Stop Reading So Much into Things

[Bold in Love and Hate vs. Strict and Old-Fashioned]

In high school,

Lu Ningjia wrote a love letter to Pei Du’s desk mate, but Pei Du turned her in.

From then on, they were sworn enemies.

She vowed to crush him, and worked with all her might to secure first place on every exam.

She never expected that years later, when they met again at work, he would arrive out of nowhere as her direct boss.

By day, Lu Ningjia worked like a pack mule under Pei Du. By night, she ruled the roost in a livestream chat devoted to workplace rants.

Just as Lu Ningjia decided to keep up the feud with Pei Du, her best friend asked her:

“What if Pei Du turned you in for dating in high school because he liked you too?”

In an instant, Lu Ningjia saw the light!

*

Once Lu Ningjia decided Pei Du had a secret crush on her, she started seeing him differently.

She fell into the water during a team-building event, and he had someone buy her a new outfit.

Lu Ningjia: [He used the opportunity to give me a present. So devious!]

He rejected her proposal but attached a long list of detailed revisions.

Lu Ningjia: [He’d rather lose sleep than pass up a chance to connect with me intellectually!]

He made her work late into the night, but ordered her coffee.

Lu Ningjia: [He’s worried about me! He’s the one who backed down first!]

After single-handedly imagining all of Pei Du’s “workplace bullying” as “covert romantic interest,” she finally went up to him and said:

“I know you like me. I think I’ve fallen for you too. Want to give us a try?”

Pei Du looked at the performance review in his hand, where he’d just marked Lu Ningjia down, and fell into a long silence.

*

Later, rumors spread throughout the company: aloof Mr. Pei had a longtime crush, a white moonlight he’d remained devoted to for years.

Lu Ningjia listened to the gossip, barely able to suppress her grin.

Until she saw a message from Pei Du asking for help on her livestream account. He wrote:

[But when a subordinate keeps thinking I like her, what kind of mental illness is that a sign of?]

“...?”

Reader’s Guide

1. The heroine spends the early part of the story convincing herself he likes her, but she has her reasons.

2. Both leads are each other’s first and only.

Coming Soon 1

"My Arranged Marriage Is to My White Moonlight"

Everyone said Qiu Zhiyi was lucky.

An illegitimate daughter who had to stay out of sight, she’d managed to marry into the powerful Lu family.

Who was Lu Yuhang?

The head of Hong Kong’s Lu family, a man the socialites could line up from Victoria Peak to London and still never get the chance to meet.

No one knew that from the very first day, their wedding had been a transaction with a clearly stated price.

Once he succeeded in seizing power, she would sign the papers and leave.

Qiu Zhiyi knew her place.

She kept all improper feelings hidden, treated him with perfect courtesy, and never crossed the line.

She thought he felt the same.

After all, he never so much as glanced at her.

*

That day finally came.

After successfully taking control, Lu Yuhang pushed two copies of the agreement across the table to her.

Qiu Zhiyi glanced down, her fingertips stopping in midair

His shares, real estate, funds, and every asset acquired during the marriage were all being transferred into her name.

He’d risked his life to build his fortune, yet he hadn’t left himself so much as a single cent.

Her eyes reddened as she asked why.

Lu Yuhang lowered his eyes, his voice calm.

“These things will help you stand your ground in the Qiu family after the divorce.”

She didn’t answer.

She simply took off her wedding ring and set it gently on the table.

“You don’t owe me anything.”

She signed, turned, and left without looking back.

Lu Yuhang reached for the ring. His fingertips trembled again and again before he finally clenched it in his palm, utterly broken.

#My Arranged Marriage Is to My White Moonlight. What a Coincidence, He’s Mine Too#

Coming Soon 2

"Can a Bad Woman Be Someone’s White Moonlight?"

Yu Baize, a business prodigy who built his fortune from nothing, had a past he’d rather forget.

Back then, he was a poor student living on someone else’s charity, a favorite target for the rich kids to bully as they pleased.

And the one who led them

was Ming Zhao, the woman standing before him now.

At the banquet, glasses clinked as countless people tried to cozy up to Yu Baize.

Everyone except Ming Zhao.

She stood in the shadows, slowly swirling a glass of red wine, her softly curled black hair partly veiling her eyes.

She was cold enough, and alluring enough.

Remembering how harshly Ming Zhao had treated and bullied him in high school, Yu Baize felt that hatred should be the only thing he felt for her.

Until

Another man stood beside her and gently put an arm around her shoulders.

*

The head of the Ming family died, leaving the illegitimate daughter, Ming Nian, in control of most of the family’s affairs.

To seize power, Ming Zhao had no choice but to get engaged to the man chosen for her.

She thought her life was set, until she saw Yu Baize at her engagement banquet.

For once, Yu Baize couldn’t hide his emotions. He took her hand and pleaded,

“If you want to take back the family fortune from Ming Nian, I can help you. Why marry some old man you barely know?”

Ming Zhao raised an eyebrow. Her index finger traced downward, finally stopping against his chest.

“Sorry, but compared with my fiancé, your assets don’t amount to much.”

The man lowered his eyes, looking utterly wounded. His voice was enticing.

“Have you never heard that men lose their edge in every way after thirty? I’m the perfect age.”

Ming Zhao smiled, but her tone was surprisingly direct.

“I’m not planning to change fiancés. But if you don’t mind, you can be my lover.”

The atmosphere turned icy. Ming Zhao assumed he wouldn’t answer at all.

Then she saw Yu Baize bow his head toward her.

“Fine. As long as I can stay by your side, I’ll do anything.”

Theme: Work hard and earn a living.