Smitten With Roses [Marriage Before Love]

Gentle beauty x unruly, loyal puppy

Shen Yixi is as beautiful as a rose.

People have done all sorts of romantic things to pursue her, but the beauty still blooms high on her branch.

Even Shen Yixi thought she would always be that way. But she never expected that, one day, like a rose, she would willingly let someone hold her in their arms.

Yan Ruyu has a lovely name and a handsome face, but nothing else. He lives in the mud.

At twenty-six, Yan Ruyu has a wife in name only.

His wife once told him, "Let's not talk about love. We'll each get what we need."

He thought so too.

But later, he fought his way out of the mud, all for the sake of bringing his wife a bouquet of pink roses.

At a gathering, his friends once jokingly asked Yan Ruyu what he hoped for in a future partner.

Looking at the slender figure by the window, he answered with heartfelt sincerity, "I want the rose I love to bloom in radiant splendor."

Here's a little recommendation for the sweet romance I'm writing now: Summer Dream Come True

SC | First love for both | Both are sweetly innocent | Looks like she's chasing him, but he's been smitten for ages

Xia Mengsheng had planned to marry late, or perhaps not at all.

In late spring, in May, she took a trip to an old town in the south with a friend.

A sudden downpour began. Just as she was about to step through the rain, a hand holding an umbrella appeared in her field of vision. Its fingers were long and elegant, beautiful to look at.

Like the lovely scenery of the south, the man's voice was gentle, with a hint of coolness.

He lent her an umbrella, then went one step further and escorted her out.

Wrapped in her coat, Xia Mengsheng could feel its warmth.

Through the misty rain, she finally noticed that the man's trouser legs were soaked through. It took her a moment to realize how lucky she was to have met such a good person.

Like the sudden downpour, that encounter came and went in a flash. Just as Xia Mengsheng was about to forget the sound of his voice, she received a phone call.

"Ms. Xia."

"You left something at my place."

Later, Ms. Xia asked, "I have what it takes to make a name for myself, but I choose to live a quiet, comfortable life. Do you think I'm a failure?"

In Lin Sheng's eyes, Ms. Xia's black hair had turned golden in the sunlight, and her fair cheeks seemed almost translucent.

Looking into her eyes, he answered with utmost seriousness, "I think the way you are is one of the world's beautiful things."

Later still, one summer, Ms. Xia held a bouquet of white bellflowers, and a ring appeared on the ring finger of her left hand.

The man who offered her the bellflowers and slipped the ring onto her finger said with deep affection, "Ms. Xia, you don't know this, but the moment I met you, my heart had already surrendered completely."

Xia Mengsheng x Lin Sheng

A seemingly aloof but actually warmhearted and kind flower shop owner x a well-mannered photographer who's not aloof, but isn't much of a talker either

Reading Guide:

1. It's short, a sweet romance of around 100,000 characters.

2. The white bellflower symbolizes sincere love.

Theme: Face difficulties instead of avoiding them, and you'll get what you wish for.