After starting work, Zhou Ning's life was as bland as a glass of plain water. When she reached the right age, she joined the matchmaking scene. After meeting several bizarre and unreliable men, she met Ji Mubai.
He was handsome and refined, with polished, gentlemanly manners, a stable job, a car and a house, and came from a highly educated family.
Zhou Ning decided to give it a try. During their relationship, Ji Mubai remained just as considerate, even kissing her with the utmost care.
Before long, their elders began pressuring them to marry and have children. Zhou Ning didn't want to settle down and start a family so soon, and she argued with her parents frequently. She went to ask Ji Mubai what he thought, only to find that he also wanted to get married as soon as possible.
Only belatedly did Zhou Ning realize that falling in love with an honest man like Ji Mubai meant she could see the rest of her life stretching out before her, dull and predictable, perhaps even more tedious than being single.
She broke up with him decisively, left her elders behind, and moved far away to start a new life.
Later, as Zhou Ning's career flourished, she also met a new boyfriend who was carefree and independent.
But she was always uneasy, often feeling that a pair of eyes were watching her. The sensation followed her like a shadow, but she could never find anyone there.
After her new boyfriend returned from a long business trip, he eagerly tried to kiss her in the hallway. Then those eyes emerged from their formless, hazy presence and appeared right before her.
Ji Mubai took off his clear-lens glasses. His once-gentle eyes had turned cold and dark, and his gaze fixed on Zhou Ning's new boyfriend like a sharp blade. "You're making Ningning uncomfortable. She likes it best when I hold her on my lap and kiss her."
Zhou Ning: "..."
[Obsessive, possessive love]
Fake sweetheart x fake nice guy.
*It's been too long since I came up with the original idea, and I've run out of inspiration. If you don't like this version, feel free to cancel.
Blurb dated December 22, 2025.
Theme: Things keep getting better.
