A Rose Meets the Wild Wind

[Next novel: Drowning in the Evening Stars. Please add it to your reading list.] Xu Cheng is a rose raised in a greenhouse, beautiful and delicate. Her life has been smooth sailing for over twenty years. Zhou Nanxun grew up an orphan with no parents, raised by the kindness of many households. He is like the boundless wind of the wilderness. One is from the south, the other from the north. They had nothing to do with each other, yet they unexpectedly got married. 2 To appease her father, Xu Cheng falsely claimed she was pregnant. Xu's father renovated a nursery and bought a stroller, keeping himself busy with preparations. But after several months, Xu Cheng's belly was still flat. Worried, her father went to find her in person. When Xu Cheng heard the news, she panicked and hurried downstairs to tell her husband in name only, "Let's have a baby. The sooner, the better." Zhou Nanxun: "..." 3 Zhou Nanxun was used to living on his own and keeping things simple. He thought women were a hassle and had never dated at twenty-eight. A friend asked what kind of girlfriend he wanted. Zhou Nanxun said, "Just not a pampered young lady. I live rough. I can't look after some heiress who won't lift a finger." Not long afterward, Zhou Nanxun married a woman who couldn't even boil water and came looking for him countless times every day. Everyone knew Zhou Nanxun had been single for years, so they always felt free to visit his place, often kicking the door open without knocking. One time, a friend found it locked and couldn't get in. He knocked and shouted from outside. A moment later, Zhou Nanxun opened the door, looking displeased. "The young lady's sleeping. What are you yelling for? If you wake my wife from her sweet dreams, you'll answer to me." Pampered heiress x rough-and-tumble small-town detective *Six-year age gap, marriage before love *Note: The heroine is spoiled and has a young lady's temper Wind and Snow series: Zhou Nanxun Blurb dated 2023-02-22 ---------Take a look at my upcoming novel-------- Moonlight in Broad Daylight At a friend's birthday party, Xu Jinghuai saw Wen Ning for the second time. The girl was gentle and radiant, pure as water and utterly out of place among the crowd. Xu Jinghuai couldn't take his eyes off her. Everyone knew Xu Jinghuai was refined and distinguished, with power and status. But no one knew how deep his obsession ran beneath that polished exterior. A friend saw how he felt and warned him, "The girl has a boyfriend." Xu Jinghuai didn't care. He swirled his wineglass, confident he had everything under control. "They'll be breaking up soon." Before long, Wen Ning's boyfriend changed completely and yelled at her during an argument. "How am I any different from a single guy? If you won't let me touch you, we might as well end it." Heartbroken, Wen Ning went to cry to a friend. Xu Jinghuai happened to be there too. He pulled out a tissue with his slender, pale hand and offered it to her. "You'll meet someone better." She took the tissue with a sob and said, a little regretfully, "But he was my first love." Xu Jinghuai raised his eyes and looked at Wen Ning with interest. "If he was your first love, what was our kiss?" Only later did Wen Ning remember the night she first met Xu Jinghuai, several months earlier. Theme: Seek the truth and overcome hardship together.