A Lovesick Kiss for the Moon

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Not your traditional marriage-first, love-later | Mutual pining | Reunion after years apart

Ambitious beauty and lovesick CEO

Ye Tingbai ran into her first love, who had once pursued her relentlessly, at the lowest point in her life.

She kept herself afloat by running a small flower shop. When someone gave her a hard time, a powerful man came to her rescue.

Two weeks later, they got married in a flash.

She treated him like a convenient prop to help her dodge pressure to marry, and spent her days leaving early and coming home late to avoid him.

The prop had had enough. He gave a casual, crooked smile, his voice cold and inscrutable.

"You use me and then throw me away."

"I've held back for four years. You think one marriage certificate is enough to get rid of me?"

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After their wedding, she unexpectedly became popular online. Apart from their friends, no one knew Ye Tingbai was married.

She was photographed meeting up with a few childhood friends, and people began speculating about which wealthy family she'd marry into.

Just as everyone was swooning over the beautiful childhood-sweethearts romance, the man who still held a grudge "accidentally" showed up on her livestream.

The newly appointed head of the Ji family, who never gave interviews and was an expert at evading paparazzi, deliberately showed off the wedding ring on his left ring finger to the camera.

Watching the comments fly by, he coolly typed out a reply.

"What is your relationship?"

"We're on the same household register."

"Hope you two are happy!"

"We are. We're very much in love. Thanks for asking."

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On the day their relationship became official, Ye Tingbai told herself she must never fall for him again.

She resolved to keep it about money and never talk about love.

But one day, she happened to see something on his phone.

On every birthday since they first met, he'd wished her a happy birthday in a place where no one could see.

Each uninterrupted birthday wish held all the love he had never dared to confess.

"I hope you grow up to be happy."

My next novel will be A Faraway Evening Star.

[Outgoing, bubbly happy-puppy heroine X calm, socially anxious, does-his-own-thing hero]

1.

Song Qianxing was beautiful, bold, lively, and confident. No matter where she went, she was the center of attention.

He Mingyi was quiet and reserved, disliked socializing, and lived in his own world as a homebody.

After running away from home in a rebellious fit, Song Qianxing stayed at someone else's place and unexpectedly received help twice from the handsome guy downstairs.

He was tall and good-looking, dressed simply but tastefully, with a quiet, understated air.

He was also terribly shy, unable to look her in the eye.

Song Qianxing took the hint and smugly preened a little.

"Hey, um... handsome guy. Since we're neighbors, could I get your contact info?"

But he fled in a panic.

Annoyed, she went to a quiet bar that night with her friends to complain over drinks.

"I, Song Qianxing, hit on a guy for the first time in my life, and he ran off. What was that about?"

"I'm so pretty!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Cheers sounded in her ears, making her feel irritated. She followed the noise with her eyes...

At the center of the stage, a boy dressed in black was focused on the little ball in his hands. His fingers moved so fast they seemed to blur, performing one astonishing trick after another.

She stared, dumbfounded. His confident, effortless moves made her heart pound.

2.

He Mingyi thought Song Qianxing was a flirt.

The afternoon before yesterday, she'd said she wanted to visit a popular spot, and he'd gone with her.

Last night, she'd had too much to drink with her friends from the club, and he'd gone to pick her up.

Then he heard her turn around and tell another guy, "He Mingyi? That guy is so boring."

He Mingyi stood outside the door, with only a wall between them, listening to her cool, derisive laugh. His expression was frighteningly dark.

Ten minutes later, he released the girl in his arms, whose face had flushed red, and leaned close to her ear, expressionless.

"Is kissing me boring?"

3.

He Mingyi became the youngest champion in WYYC history at ten. After winning his sixth gold medal at twenty-two, he decided to leave the competitive scene. After the event, he released the yo-yo he had used to win.

According to him, it was "the last signature yo-yo."

Its name was Hesper, also known as the Morning Star.

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1. The heroine is not a flirt.

2. The hero is a 1A yo-yo world champion. There's very little content about it, so it won't affect your enjoyment.

3. Thanks for adding this to your favorites. The whole novel is already written.

Theme: First find your own composure, then love someone else.