A Guide to Pursuing Your Crush

Next up: I’ll be writing "My Heart Longs for You", a marry-first, love-later story about a gentle beauty and a man in power. Please add it to your collection

Qin Mian had a crush on a handsome guy: the older brother of her cousin’s nemesis.

He had a tall, well-built figure and a pair of eyes you could drown in.

To pursue him, Qin Mian used her cousin as cover and went out of her way to spend more time with him.

One evening, Qin Mian tentatively sent him a message: “Yu Lin, do you want to help those two get closer?”

Yu Lin: “?”

Qin Mian: “Like, say, we start dating.”

Qin Mian: “Keep it in the family ^^”

Yu Lin: “…”

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Yu Lin had recently met a young woman, the older sister of his little sister’s classmate.

She was pretty and friendly with everyone.

She had put a lot of effort into helping the two kids become friends.

Later, when she sent him a message, it finally dawned on him that her real target was him.

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Blurb for "My Heart Longs for You":

Feng Ying was born into a family of scholars. Gentle and reserved, she was specially appointed as a calligraphy professor in Jiang University’s School of Literature thanks to her beautiful handwriting.

With her elegant beauty and otherworldly poise, she was hailed by students as a classical goddess from the moment she appeared.

When word got out that Feng Ying had married Zhou Yueyan, everyone lamented that their goddess had been saddled with a cold-faced tyrant.

Until one dusky evening, Zhou Yueyan arrived, travel-worn, to pick Feng Ying up. His voice was especially tender as he said, “Come here and let me hug you.”

At the sound of his voice, Feng Ying rushed into his arms, rose onto her tiptoes, and kissed him on the lips.

She looked completely in love. How could anyone call that being saddled with him?

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As the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Yueyan was ruthless and decisive, wielding power like a thunderbolt. No one dared cross him.

The few times he ever compromised were for his elders. And because of a marriage contract, he married Feng Ying.

People in their circle knew the two had little affection for each other and guessed they would split up before long.

Then Zhou Yueyan condensed a five-day itinerary into three days and had his assistant buy him a ticket home that very night.

His business partner asked out of curiosity, not expecting an answer, but Zhou Yueyan replied, “I’ve been away on business too long. I really miss my wife.”

His partner was stunned, privately thinking those rumors were wrong, and flattered him: “You and your wife are so close, Mr. Zhou.”

Later, the rumor that “Zhou Yueyan is the clingy one” spread throughout their entire circle. Zhou Yueyan accepted it without hesitation: “Mm. I’m the one who clings to my wife.”

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Zhou Yueyan still remembered his first meeting with Feng Ying. They sat across from each other. He took a small sip of light tea, then glanced up and saw her wide, almond-shaped eyes as she nervously addressed him as Mr. Zhou.

Later, on a winter day when everything was covered in white, Zhou Yueyan held Feng Ying from behind, resting his chin in the hollow of her neck. His voice was tender as he said, “Mrs. Zhou, this is our first year together.”

#MarryFirstLoveLater#

Blurb written on February 8, 2026. Screenshot saved.

Theme: Love is courage