After Reading His Mind, I Learned My Childhood Rival Has a Crush on Me

*Please add my upcoming novel, Sister, Open the Door, I'm Your Ex-Husband, to your reading list. The blurb is at the bottom.

*Blurb:

Sang Ci and Pei Chen were famous for not getting along. Every time they met, it was like Mars colliding with Earth.

Sang Ci couldn't understand how Pei Chen, with his terrible temper, had the nerve to cultivate a cool and detached image in the entertainment industry.

After he got under her skin and kept her up all night yet again, she swore she'd make Pei Chen pay.

On a dating show, Pei Chen kept glancing at her from time to time.

The first time, she endured it.

The second time, she understood. Pei Chen wanted to fight, but she had to maintain her sweet, innocent image in front of the cameras. She'd let him off for today.

The third time...

She couldn't take it anymore! Pei the Dog, prepare to die!

Sang Ci clenched her fist and dragged him behind the door.

She was about to grab him by the collar and punch him when three words appeared above Pei Chen's head:

[Sang Ci; pretty; I like her so much]

Sang Ci froze and met his deep, dark eyes. "You, you..."

[Will she cry?; want to kiss her; want to kiss her even if she cries]

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The keywords above Pei Chen's head had already planned out which ballroom dance he and Sang Ci would perform together at eighty, but his words were still as stubborn as ever.

So Sang Ci came up with the perfect way to crush her nemesis's pride:

You're secretly in love with me? Just watch me make you furious!

Ideal partner? Describe the opposite of Pei Chen.

Hobbies? None, but she absolutely hated ballroom dancing.

Life goals? Fall in love with someone new, and hate the old one! Especially hate him!!!

Only when someone who didn't match her ideal type at all, an "old flame" who wanted to dance together when they were old, pinned her down in a camera blind spot did Sang Ci realize that the words above Pei Chen's head had still been holding back...

He really had no shame at all!!!

Sister, Open the Door, I'm Your Ex-Husband: Blurb

The outside world was in turmoil, with frequent wars between star systems.

Exceptionally capable Alphas unquestionably took on most of the firepower on the front lines, and their status reached unprecedented heights.

Ever since Yu Fu presented as an Omega, her family had placed great hopes in her and arranged her engagement to Lu Zhen, the strongest S+ rank Alpha in the star system.

Yu Fu loved Lu Zhen.

She endured the gatherings he hated, dealt with the sharp-tongued media, and even risked everything to shield him from a Zerg attack when his mental energy was depleted.

That night, the toxins in her body caused her pheromones to go out of control.

But Lu Zhen merely gave her a dose of medicine coldly, then left without looking back.

Their wedding was unilaterally called off.

Three days later, news that Lu Zhen had died in battle on the front lines spread through every street and alley.

Yu Fu searched for him in secret for a long time, but returned empty-handed.

Just as she was beginning to accept Lu Zhen's death,

there came a knock at the door on a silent, rainy night.

The young man's tousled hair was damp with rain. When he saw her, his wet black eyes slowly curved as he gave her a shy smile. "Big Sister, I'm your ex-husband."

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Yu Fu discovered that her cold fiancé seemed to have lost his memory.

He was bright and rebellious, just like the eighteen-year-old boy she remembered, and was very good at acting cute with her.

Both their families were overjoyed.

Their arranged marriage was back on the agenda.

But on their wedding day, Lu Zhen, who should have been greeting guests at the venue, pressed her against the mirror.

Her elaborate, luxurious wedding dress lay in a tangled heap.

Lu Zhen's pheromones enveloped Yu Fu completely.

As their breaths mingled, Lu Zhen's ring-bearing fingers brushed the swollen red bite mark on the back of her neck, the one she could never quite hide.

"Have you figured it out now?"

"Baby, who are you going to marry?"

Theme: All the courage to move forward without hesitation comes from love and freedom.