Claiming the Moonlight

A devoted, daddy-type man deliberately pursues her: "Secret Flirtation." Please add it to your reading list~

This story features a possessive, lovestruck heir from Beijing × a cool, elegant ballerina

Coercive pursuit, a brothers' rivalry, obsessive melodrama, and men going mad for love

Sheng Xiting first saw Ji Yueshu in the school's grand auditorium.

The deep red velvet curtain opened. On tiptoe, eyes closed, she spun onto the stage and began dancing in "Swan Lake."

He had been lounging in the back row, bragging to someone. Slowly, he sat up straight.

From then on, he never took his eyes off her.

He was a creature of the muck; she was the moonlight.

But he insisted on having her anyway.

After going to great lengths to win her over, he finally managed to get her to accept his confession. Then, the very next day, he discovered she had left the country without telling him, and without the slightest hesitation.

Love turned to hate in the space of a single night.

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The year Ji Yueshu returned to China, the Ji family's business ran into trouble.

Her father went gray overnight, and her mother wept as she begged her.

They dressed her up like an exquisite gift and sent her to seduce the legendary second young master of the Sheng family.

When she stepped into the banquet, she spotted Sheng Xiting in the middle of the crowd.

The once-carefree boy had transformed. His clothes were luxurious, his bearing languid. He lifted his eyes when he saw her and gave a faint, scornful laugh.

Ji Yueshu went deathly pale and turned to leave.

But he seized her and pulled her into his arms.

Under the disbelieving gazes of everyone around them, he leaned close to her ear. His low, husky voice was dangerously alluring.

"Weren't you supposed to seduce me? Why leave without even trying?"

Only after forcing her to stay by his side did he learn that someone else had been with her during her years abroad.

In the shadowy dressing room behind the stage, he lifted her up and pressed her against the door. As she cried and begged, unable to bear it any longer, he asked in a husky voice,

"He's right outside. Want to go see him?"

Later, the man who had always carried himself with effortless nobility gave everything up and chased her abroad. When they met again at the airport, his eyes were red, his face alight with the joy of getting back what he thought he had lost. He asked her cautiously,

"Could I... hold you for a moment?"

The love mixed into hatred was the hardest to uproot. All it took to rekindle the ashes was one reunion.

But

on the day we met again, thank you for hating me.

It was better than wanting you and still not having you.

*First loves for both leads | Both leads are each other's first and only | One-on-one romance | Happy ending

*Three-way rivalry and brothers' battlefield

*The male lead is physically and emotionally faithful; time stands still for him.

*There is a second male lead, and they really did date.

*Melodramatic plot, with flashbacks woven in.

My completed novel, "The Long Summer Nights," is a mutual secret-crush story with a reunion after years apart. Give it a try!

A powerful man lays his plans and deliberately pursues her, in "Secret Flirtation." Please add it to your reading list. Here's the blurb:

A gorgeous, clever schemer × a calculating, chaste uncle-like family patriarch

Forbidden flirtation and mutual seduction | Ten-year age gap | A cold, daddy-type man falls in love with his nephew's fiancee

Pei Yan was blessed with a voluptuous figure and stunning features. Her parents, who were determined to climb the social ladder, treasured her and raised her with meticulous care.

As soon as she reached the age to marry, they arranged a betrothal between her and the Qin family, one of Shanghai's most powerful clans.

"Start building a relationship now, so Young Master Qin won't dislike you after the wedding."

Pei Yan patiently tried to get to know the carefree young heir, but he wasn't interested in her at all.

"She's pretty, sure, but she's so boring. A wooden beauty with no sex appeal."

Pei Yan happened to overhear him saying this to a friend. She shook her head, smiled, and walked away.

From then on, they tacitly kept their distance. He was pleased that she knew her place and showed her some respect in front of the Pei family.

At a charity gala, her fiance brought her along.

Pei Yan wasn't comfortable in that kind of setting, so she slipped out to the garden for some air. When her fiance finished what he was doing and came after her, he was furious. "You're an embarrassment! Is this how the Pei family taught you to behave?"

"And what about the Qin family's manners?"

A deep, rich male voice came from the window on the other side of the wall, casual yet unquestionably authoritative. "Is this really how they taught you to behave?"

The evening breeze lifted the white curtains. In the dim room sat a tall man. He gave them a casual glance, and Pei Yan's usually brash fiance immediately bent over in fear.

"Uncle." The Qin family's eldest young master, who had just been so rude to Pei Yan, nervously tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Greet him!"

"...Hello, Uncle." Pei Yan obediently bowed to greet him, unaware of the barely concealed desire in the man's eyes as he looked at her.

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On the most humiliating day of her life, Pei Yan met the cold, taciturn head of the Qin family.

She called him Uncle aloud, while thinking to herself: If she had to marry into the Qin family, why couldn't she marry someone else instead?

Pei Yan looked up at him and smiled, successfully catching a fleeting look of evasion in his eyes.

This uncle...

Didn't seem nearly as opposed to his nephew's fiancee getting close to him as she had expected.

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The moment the Qin family's eldest young master decided to call off the engagement in front of everyone, he was looking forward to laughing at his fake-lady fiancee.

But what he hadn't expected was that his usually composed, stern uncle would slowly rise before the horrified eyes of the crowd and pull the woman who should have been the butt of the joke tightly into his arms. His voice was cool as he said, "Call off the engagement? Fine."

"Come over and pay your respects to your elders."

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After their relationship grew more intimate, "Uncle" became a verbal tic Pei Yan couldn't break.

But Qin Jinnan wasn't pleased about it.

"You called me the wrong thing." He tightened his arms around her as she sat on his lap, the corner of his mouth curving as he asked leisurely, "What should you call me?"

Pei Yan's whole body went limp, even her fingers trembling. But she summoned all her strength, tugged his tie out of place, and gritted out, "O-old fart..."

"You're so naughty." Qin Jinnan sighed with a laugh and held her steady. "Looks like I'll have to teach you a few more times."

A seasoned hunter, he had used himself as bait from the very beginning, laying a vast net and waiting for the prey he desired to step fully into his territory.

Qin Jinnan was patient, and he firmly believed that the novice hunter he'd just succeeded in capturing would stay by his side forever.

*The heroine's moral compass is unclear, but the male lead is head over heels for her.

*An old flame catches fire willingly; a powerful man competes with his nephew for his fiancee.

*Both leads are each other's first and only. The male lead is a perfect gentleman, extremely jealous but forced to keep it to himself.

"Only You, My Favorite": a daddy-type boyfriend and a slow-burning flirtation. Here's the blurb:

A sweet romance set in the entertainment industry / Nine-year age gap / An old flame catches fire

Shen Shiyi × Fu Xingchen

A gloomy, aloof Hong Kong tycoon × a radiant, sunny sweetheart from Beijing

When Shen Shiyi first debuted, her striking, gorgeous face made her famous overnight. Her vibrant, stunning beauty left people spellbound, and countless netizens called her the one who had imprinted herself on their hearts.

Thanks to her uncanny knack for it, nearly half the male celebrities in the entertainment industry had been linked to her in dating rumors. When reporters asked what kind of guy she liked, Shen Shiyi answered with a sweet smile, "Sorry, I'm picky. I only like the most handsome one."

After setting off endless fan wars between all the rumored couples, she walked away, looking carefree, as if she could pass through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to her. It drove people crazy.

The whole entertainment industry wondered what kind of person could finally tame this thorny red rose.

Then someone online broke the news: the stunning young starlet was already taken, and her mysterious husband was nine years older than her.

The public frenzy instantly spiraled out of control. Everyone was trying to guess who the older man was who had won the goddess's heart.

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As a legendary figure in Hong Kong's entertainment world, Fu Xingchen rose to fame at a young age. With his exquisite looks and exceptional talent, he swept every major award at home and abroad. He was the unattainable ideal whom countless actresses in the industry longed to conquer.

But his upright, stern nature and chaste self-control made him as cold as the polar frost, keeping everyone at a distance. Fewer people had ever been rumored to be dating him than the number of Best Actor awards he had won.

Every attempt at seduction, whether open or subtle, ended with a regretful, "Sorry to bother you, Mr. Fu."

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Just as rumors about the popular young starlet's secret marriage were raging, a man who never appeared on social media verified his personal account.

Fans spread the news everywhere and rushed to the Best Actor's Weibo. Before they could even shower him with praise, they saw him repost a gossip story speculating about the identity of Shen Shiyi's mysterious husband.

Fu Xingchen: This older man is me. @Shen Shiyi

Everyone: Holy crap! Is this really what we think it is???!!!

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Later, during an interview on set, someone asked Shen Shiyi how she'd managed to win over the Best Actor. The usually bold woman turned shy for once, blushing as she replied, "Mr. Fu and I..."

Before she could finish, the dignified, gloomy man beside her cut in. "Not Mr. Fu. Your husband."

The handsome man was dazzling enough to make anyone lose their senses. He turned toward the camera, his deep, captivating eyes fixed on it, and said earnestly, "And to be clear, she didn't pursue me. I pursued her."

When a rose appears, even the cold moon can fall in love.

You are the only one I favor.

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Theme: The person you loved becomes the moonlight in your heart.