A Timely Flutter of the Heart

[Powerful Beijing socialite x beautiful cafe owner, both virgins, happy ending, eight-year age gap.]

Chu Yu was dumped because her ex-boyfriend had climbed the social ladder and become a man who looked down on her.

Just as spring was approaching, someone brought a new romantic prospect her way.

Chu Yu was hardly interested. "Xie Du, right? He's already thirty-two and still unmarried. There must be something wrong with him."

Xie Du was sitting next door. Hearing his name out of nowhere, he turned his attention toward her, only for his expression to grow darker with every word.

His companion couldn't help spraying tea everywhere. "Want me to go explain things to him?"

Xie Du said nothing. Through a gap in the plants, he looked toward the woman speaking.

She was beaming, clearly in a good mood, with none of the gloom or heartbreak of someone who had just been dumped.

Xie Du, head of the Xie Group and a powerful figure in Beijing, was in his early thirties, yet his private life was painfully dull.

Because he refused to settle down, Old Master Xie had berated him countless times, but Xie Du always brushed him off until the matter fizzled out.

That was, until Chu Yu appeared.

One night, the two of them were photographed entering a hotel together.

The gossip reporters couldn't wait to use headlines like "A Night of Passion."

Afterward, another nosy reporter dug up Chu Yu's past relationships, claiming she had been involved with all sorts of men and that the Xie family would never accept her.

Xie Du soon responded: "Thank you all for your concern. Our parents have met, and we're discussing the wedding date."

Chu Yu: "?!"

When did that happen? How come she didn't know?

Coming soon: Summer Weightlessness

[Both virgins, one-on-one romance, Beijing social circle, four-year age gap, possessive pursuit]

Song Li first met Zhou Yansi in a private lounge after an auction.

The man stood tall and elegant, while the event organizer's CEO toasted him at his side.

Song Li had heard what he had done: he had sent his own maternal uncle to prison.

Knowing how coldhearted he was beneath that refined exterior, Song Li tried to look away. Unexpectedly, the man turned his gaze toward her.

Because of her mother's scandalous affairs, Song Li had learned from childhood to protect herself and stay out of trouble.

She never expected to get involved with Zhou Yansi, so she often found her mind wandering when they were together.

But a man accustomed to wielding power had no reason to fear her little show of resistance. The moment her heart strayed, he would always find some way to bring her attention back to him.

"That's a bad habit. You need to work on it."

The first time Zhou Yansi saw Song Li, he could tell she was obedient and followed the rules.

Someone warned him, "Don't just look at her face. Be careful you don't get dragged into trouble."

Zhou Yansi didn't care. He had never claimed to be an upright gentleman, and his methods weren't exactly clean. He replied coolly, "It doesn't matter."

But he underestimated the little sparrow's spirit. It wasn't until she faced him with a cold expression that he realized it: "Even a fling has a time limit."

Zhou Yansi lowered his eyes and toyed with the silver lighter on the coffee table. With a sharp click, its flame licked the edge of the contract she had worked so hard to negotiate.

"A Li, go ahead and see how far you can get without my permission."

In the end, Song Li still left. Someone joked, "Like mother, like daughter. As long as he got to have his fun, he didn't lose out."

No one expected the taciturn Zhou Yansi to fly into a rage and throw a punch right there.

Only then did people realize that some people had already taken up residence in his heart.

After returning to her small southern hometown, Song Li lived her life in a steady routine.

That was until a friend found her a suitable marriage prospect, and the wedding plans were set in motion.

She thought her life would finally settle down.

Unexpectedly, on the day she tried on wedding dresses, when the fitting-room curtain opened, her boyfriend was nowhere to be seen. In his place stood the man she hadn't seen in a long time.

Before she could react, Zhou Yansi had already stepped up to her.

Something cold touched her fingertip: a diamond ring, exactly the right size. The man lowered his eyes and kissed her forehead.

"A Li, you're only allowed to marry me."

Theme: Only after leaving the wrong person behind can you meet the right one.