Romance Allergy

[New novel, Marital Secrets, now updating]

He Yanhuai was fairly well-known at Sheng'an University. He had an exceptionally handsome face, but was as aloof as a flower atop a high mountain.

He had been the center of attention since his first day on campus, often appearing on the podium at major competitions in his field, and just as often on the campus confession wall.

Luo Jinxi was the complete opposite: warm, outgoing, and cheerful. Her friends all thought of her as a little ball of sunshine.

She often overheard people discussing her insufferably stoic childhood friend, one of the things that bothered Luo Jinxi most.

No one would have guessed that whenever they went home for break, she and He Yanhuai took the same train, returned to the same city, and eventually went back to two neighboring houses in the same neighborhood.

What Luo Jinxi didn't know was that He Yanhuai had a similar problem with her.

At some point, his roommate began bringing up his childhood friend all the time.

Then one day, his roommate slapped the table and announced as if he'd made up his mind, “I'm going to pursue Luo Jinxi.”

He Yanhuai: “?”

The He and Luo families had been friends for generations, and both had children in the same year.

A boy and a girl, childhood sweethearts who grew up together. Their parents had once joked about arranging a marriage between them, but it never came to pass.

Ever since Luo Jinxi was old enough to understand things, she had known that He Yanhuai was allergic to romance.

In elementary school, when other boys brought Luo Jinxi snacks, He Yanhuai would snatch away the lollipops she treasured, his face stern.

“Your parents asked me to make sure you eat fewer sweets, or you'll get cavities.”

In middle school, He Yanhuai received love letters. He opened them one by one, checked the signatures, then tracked down the girls who had written them and told them to focus on their studies, and at the very least not to distract him from his.

Luo Jinxi: “...”

After high school graduation, a student athlete confessed to Luo Jinxi. He Yanhuai happened to pass by, analyzed the differences in their grades and family backgrounds, then concluded that long-distance relationships never worked and told Luo Jinxi not to do anything stupid.

When the leads in a TV drama confessed their feelings in the rain, he asked with a blank expression, “Why can't they find a roof and talk there?”

Luo Jinxi thought: Who would be unlucky enough to fall for someone with no romantic bone in his body?

He Yanhuai thought: Who could put up with someone whose head is full of unrealistic idealism?

On their first Valentine's Day as a married couple, He Yanhuai took the day off and carefully prepared a candlelit dinner and roses for his wife to come home to.

But when Luo Jinxi saw her husband in a suit, holding flowers, her first reaction was, “He Yanhuai, did you open the blind box I just bought?”

Oh no, romance allergy had become contagious!

Why has my wife turned out like this after getting together with me?

Coming soon: Marital Secrets

Yu Wanyin and Li Mingji were a couple who went from campus sweethearts to married life.

She stood by him as he built his business from nothing, helping him establish the company he had today.

After becoming successful, the man gradually lost himself in the outside world. Li Mingji wanted a divorce.

But he didn't want to split the business they'd built together with his wife, so he schemed to make her the one at fault.

At a grand banquet, he introduced his wife to one of his clients, a rich young man born with a silver spoon who had recently returned from studying abroad.

The rich heir was surrounded by admirers, and almost every woman had a crush on him.

Perhaps Yu Wanyin would be drawn to his youth and wealth and make a mistake.

Shang Lin saw his business partner's wife again in his suite, the elegant woman he'd met before.

Her cheeks were flushed with drink, but sorrowful tears fell from her beautiful eyes.

Shang Lin asked, “Mrs. Li, do you need help?”

Li Mingji got his divorce, as he had wanted, but failed to find evidence that his wife had done anything wrong.

Yu Wanyin had truly loved him. That alone was enough to soften any man's heart.

Li Mingji's conscience stirred, and he compensated Yu Wanyin as best he could.

Later, after witnessing the tangled interests of more powerful people, Li Mingji missed his past with Yu Wanyin terribly. Her love had been more sincere and passionate than anyone else's.

He regretted it.

So Li Mingji decided to pursue Yu Wanyin again.

As he carried flowers to Yu Wanyin's home, Li Mingji saw a man being ushered out, still wanting more and smiling as if he didn't mind at all.

It was his client, the very one who seemed born to stand above everyone else.

Theme: Love that grows slowly and steadily