*Wrapping up the current book. The blurb for the next one, Tonight, the Rain Will Stop, is below.
Ming Yao thought marrying Ji Sizhou was a sure win for her.
She needed the Ji family to help her acquire shares, while Ji Sizhou needed a suitable wife.
This was meant to be a business marriage, with both of them fully aware that there were no feelings involved.
Once the agreement ended and they had both achieved their goals, they could part ways in peace.
After the wedding, Ji Sizhou left on a business trip for half a month. Ming Yao knew he didn't like her, so she was careful around him at every turn.
Rumor had it that the newlyweds were transparently just a couple in name, even arranging their schedules so they wouldn't come home at the same time.
Then the treasured collection she loved was auctioned off, and the whole city buzzed with gossip, mocking the fact that even the eldest daughter of the Ming family had fallen so low.
Ming Yao crouched despondently outside the villa when a shadow suddenly fell over her.
Ji Sizhou stood before her, his voice as cool and emotionless as ever. "I bought that auction house." He paused, his voice softened by the dusk. "It's yours."
Ming Yao finally looked up, her eyes glistening as she muttered, "Even so, you still aren't allowed upstairs tonight. And I'm not eating anything you cook."
Ji Sizhou replied good-naturedly, "Whatever you say. Then I'll just cook, and you won't eat."
It wasn't until nightfall that Ming Yao realized what that fox meant by "just cook, and you won't eat."
[Ji Sizhou's Version]
He had once bookmarked a dating blogger's guide to winning someone over.
First: create a chance encounter. Second: cater to what they like.
So Ji Sizhou went home, then bought an auction house.
When a sudden crush comes true, making sure Mrs. Ji falls for you really matters.
With the end of their agreement approaching, everyone thought this sham marriage between two wealthy families wouldn't last a year before ending in divorce
Then a dating-advice blogger on Xiaohongshu hit the trending list. In the photo, Ming Yao was asleep in Ji Sizhou's arms, the pose intimate.
The caption read: [Tested by my own partner. The advice works.]
Everyone: !!!
#Wait, should we be shocked that the blogger is Ming Yao, or that President Ji used Ming Yao's own guide to win over the real thing?!#
"When a long, unspoken crush finally reaches the person you love, it's impossible to hide."
A dazzling beauty who knows she's baiting him x a refined, restrained, deceptively dark gentleman
Originally titled From the Wedding Onward
Tonight, the Rain Will Stop
1.
The adopted son of the Chi family lost his standing. The favored son of heaven fell from his pedestal and disappeared from home.
In the southern coastal city of Haicheng, a languid, unruly man appeared.
No one dared provoke him, except for the girl who frantically knocked on his door.
"Please, help me..."
"No. I'm busy." Chi Xingyue only found her troublesome. He never expected that he would soon be drowning in Wen Tangzhi's glistening eyes, reclaiming his ambition and striving to rise again, so he could give her a better life.
It had been raining in Haicheng for days. Chi Xingyue opened the rooftop door and saw Wen Tangzhi splashing barefoot in the rain, her ankles as slender as beautiful flower stems.
The girl looked at him and smiled, bold and carefree.
Chi Xingyue's breath hitched, and heat flared inside him. Just last night, Wen Tangzhi's foot had been on his face, the heavy, thrilling pain sending him into ecstasy.
After meeting Wen Tangzhi, he reined in his temper, thinking it meant he'd turned over a new leaf and was starting a new life.
Until the day Wen Tangzhi asked to break up. He hurled the engagement ring into a sewer, and his ardent love turned into resentment and bitter obsession.
2.
Three years later, after officially graduating, Wen Tangzhi smoothly landed a job at a research institute.
The head of the Chi family had changed two years ago. Everyone knew that Chi Xingyue had returned with ruthless methods. He was a madman who hated being lied to more than anything.
Among the research institute's investors, he was the one no one could afford to offend.
At a banquet one day, Wen Tangzhi slapped a photograph against Chi Xingyue's face with enough force to sting, cursed at him, and left.
Her colleagues at the institute panicked and ran after her, only to see the impeccably dressed Chi family magnate holding her foot in one hand and helping her into a new pair of red-soled high heels.
"Step on me." His voice was low and hoarse. "As hard as you like, if it'll make you feel better. All right?"
Wen Tangzhi was so exasperated she knew the man had probably gotten off on it again.
·
Wen Tangzhi, the youngest marine biologist at the research institute, once trended online thanks to a photo of her swimming freely alongside an orca.
The girl in the picture was radiant and lively, the very embodiment of freedom and romance.
No one knew Chi Xingyue had taken the photo himself.
That night behind the photo had been intoxicating. The young woman was shy, and seeing the picture reminded her of what had happened that night, so she wouldn't let him print it.
·
"I sail through an endless, dark ocean. She is the only lighthouse I chase across the waves."
Theme: Love should be expressed boldly.
[Journey to the West] A New Widow, a New Third Prince
An Ordinary Person Clears the Magic World Using Textbooks
[Journey to the West] I Set Up a Snack Stall Along the Pilgrimage Route
The Right Kind of Heartbeat
Chasing the Killer in Bizarre Cases [Criminal Investigation]
After Raising a Dragon, I Became Famous
So what's wrong with the heroine? Doesn't it mean that there is no uterus?
Please take a look at the advance collection of the new article "The Rain Stops Tonight"~ 1. The adopted son of the Chi family lost power, the favored son fell from the altar and disappeared from home. In Haicheng in the south, there is a man with a tired look and surly behavior. No one dared to provoke him, except the girl who knocked on his door in panic. "Please save..." "No help, no time." Chi Xingyue just thought it was troublesome. He had not expected at the time that he would soon fall in love with Wen Tangzhi's moist eyes. He regained his ambition and wanted to make a comeback and give her a better life. It has been raining in Haicheng for days. Chi Xingyue opened the rooftop door and saw Wen Tangzhi treading water barefoot in the rain. His ankles were as thin as beautiful flower stems. The girl looked at him and smiled wildly. Chi Xingyue's breathing was slightly stagnant, and fire rushed up - Wen Tangzhi's foot stepped on his face last night, which was heavy and stimulating. After meeting Wen Tangzhi, he calmed down his anger, thinking that this was the beginning of correcting his evil ways and welcoming a new life. Until the day Wen Tang Zhiti broke up, he threw the engagement ring into the sewer, and the vigorous love turned into resentment and obsession. 2. Three years later, Wen Tangzhi, who officially graduated, successfully entered the research institute to work. The person in charge of the Chi family had changed two years ago. Everyone knew that Chi Xingyue, who had returned, was ruthless and a madman, and he was most afraid of others lying to him. Among the investors of the research institute, he is the one who should not be offended. At the banquet that day, Wen Tangzhi held up a photo and threw it at Chi Xingyue's face, as hard as a slap. He cursed and left. The colleagues in the office were so panicked that they chased her out, only to see the boss of the Chi family in a neat suit half holding Wen Tangzhi's soles and asking her to put on another new pair of red-soled high heels. "Tread on me." His voice was low and hoarse, "The harder the better, as long as you relieve your anger. Okay?" Wen Tang was angry and knew that this man was probably enjoying himself again. Wen Tangzhi, the youngest marine biologist at the institute, became a hot topic with a photo of her swimming happily with killer whales. The girl in the photo is bright and lively, like the embodiment of freedom and romance. No one knows that Chi Xingyue took this photo himself. The night behind the photo was intoxicating, and the little girl was thin-skinned. When she saw the photo, she remembered what happened that night and refused to allow him to print it out. "I am sailing in the boundless dark ocean, and she is the only lighthouse I am pursuing on the waves."
Woohoo, why haven't you updated yet?
So I can only see this kind of men in novels
"Leave it to" the author to catch a big bug~ call
Does the male protagonist have an ex-girlfriend?