Coveting You Day and Night

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[Marriage First, Love Later | A Long-Laid Plan]

When Xuan Li was a naive young girl, she stayed at Jiang Xun's home and watched from afar as the spirited, freewheeling young man caught her eye.

As they spent more and more time together, they gradually went from strangers who had crossed paths by chance...

to sworn enemies.

He told her to stop pretending to be sweet and obedient. She told him to start acting like a decent person.

Living under one roof, they bickered all day and couldn't stand the sight of each other. A game of King turned them into a couple for a day and helped smooth things over.

But they parted on such bad terms that they fell out completely.

Years later, at a family dinner to arrange their marriage, they agreed on something for the first time: they would refuse the match.

But then...

Jiang Xun put on the act of a decent man. "Don't worry, Grandpa. We're on great terms. I'll take good care of A Li."

Xuan Li: "???"

Xuan Li: "Look, even though we have a history, isn't it a bit much to want me to die in the graveyard of marriage?"

In a panic, Xuan Li posted anonymously: Help! What happens if you end up in the hands of your sworn enemy?

Top reply: He'll humiliate you mercilessly and torment you day and night. He's only doing it because he enjoys bullying and torturing you. Run!

Commenter: Waiting for an update.

One year later

Jiang Xun replied: Update: She can't get away.

Xuan Li's perspective: Marriage first, love later

Jiang the Dog's perspective: It was all part of his plan

Also known as My Sworn Enemy Keeps Flirting with Me, It Must Be a Trap and I Thought You Were My Sworn Enemy, But You...

Down-on-her-luck heiress vs. scheming, black-hearted dog

Reader's guide: One-on-one sweet romance

Please follow the author's profile for the upcoming novel, Raising the Wild One with a Soft Waist: The rose I raised with my own hands can only belong to me. An older man, refined on the outside and wicked beneath.

Blurb: That year, Ruan Chuxue sat in an orphanage with a box of dance costumes in her arms.

A man with striking features and refined elegance walked in. His tall frame enveloped her as he asked, "Would you like to come home with me?"

Ruan Chuxue was taken to the ancestral home of the Qi family by Qi Ye, whom she called Ninth Uncle.

For the six years she lived with the Qi family, Qi Ye raised her into a graceful, radiant young woman, like a jade polished to perfection.

But she kept a secret.

She had fallen for Qi Ye's clear-eyed, aloof nephew, her older brother, Qi Sinian.

After Qi Ye went abroad, Ruan Chuxue finally got her chance. She worked up the courage to confess to Qi Sinian, never expecting him to say yes.

The two of them secretly saw each other, hiding their relationship from the family.

Then one day after Qi Ye returned to the country, he happened to pick up Ruan Chuxue's phone.

The screen lit up. A message from someone saved as "Brother" was displayed in plain view: "Baby."

Qi Ye took off his gold-rimmed glasses and loosened his tie. The cold light from the screen was slowly swallowed by his dark, brooding eyes.

*

After an argument and a breakup, Qi Sinian stood at the study door, apologizing and begging her to stay.

Inside, Ruan Chuxue was pinned against the door, her dance costume bunched around her waist. The strictly tailored suit buttons chilled her back, making her tremble. "Ninth Uncle, we can't..."

The man behind her gripped her chin cruelly. "Louder. Let him hear."

1. A noticeable difference in build, and a seven-year age gap.

2. Refined scoundrel vs. sweet, obedient girl

3. Both leads are sexually inexperienced; one-on-one romance

Theme: There's still time to pursue what has come your way.