Melting the Time Difference

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Marriage first, love later / Reunited after years apart / Secret crush comes true

Cool, little-known actress heroine x straightforward wealthy young master hero, the boy-next-door type

Ten years ago, Wen Ning's favorite person was Shen Zhiyi, who lived next door.

Everyone said Shen Zhiyi was handsome and got good grades, but was also an iceberg.

Wen Ning didn't think so. To her, Shen Zhiyi was gentle and dependable.

The year Shen Zhiyi left without a word, Wen Ning was only fourteen.

The torrential rain couldn't make him stay, and it washed away the feelings that had only just begun to bloom in a young girl's heart.

She buried her love deep inside, where it became a scar she could never speak of again.

-

Ten years later, Wen Ning saw Shen Zhiyi again at a dinner to discuss their arranged marriage.

By then, he was the head of the Shen Group, a rising star in the industry and much sought after.

Shen Zhiyi signed the seven-hundred-million-yuan marriage agreement without even blinking.

Wen Ning smiled and said, "Is this the grand gift you're giving me after ten years apart?"

Her smile looked worse than crying.

As Shen Zhiyi looked at her, his heart sank heavily.

-

Everyone said that a little-known actress like Wen Ning was unbelievably lucky to marry into a wealthy family.

But they didn't know how Shen Zhiyi had spent those ten years, tormented by regret.

Again and again, he saw that girl, bright as sunlight, in his dreams. He called her name, but there was never any answer.

At last, he returned to her side and bound her to him in the name of marriage.

"Three meals a day, the changing seasons, all the everyday things of life. I want to make up for the ten years we lost with the rest of my life."

The man everyone called aloof and proud now asked her carefully, "Would that be all right?"

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[Have you ever heard of a time difference?]

[It's like everyone has their own clock, and each clock turns according to its own time.]

[She mourned a love that never had a chance to begin here, while it took you ten years to arrive and taste the sorrow she left behind.]

[If there really is a time difference between us, just keep moving forward at your own pace.]

[I'll catch up with you. No matter how long it takes, I'll catch up with you.]

[Believe that love can bridge the time difference.]

1. Single-couple romance, happy ending.

2. This is my first modern romance, so please be kind. If it's not for you, just close the page. Let's treat each other with respect. [Bows]

3. Blurb written on July 29, 2023.

---- Take a look at the novel I'm working on ----

Little Dog and First Peach

Secret crush comes true from the hero's perspective | Marriage first, love later from the heroine's perspective | Trash ex-fiancé fails to win her back | Second male lead becomes the love interest

Sweet, adorable artist heroine x gloomy, puppy-like singer hero

"Did he hit you again?"

Seeing that the girl didn't answer, Xie Ran stubbed out his cigarette and asked,

"Do you think coming to me will help?"

"Can you take me away?" The girl's voice trembled.

Xie Ran narrowed his eyes, his smile half mocking, half amused.

"I can't just take you away without making things official."

The girl pulled out her ID card and a household registration booklet she'd stolen.

"If I marry you, would that make it official enough?"

Xu Zhitiao's voice was calm.

The smile froze on Xie Ran's face.

-

Xie Ran's sudden marriage was pretty rock and roll,

which suited his identity as a singer.

But when he appeared on the media's front pages holding his new wife's hand,

everyone lost their cool.

"Xu Zhitiao? Isn't she Liang Bo's fiancée?"

"The young master of the Xie family? Liang Bo could bring a few of himself and still not measure up."

"Wow, he stole her right out from under him!"

Liang Bo stared at the photo, his face livid.

His company had just lost its investment from the Xie Group and gone bankrupt.

Not long before, he'd also been cornered in an alley and beaten up. He reported it to the police, but nothing came of it.

He knew exactly who was behind it, but there was nothing he could do.

-

Xie Ran was just a convenient tool for her to get away from Liang Bo.

How could a superstar like him ever fall for someone like her?

Don't fall for him, or you'll get hurt later.

Xu Zhitiao kept telling herself this.

Even after they married, she behaved herself and did her best to maintain a polite distance from Xie Ran.

Until one day, backstage at dusk, with the lights dim,

he gently slipped her clothes from her shoulders. Their kisses were tangled and lingering, tender yet dangerous.

"First I took you away, then I married you..."

"Xu Zhitiao, I've been waiting for your next instruction all this time."

"But I can't wait any longer."

-

She didn't know

that after their brief encounter at a music festival, Xie Ran could no longer fit anyone else in his heart.

Like a little dog, he dreamed of being tamed by her.

Take her away?

It was him she had taken away.

Theme: Cherish the person in front of you.