No Intention to Stir Up Trouble

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[My next novels are Delayed Heartbeat, The Long Night, and Fallen. Please add them to your reading list. Blurbs below!]

This novel is also known as After Talking Nonsense, I Fell in Love

"Gentle Lady" x "Upright Gentleman"

Both are each other's first love / After talking nonsense, I fell in love with the person I was talking about / He has a secret crush

To fend off her family's pressure to get married, Gu Zhiling reluctantly made up a whopping lie: she had been secretly in love with the campus heartthrob Shen Shenting from the university next door for four years without success, and was still recovering from heartbreak.

Back in college, they were two people with nothing in common who barely ever met.

Five years later, Shen Shenting was still the center of attention, thriving in the overseas venture capital industry.

Gu Zhiling thought she had found a permanent excuse to keep suitors away and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She never expected Shen Shenting to return home one day. Slightly tipsy, he leaned down and drew her into his arms with a smile. "I hear you won't marry anyone but me?"

Excerpt:

At an upscale restaurant, Gu Zhiling dismissed the man pursuing her. She sniffed, but not a single tear fell. "I'm sorry, but there's someone I like."

"I love him so much it hurts, but he won't even spare me a glance."

At that, a sharply dressed man walked past behind her.

That night, Shen Shenting looked her up and down.

Under his scorching gaze, he opened his mouth, going along with what she wanted. "Let me experience..."

What kind of love could make someone suffer so much...

Reader's Guide:

The heroine has a bit of a tendency to talk nonsense. A light, sweet story where she's making a fuss and he's laughing. I wrote it for fun!

Blurb for my next novel, Delayed Heartbeat:

Capitalist of the Beijing circle x cool, glamorous DJ

The male lead steals someone else's girlfriend / Neither lead is a saint / Happy ending / Both leads are strong

The first time Ji Qichuan saw Jiang Qian, she was the girlfriend of a friend in his circle.

Watching her from the elevated second floor through the bar's chaotic lights, Ji Qichuan couldn't help lighting a cigarette.

Later, he realized that cigarette had been a real kick.

A few months later, Jiang Qian went to a gathering with her boyfriend, wearing the same dress she'd worn the day before.

By the buffet table, Jiang Qian held her glass and picked out a dessert without looking up.

A few seconds later, she sensed a familiar scent slowly drawing near.

Ji Qichuan seemed to be studying her from behind. His voice was low. "After you went back from my place this morning..."

"You didn't even have time to change?"

Upcoming novel: The Long Night

Cool, aloof movie star x female student

Both are each other's first love / He chases her after the breakup / After she leaves, he goes mad / Very cliched and melodramatic / Happy ending / She has a secret crush / Serious tone / Fictional setting, no real-life inspiration

In her third year of university, Lin Jiangzao's youthful crush came true. The man in question was Jiang Ji, a hugely popular movie star.

He was a heaven-blessed star adored by the masses, winning just about every award over the years. To the public, he always claimed to be single.

After they got together, Lin Jiangzao could only sneak into his premieres. She was never allowed to openly acknowledge their relationship. Jiang Ji always told her to wait a little longer.

She stayed with him for two years, only to learn that Jiang Ji's relationship with someone else had shot to the top of the trending charts. Lin Jiangzao stared for a long time at a photo of the couple standing together outside a hotel.

The day she left, she set her apartment key on the entryway cabinet and calmly said to the man behind her, "Jiang Ji, I don't want to wait anymore."

After they broke up, the detached villa in the city center stood empty.

One day, after having a wrap-party drink with his crew, Jiang Ji could no longer bear the longing in his heart and called the number he knew by heart.

In the icy night, his voice hoarse, he called Lin Jiangzao's name.

After a few seconds, an unfamiliar male voice came from the other end. "Sir, Miss Lin is taking a shower."

That night, Jiang Ji went mad.

Upcoming novel, Fallen:

Worldly-wise woman x hopeless romantic

Finance director x powerful executive

Both leads are strong / Neither lead is a saint / Very cliched and melodramatic / A little angst for the male lead / No chasing-the-wife-to-the-crematorium trope

For money, Lin Zhenyue agreed to the board's plan to strip Meng Sui of his power.

As the person in charge of Tenway's China division, Meng Sui was ruthless and powerful, and people had feared him for years.

On her first day at the company, Lin Zhenyue curled her wavy red hair around a finger, lit a cigarette in his office, and looked at him through the thin white smoke.

Behind a pair of tender eyes lay nothing but lies.

Half a year after the two grew close and shared tender moments, Tenway's China division underwent a major shake-up.

Meng Sui lost everything.

Just as she had the first time they met, Lin Zhenyue lit a cigarette in front of him. "Not surprised?"

He calmly picked up the nameplate in front of him. "Actually, I knew from the start that you were lying to me."

Excerpt:

Two years later, Lin Zhenyue attended an investor's banquet. Amid the clinking glasses and lively conversation, a familiar figure passed before her.

In a dark gray suit, Meng Sui was still the center of everyone's attention.

Lin Zhenyue was stunned and made an excuse to step outside for some air.

Under the deep night sky, she stood beneath the neon lights, her shadow stretching long.

Steady footsteps approached from behind.

The familiar scent of cedar enveloped her, and a deep male voice spoke. "Lin Zhenyue, what do you want this time?"

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