After Turning Down My Unrequited Love

This novel will go on a reverse auction starting from Chapter 19 on December 11. Thank you for supporting the official version! [My next book is Love's Security Guard: She's Done with the Job. It's a sweet and satisfying story. If you're interested, princesses, please add it to your favorites. The blurb is below.] Blurb A devoted, obsessive, scheming CEO × a beautiful young heiress who holds a grudge A contract flash marriage · A secret crush comes true On the night of her father's fiftieth birthday, Si Mengyan received a confession from the man she had secretly loved for three years, her idealized first love. But before she could even be happy, she learned one bad news and one good news. The bad news: Her family was going bankrupt. The good news: A man was willing to pay one billion to buy a marriage contract with her. That man was Li Cheng, CEO of the Li Group. Rumor had it that he had risen to a position of power at a young age, and was ruthless, cunning, and very capable. In the end, to save the Si family, Si Mengyan had no choice but to turn down her first love and marry Li Cheng after having met him only once. On an auspicious day said to be unsuitable for weddings, the two registered their marriage. Si Mengyan had the calculations all worked out in her head: This marriage was just a transaction, so it definitely wouldn't last. She might as well keep it secret for now. Once her father worked hard and built the Si family business back up, she could divorce him immediately and go back to being a carefree heiress. But gradually, she realized something was off. The Si family members who had once joined her in cursing Li Cheng all switched sides, praising him as not only handsome but a genuinely good man. Si Mengyan sneered: He's a good man? When the socialites of Shangdong City learned of her marriage, even people she barely knew sent her their congratulations. Si Mengyan was stunned: How do you all know? Just as she resolved to find Li Cheng's weaknesses and flaws this time, determined to land a heavy blow The man arrogantly scooped her up, carried her off, and stuffed her into a private plane. His lips curled, his eyes dark. He advanced on her step by step. "Mrs. Li, where would you like to go for your honeymoon?" Only then did Si Mengyan realize that this man had been serious all along. Reader's Guide * The hero and heroine are both virgins, with no exes. * The heroine's secret crush on her idealized first love doesn't get much page time. The story is mainly about the hero pursuing his wife throughout, with a love-rival showdown later on. Blurb for Love's Security Guard: She's Done with the Job After Gao Letao died, she transmigrated into an old-fashioned CEO romance novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character who shared her name. What does it mean to be cannon fodder? She was supposed to be the true heiress of a wealthy family, but she grew up away from them. Just after finally returning to the family and before she could get to know them, she was told to marry the male lead. But the male lead truly loved the heroine! So, on the day this supporting female character was engaged to him, the heroine bravely stole him away, and the male lead abandoned her on the spot. Devastated and humiliated, she turned completely evil. Later, she did all sorts of cruel and stupid things, making the leads endure countless hardships before they finally achieved success in both love and their careers. As for her, after committing every kind of misdeed, she was cast out of the wealthy family and met a tragic end. Living a second time, Gao Letao had to follow the plot, but she decided she would never again be foolish enough to risk her life as the security guard for the male and female leads' romance. So: System: [Get the male lead to eat the chocolate cake you bring him with his own mouth. While currying favor, make sure to earn his dislike!] The male lead, who kept his distance from women and sat perfectly upright, faced the woman who had come to bring him cake and curry favor. After a long moment, he finally said, "Just put it there..." Gao Letao seized her chance, scooped up a spoonful of cake, and shoved it into his mouth Currying favor: accomplished! Earning his dislike: accomplished! System: [Make the heroine cry by insulting her to her face!] Gao Letao, looking down her nose at everyone, pointed at the heroine and scolded her: "You think you're so great just because you're a movie star? Even if you're as beautiful as a fairy, your acting is good, and you're dedicated to your work, and even if you don't say a word while people pour bucket after bucket of water over you, even if you're a resilient and kind little white flower, so what? Do you think I'm afraid of you?" The male lead heard the commotion and rushed over to save the beauty. He wrapped his arms around the delicate heroine, ready to help her fight back against Gao Letao But the heroine's nose stung, and she burst into tears in his arms: "Finally, someone said my acting was good. Waaaah..." To avoid getting engaged to the male lead, Gao Letao set her sights on the male supporting character, who was also cannon fodder in the romance. Ling Ye, son of the richest man in the country, fellow romantic cannon fodder, and gloomy, scheming type, was walking down the street one day when he came across a fortune teller: "Sir, your face looks haggard, and the area between your brows is dark. You may soon face a great calamity. I have three suggestions for you: 1. Plant a peach tree at home. 2. Eat one peach every day. 3. Get engaged to a young lady whose name contains the character for 'peach.' Only then can the calamity be averted." The next day, Gao Letao placed a contract in front of Ling Ye: "So, what do you think? Want to get engaged to me?" He crossed his legs and leaned against the sofa. A faint, hard-to-detect smile appeared in his eyes as he gazed steadily at her. "Why don't we just get married instead?" Reader's Guide: 1. Sweet and satisfying story, no logic required. 2. The male lead will be portrayed negatively, but the heroine won't. Theme: Love inspires people to live positive, uplifting lives.