[Marriage Before Love] [Obedient, possessive, gloomy green-tea college boy x tough, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted straight woman]
When he heard that his marriage alliance was with the youngest member of the He family, a notorious troublemaker, Gu Er wanted nothing to do with it.
On the eve of the engagement banquet, Gu Zhouhe pulled Gu Er aside.
The clean-cut, handsome young man had the shy innocence of someone who had yet to enter society. He pleaded bashfully, "Second Brother, you have someone in your heart. Why not let me take your place?"
Gu Er looked over his younger cousin, who had been separated from the family as a child and only brought back a month ago. His gaze was meaningful. "Is this what your mother wants?"
After all, marrying into the He family would bring countless benefits, and his uncle and aunt had always been ambitious.
The young man didn't understand the implication. Blushing, he answered plainly, "I like the He family's big sister."
Gu Er was speechless for a long while, then asked in disbelief, "You like He Yin, that little demoness?"
The young man lowered his head and picked at his fingers. "She's not a demoness."
Gu Er: "She gets a new boyfriend every week."
The young man countered, "That's only one a week."
"She's mean."
"I like girls who are a little domineering."
"Is that what you call domineering?!"
"I just like older women."
Gu Er pressed a finger under his nose. Fine.
Let go of the urge to help. Respect other people's fate.
**
He Yin was a moderately famous novelist, but she had a peculiar quirk: she couldn't write unless she had a handsome man in front of her.
She had a bunch of tall, broad-shouldered childhood friends she could get for cheap, but she'd bullied them too much as children, so now they ran whenever they saw her.
Left with no other choice, she paid models handsomely and gave them the battle-worn look that hit all her buttons. Even so, her inspiration never lasted more than a week.
When she heard she was to marry into the Gu family, she was so excited she couldn't sleep all night. Of all the Gu family's available men, Gu Er was the best-looking.
If marriage could help her career soar, she didn't mind getting married.
The next day, she changed into an unfamiliar ladylike dress and went with her elders to a private room at a restaurant, wearing a gentle but awkward fake smile. At a glance, she spotted an unfamiliar young man in the crowd.
He Yin stared at him, frozen in place. At the young man's shy smile, inspiration burst forth like a fountain.
A stunning face, tall, youthful.
She just didn't know if he had an eight-pack.
#So much for just being a model#
#College boys are great, college boys are wonderful, you have to taste their jealousy to know#
#I thought my career would soar, but I never expected to have no energy left to work#
Unrequited love from the man, older woman-younger man romance, Marriage Before Love
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