July, Carry Me Across

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A calculating, cold-hearted heir from Beijing’s elite circles X a flexible, contrary, breathtaking beauty

|Super sweet|Marriage first, love later|Happy ending|One true pairing|

Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles envies Tao Yingran for her incredible luck in marrying the heir, Gu Jinchuan.

Only she knows it’s just a business deal. Her boss pays her to act the part of Mrs. Gu for three years, then walk away with the money.

So when Gu Jinchuan’s first love appears in front of her, she happily packs her things, ready to make room for her. But the next day, a hot search explodes:

“Beijing’s Heir’s True First Love Returns.” Under the trending topic, Gu Jinchuan, who never posts, actually replies: My wife @Tao Yingran

Their marriage contract is about to expire, but Gu Jinchuan remains completely unmoved and never mentions divorce.

That night, Tao Yingran makes a post online: “How do I get my husband to divorce me? Urgent, waiting online.”

The women in the comments are brimming with ideas, and one reply stands out: [Girl, I’ve been there. I tested a method that really works.]

Tao Yingran immediately adds her as a friend: “Tell me more.”

[Become the kind of person he hates most.]

Tao Yingran sees the light.

Then Gu Jinchuan, still discussing business at a banquet, gets a call from Tao Yingran.

“Out fooling around again? Don’t come home tonight. Drop dead somewhere.”

She deliberately speaks loudly enough for everyone around him to hear.

Everyone gasps in alarm.

To their surprise, Gu Jinchuan calmly stands up and says, “Sorry, my wife keeps me on a short leash. Let’s call it a night.”

Since Gu Jinchuan won’t be moved by threats or pleading, Tao Yingran decides to try the daring tactic suggested by her online sister: test his limits!

He’s always so cold and distant. If she makes a bold move and forces herself on him, he’ll surely throw her out!

In the dead of night, she climbs into Gu Jinchuan’s bed wearing a revealing nightgown.

Just before making her move, Tao Yingran sends a message: [Girl, I’m going for it.]

Then she sees Gu Jinchuan’s phone light up on the bedside table: [Girl, I’m going for it.]

Tao Yingran: ?!

She turns to run, but it’s too late.

Gu Jinchuan grabs her slender wrist and pins her down, his kiss covering her lips like a beast devouring its prey.

Her breathing grows shallow, and her reason slowly slips away.

Who knows how long later, through the faint ringing in her ears, Tao Yingran hears Gu Jinchuan say, one word at a time, “The marriage contract is extended.”

Book Blurb

A dashing, roguish, irreverent young master from Shanghai X a beautiful, aloof tutor who’s had nothing but bad luck but remains unflappable

|Super sweet|Old-school romance|Reformed playboy|Mutual salvation|Mad dog turns loyal puppy|Happy ending|A little melodramatic|True-love devotee|

Shen Yunji often wonders: If she hadn’t walked into that private room that night, would her life have turned out differently?

Smoke swirls and the lights glow hazily.

Jiang Duyue raises an unruly eyebrow and looks at her. His handsome, rebellious face is marked by a wild streak that refuses to die.

“Computer repair girl, come closer. I can’t see.”

But on reflection, she had no other choice back then.

She had an ailing father confined to bed, a mother crushed by the burden, and dreams she couldn’t pursue.

As she’s thinking, Jiang Duyue suddenly taps the table with his long fingers, sounding annoyed at being ignored. “Hey, tutor, stop spacing out. Hurry up and tell me which answer to pick!”

She looks up and says calmly, “C.”

When the young masters around him hear that Shen Yunji, who always keeps people at arm’s length, has become Jiang Duyue’s tutor, they tease him: “How’d you get that beauty to agree?”

Jiang Duyue lazily lifts his eyelids and sneers. “She didn’t have a choice.”

Later, by the sea at sunset, Jiang Duyue has none of his usual arrogance or swagger. The setting sun falls across his sharply defined face, and his eyes hold only Shen Yunji. He asks in a near-pleading whisper, “I’ll give you anything you want. Choose me... will you?”

Later still, everyone secretly discusses how the Jiang family’s playboy has changed into a ruthless madman who rules the business world.

Only Shen Yunji knows that on the coldest winter nights and the hottest summer nights, that madman quietly comes to the building where she lives to tend the flower boxes on the wall.

“If you can’t choose me, at least let me stay by your side this way.”

In July’s midsummer, rivers flow for thousands of miles. The moon is clear, the wind is gentle, and Duyue carries me to the far shore of my dreams.

* Arrogant young master X strong, gentle, aloof beauty and top student

* Reformed playboy, mutual salvation

* Both are each other’s first, sweet romance, happy ending, a big, bold happy ending

* May you and I never give up on the road to our dreams!

Theme: Keep your ideals burning bright, and forget the mountains and seas.