Little Scene

"Do you like me?" Qi Li pressed her, step by step.

Song Ci remained calm. "No. You're imagining things."

Later, Qi Li found out that Song Ci liked the character he'd played. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Had she taken him for a substitute? Or was he a substitute for a fictional character?

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"You're the only one who's ever seen me make that face, big sister."

Note:

1. Entertainment-industry story, with no real-life counterparts.

Theme: The right kind of love helps people become better and better