Calculated Approach

[The writing isn't very good, so read with caution]

A wolfish, scheming "gentleman" x a gentle "playboy" who keeps himself in check and observes proper conduct. The ultimate mix of forbidden tension and push-and-pull, including a groveling chase, though its intensity is uncertain.

"What should I do if I fall for my younger sister's girlfriend?"

At three in the morning, after searching that question, Nan Fengji fought off her sleepiness, packed her bags, and left without a word.

The next morning, Qu Yimian opened her eyes. She wanted to affectionately call her beloved by her pet name, but the familiar figure wasn't by her bedside.

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The Nan sisters were both peerless beauties.

The elder sister, Nan Fengji, was cool and gentle, with an extraordinary intellect. She was a prodigy.

The younger sister, Nan Xueqin, was fiery and uninhibited, with progressive ideas. She was a natural artist.

As the eldest daughter and heir to the family, Nan Fengji had known for a long time that Nan Xueqin wasn't her biological sister.

And as her little sister's close friend and big sister, Nan Fengji also knew that her rebellious sister had somehow gotten herself a girlfriend: a sugar mommy who showered her with money and resources.

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The first time Qu Yimian photographed Nan Fengji, she fell for her at first sight. Nan Fengji inspired her endlessly, so much so that she held an open casting call, hoping to photograph her in a series that was natural, flirtatious, and sensual without being explicit.

Unfortunately, during the shoot, Nan Fengji was as stiff as a board. Her gaze and movements were clear and distant, utterly untouched by worldly desire.

To finish the shoot smoothly and satisfy a certain private desire, Qu Yimian willingly put her charms on the line and coached her in person.

"Miss Nan, how about pretending to be a couple with me for a week? We can finish the shoot as soon as possible."

In her private studio, Qu Yimian looked like a newborn lamb, blinking her innocent, doe-like eyes. She was nervous, yet couldn't help moving closer to the woman she loved. Her coy little game of playing hard to get soon spread like wildfire.

Nan Fengji leaned back on the sofa, her air relaxed and elegant.

"Sure."

She wanted to see what kind of wanton heart lay beneath the beautiful, otherworldly face of her little sister's sugar mommy girlfriend.

Then she would persuade her foolish, rebellious little sister to break up with this wolf in sheep's clothing.

The two pretended to be a couple for two weeks, and Nan Fengji moved into Qu Yimian's place.

They became entangled like autumn rain flowing into a stream, coolness meeting warmth, and things quickly spiraled out of control.

They were intimate and tender, just like a real couple.

At the height of their passion, Nan Fengji touched her own lips, seeming to want to say something but holding back.

Qu Yimian instinctively lowered her head. It was as though she'd heard a siren's song. Their eyes met, brimming with affection.

The forbidden fruit tasted impossibly sweet, and Qu Yimian felt as if a spring breeze had swept through her heart, leaving ripples in its wake.

After that, the shoot progressed at rocket speed.

Once the shoot was over, Qu Yimian tried to arrange the trip she'd promised to take with Nan Fengji, but she could no longer reach her.

Then, one day, Qu Yimian spotted an all-too-familiar figure beside one of the students she sponsored.

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Later, Qu Yimian would rather flee to a faraway place than hold on to the love she'd felt at first sight.

Nan Fengji could no longer find her, and regretted it so deeply that she wept inconsolably.

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Bonus scene:

Later, Nan Xueqin was finally going to meet her sister's new girlfriend.

Curious to see what sort of person had finally made her sister's heart bloom, she even prepared a few questions to give her a hard time.

Then she saw that the person standing beside her sister was Qu Yimian, the woman she'd been longing for over the past three or four years.

Even more shocking was that her scheming sister had stopped joking around. She kept smoothing Qu Yimian's hair and telling her she loved her, acting as if she'd been possessed by someone else. But the passion in her eyes was impossible to hide.

Meanwhile, Qu Yimian, who had always been so restrained and proper, practically celibate, wrapped her arms around Nan Fengji's waist, nipped her earlobe, and kissed her temple. When she provoked Nan Fengji into losing her temper, she put on an innocent expression and teased her with those doe-like eyes.

Nan Xueqin was deeply shaken. Her sister then covered her eyes and ushered her back to her room.

"This isn't for kids. Don't look!"

After getting the bothersome child out of the way, Nan Fengji could finally deal properly with the bad girl who'd been flirting with her and then leaving her hanging.

Qu Yimian's intoxicating eyes brimmed with warmth as she accepted her kiss.

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Reading guide:

One-on-one, happy ending, both leads are virgins, same-sex marriage is legal.

There will be a groveling chase, but how dramatic it'll be is uncertain.

Gentle and refined x wild and unrestrained

Wolfish, scheming "gentleman" x gentle "playboy" who keeps herself in check and observes proper conduct

The main couple is Nan Fengji x Qu Yimian.

The younger sister has a different love interest.

The main characters have no inappropriate relationships with minors.

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My Harem-Heartthrob Wife A Turns a Survival Show into a Dating Show: a sunny, airheaded, center-of-attention A x an elf-like, jealous, clingy, obsessive O who cries easily

Synopsis: Qi Lumeng discovers that her world is a book, and that she has a System and a family-arranged contract fiancée.

Her contract wife is said to have mental health issues, but on the very day they register their marriage, the woman pulls Qi Lumeng into her arms.

Qi Lumeng thinks she's dreaming, accepts eagerly, and boldly flirts with her.

The next day, faced with her contract wife's dark expression, Qi Lumeng runs for her life.

She flees into a hundred-person talent competition, trying to be outgoing and befriend all the older and younger sisters who look like they could be protagonists, hoping the novel's protagonist won't come after her to face-slap a cannon-fodder character later.

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On the shelf: After Calculating My Crazy, Beautiful Stepmother, I Got Away Unscathed: a desperate, ruthless woman who seems loving x a master schemer who miscalculates only when it comes to true feelings

Four years ago, Meng Qionghua married into the Qin family with nothing but her beautiful face.

Every smile and frown made her stepdaughter, Qin Ruyan, lose her composure.

Four years later, Meng Qionghua turns the head of the Qin family into a vegetable and takes complete control of the family.

Qin Ruyan knows she's in for a bad end.

She decides to take a gamble.

On the night before her wedding, Qin Ruyan stands at Meng Qionghua's door in a half-open bathrobe, holding a bottle of red wine.

Ignoring the mocking look in Meng Qionghua's eyes, she kneels halfway and pours the wine over herself.

Much later, Qin Ruyan succeeds in her revenge and gets away unscathed. The one who can't escape this charade is Meng Qionghua.

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