Knowing His Intentions

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[Adorable, ditzy escape-room NPC x devoted heir to a family business]

1/

Shen Beiran discovered that Zhou Yao seemed sweet and a little ditzy, but she had a real talent for getting under his skin.

He trapped her in a corner, his gaze dark and deep. "Who says I like women with big breasts and curvy hips?"

"You don't know what kind of girl I like?"

"I like plain and simple, just like you."

Zhou Yao puffed out her cheeks. "Y-you're the plain one!"

He leaned close to her ear, his voice a little teasing. "I can't say whether you're plain or not. I'll have to find out for myself."

"..." Shameless!

His gaze wandered over her flushed face, then slowly drifted down to her slightly parted lips. His eyes darkened.

Then he shamelessly spoke again, completely changing Zhou Yao's impression of him.

"Zhou Yao, want to kiss me?"

She began to wonder if the man standing in front of her was really the same person she'd liked back then.

2/

The first time Shen Beiran truly met Zhou Yao was when his roommate dragged him to a horror escape room. Just as everyone was stumped over how to solve the puzzle, a slender, pale hand smeared with blood reached out from beneath a cabinet, slipped a clue into his hand, and scratched his palm.

Shen Beiran: "..."

Had an NPC just flirted with him?

Looking at the Sadako in white standing before him, Shen Beiran remained calm.

Zhou Yao was discouraged. "Y-you're not going to run?"

Then she tried to bargain with him. "How about you... pretend to be scared? Otherwise, we can't move the story along."

The girl's voice was unexpectedly clear and sweet.

He raised an eyebrow. Where the hell had they found such a cute Sadako?

3/

Years later, one day, Shen Beiran found a sheet of paper in her room:

"The rain that fell when I met you felt like it was falling just for me. My secret love was like a downpour, yet it never made a scene. I hope that when it rains again, you'll turn back for me."

Shen Beiran never regretted anything he did. But if he could have noticed her sooner, he would never have let her suffer all those undeserved hurts over the years.

He wanted to lay every happiness in the world at the feet of this heartbroken little girl.

Reading Guide:

* Sweet romance with both leads sexually inexperienced, happy ending

* The hilarious, nonsensical daily life of a timid NPC, and an heir gradually falling head over heels

* Includes some school memories along the way, a story of an unrequited love coming true

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Blurb:

[Gentle, refined male lead x strong, sensible female lead]

Five-year age gap

1/

Wen Ranran wanted to introduce Guan Qi to someone. In front of her brother, she listed Guan Qi's criteria for a partner:

1. He can't be too handsome, or he'll attract too many admirers and cheat.

2. His family doesn't need to be too rich. A comfortable, middle-class home is fine.

3. He doesn't need to be too tall, or kissing will be awkward.

At that point, Wen Zhouyang chuckled.

Wen Ranran turned and glared at him. "Brother, be serious."

Wen Zhouyang's eyes filled with amusement. "Are you sure she isn't saying the opposite of what she means?"

He remembered that whenever they kissed, he was always the one bending down to reach her. When she got tired of tilting her head back, she'd climb onto his waist and cling to him like a little sloth. She clearly enjoyed it.

He didn't listen any further and sent a message:

[Guan Qi, ugly men with no money are more likely to cheat. And if a man is too short, he won't meet your standards for kisses, cuddles, and being lifted up.]

2/

At first, Wen Zhouyang only thought his younger sister's classmate, who often came over, was sweet, gentle, and easy to look after. He'd only been taking care of her out of convenience all these years, never realizing when he'd started to care.

His friends could all see it clearly. The girl seemed like a calm lake, but time and again she stirred up waves that swept Wen Zhouyang away with ease.

The girl who was always at his side was well-behaved, quiet, and never made a fuss. Yet without him noticing, she'd taken root in his heart.

"The moon was always meant to hang high in the sky."

After the moon had shone on Guan Qi so gently a few times, she grew greedy for more.

When Guan Qi reappeared after leaving without a word years ago, the usually composed Wen Zhouyang could no longer contain the dark, complicated emotions that had built up inside him.

"Guan Qi, who gave you permission to leave me without a word?"

He looked at her, his voice restrained and controlled, his eyes dark as ink.

"You don't have a home? Then your brother will give you one."

Do you believe it? The moon fell down to her.

& School life in the first half, then a little angst and a reconciliation in the second half, happy ending

& A heroine with a difficult past who grows over time, with a slow-burning romance

& The male lead is gentle and refined, but cold at heart, and he favors the heroine with a cunning streak

Theme: When the storm comes, he shields her with his own body