Knowingly Drowning

Ongoing: He’s So Hard to Woo

Sis-Con Girl! But She’s Wooing Her Future Brother-in-Law

[Powerful Man Falls Hard + Staying Under His Roof + 8-Year Age Gap + Old Flame Rekindled]

[Prickly, Straightforward, Old-Fashioned Daddy & A Mischievous, Scheming, Spoiled Little Temptress]

Blurb:

Radiant Graduate Student & Fake Playboy, Actually Detached Shanghai Power Player

1.

The first time she met Jiang Chengzhou was at a drinks party hosted by a friend.

She had almost forgotten what it felt like to fall for someone, but in that glittering, hedonistic bar, one glance was all it took for lust to strike.

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She had just touched up her makeup in the restroom and was tipsy when she turned a corner and walked straight into his arms. His rich, low voice came from above her: "You're drunk."

"Then can I act drunk?" Song Zhiyi smiled, bright and carefree.

The next moment, she kissed the corner of his lips, just a light touch.

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The man before her was the picture of elegance, and she wanted to see through his disguise.

From the first moment she saw him, she could tell they were alike.

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"Your friend would be heartbroken if they found out," the man said with a smile.

A friend was approaching in the distance, about to discover the two of them.

They ducked into the nearest supply closet. In the cramped space, the air grew hotter by the second.

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"Isn't he your friend too..." Before she could finish, all that remained was scorching heat. The man had taken the initiative and kissed her.

Kindred souls collided in the night, forbidden and fleeting.

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2.

When they met again, he offered her his business card.

They would talk about passion, not love, and silently agreed to keep things that way.

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Later, when Song Zhiyi realized she might actually be falling for Jiang Chengzhou, she decisively walked away and cut off all contact.

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She let herself become immersed while keeping her head, only to regain her reason when she hit rock bottom.

They weren't right for each other, and they belonged to different worlds.

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On a rainy night, the man parked beneath her dorm and stayed there all night.

He knew what cutting off contact meant, and he knew this day would come sooner or later.

But the instant he saw her, he pulled her fiercely into his arms. "This time, I don't want to be rational anymore..."

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[Bonus Scene]

At the bar, Song Zhiyi was chatting and laughing with her friends when a familiar figure suddenly appeared. She tensed for a moment, but then remembered that given their relationship, neither of them had any say over the other. She calmly went back to her drink.

To her surprise, he walked straight over. Her friend stood up respectfully and called him "Uncle," and she quietly echoed the greeting.

That night, in a dim room, the man was less gentle than usual, pressing her step by step. "Hmm? Why aren't you calling me Uncle anymore?"

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[One true pairing, happy ending, female lead 23 and male lead 30, 7-year age gap]

[It begins with attraction at first sight and ends with kindred souls]

[Includes a love-triangle showdown between an uncle and nephew, the male lead and male supporting character. The nephew is his cousin's son and has an unrequited crush on the female lead. The "friend" in the blurb is the male lead's nephew.]

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Ongoing: He’s So Hard to Woo

Sis-Con Girl! But She’s Wooing Her Future Brother-in-Law

Blurb:

Su Yining has been obsessed with her older sister since childhood. She covers for her when she dates, gets upset when she goes abroad, and when her sister doesn't want an arranged marriage... she decides to woo her future brother-in-law!

DAY 1 -> On the night she enrolls at Haida University, she takes the initiative and seeks out her future brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, I'm not used to living at school. Can I stay at your place? My sister said I could come to you if I ever needed help."

She almost gets packed off and sent away.

DAY 18 -> She "sleepwalks" and takes advantage of her brother-in-law, getting her hands on his eight-pack.

The next day, he gives her a stern lecture, but she still isn't intimidated. "I was sleepwalking, so I don't remember it. That means it doesn't count. Unless you let me feel them again now."

DAY 168 -> She gets "drunk" and forcefully kisses Zhou Baichuan.

"Dear future brother-in-law, what's sweeter, iced tea or my kiss?"

He tosses away the whiskey, then leaves in stony silence.

After more than half a year, Su Yining realizes that Zhou Baichuan is hard to woo.

She's out of ideas.

On the day of her engagement, she wears a bridesmaid dress and silently watches as a line of luxury cars arrives at the Su family home, making a grand show of a marriage proposal.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhou Baichuan is there to propose to Su Yining.

She runs away.

Later, the arranged marriage is put on hold, and Miss Su ends up with the one she loves.

On her sister's wedding day, Su Yining sees Zhou Baichuan again.

"Congratulations. You helped your sister get what she wanted."

She tries to run, but he corners her somewhere secluded. His overwhelming kisses leave her nearly drowning.

"But don't forget, you still owe me a wife."

One day after they are married, Zhou Baichuan finds Su Yining's sea-fishing diary.

In Haicheng, trying to woo your brother-in-law?

An old block of wood? Old-fashioned?

Can't perform? Didn't react when I kissed him?

"I wrote that ages ago. Don't take it seriously." She reaches for the diary, but he catches her instead.

"The night is still young. We'll go through it page by page and correct your misconceptions about me, my dear wife."

[Powerful Man Falls Hard + Staying Under His Roof + 8-Year Age Gap + Old Flame Rekindled]

[Prickly, Straightforward, Old-Fashioned Daddy & A Mischievous, Scheming, Spoiled Little Temptress]

Reading Tips:

1. One true pairing, happy ending.

2. The older sister doesn't want an arranged marriage and has someone she likes, but she doesn't dare defy her family. The female lead has a heart condition and is younger, so she was never considered for the arrangement.

Theme: Love yourself, love others, love the world.