The Apple of My Eye

[The next book is After Running Into My Ex on a Plane. Please add it to your reading list!] Cen Mu is the treasured daughter of an artistic family. From childhood, she has been cool and graceful, with red lips and pearly white teeth, a rare beauty in Jiangcheng. At an exhibition, someone took a photo of Cen Mu and posted it online, sparking heated discussion in no time. So the treasured daughter of the Cen family was her all along. After she got married, fans dug up Cen Mu's private account and learned that she had married for the sake of a business partnership. Fans immediately began discussing it, feeling terribly sorry for their fairy. The next time Cen Mu appeared, someone happened to spot her at an art exhibition, wearing a white fairy-like dress and kissing a tall, handsome man. Loving eyes, beautiful lips. A sight to make everyone else envious. - Fu Xubai is a powerful figure in Jiangcheng's high society, someone no one dares to cross. He has an elegant, aloof air and rarely appears in public, but he is notorious for his ruthless methods. He has never been interested in women, and there are all sorts of whispers in their circle about people trying to approach him, though none of them know how. His close friends, however, know that this mysterious man has no interest whatsoever in romance. Fu Xubai enjoys peace and quiet, and occasionally goes to listen to traditional opera. He is handsome and refined, without a single flaw from head to toe. Then one day, a friend noticed a tattoo on the back of Fu Xubai, who didn't even have a single mole on his body. When asked about it, Fu Xubai replied lazily, "My wife's little indulgence." His friend: "..." - At a top-tier auction, Fu Xubai personally bought the artwork Pearl and gave it to his wife as a present. Later, Cen Mu posted a photo of the piece online. Her fans were astonished. So their marriage really wasn't just for show? That night, Fu Xubai posted on Weibo: "My most precious treasure. @Cen Mu" Note: "A treasure in one's palm" is a metaphor for someone dearly cherished. * Traditional oil-paper umbrella painter x business tycoon * They marry before falling in love, despite barely knowing each other beforehand. Lots of sweetness after marriage. - Blurb for After Running Into My Ex on a Plane: After breaking up, Zhou Ni ran into Pei Nanjin twice. The first time was during the university anniversary celebrations. She was having a meal with her alumni at a grilled fish restaurant near campus. It was winter. The door to the steamy restaurant suddenly swung open. A handsome, tall man in a black coat and white scarf walked in. A girl wearing a matching couple's scarf was with him. They sat not far from her. During the hour-long meal, she spent forty minutes staring into space. The second time was on a plane. A passenger had rung the call button, so she went over to see what they needed. She lifted the corners of her lips and asked politely, "How may I help you?" The moment she looked up, she found the man in front of her gazing at her coolly. He paused for two seconds, then pressed his lips together slightly. "A cup of coffee." She kept smiling, swallowed the curse words about to spill out, and brought him a cup of coffee. - She suffered from insomnia, but the rabbit charm on her suitcase had kept her company for years. Then one day, her insomnia suddenly vanished. Whenever she got up without thinking, a cup of warm water would be placed in her hand. It turned out that love was the gentlest cure. Beautiful flight attendant x heir to a business empire Theme: Art deserves to be passed down