Obsessive Love [Marriage Before Love]

[The author revised the story several times while it was being serialized. Stolen copies have incomplete endings and extras, so please read the official version. Bonus chapters will be released from time to time.]

Marriage Before Love / The male lead takes the initiative

A dazzling, proud little princess x a cool, powerful tycoon

[Every chance encounter is something he planned long ago]

Tan Shu is a cherished little princess, pampered by everyone and spoiled by nature. Her fiance, Han Yanchen, is her childhood sweetheart: gentle, considerate, and accomplished at a young age.

On the day of their engagement party, Han Yanchen got a phone call. For the first time, anxiety showed on his usually composed face. "Shushu, I'll be right back."

Tan Shu waited from morning until night, but Han Yanchen never returned. A paparazzo caught him entering and leaving the villa of a rising young actress. Tan Shu went from being the little princess everyone envied to a laughingstock among high society.

Everyone said Han Yanchen had abandoned her for an actress.

Unable to stomach the insult, Tan Shu declared that she would find a man better than Han Yanchen and get engaged to him within a month.

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Xie Huaiji is the youngest head of the Beichen Group, ruthless and unscrupulous. Rumor has it that he arranged a car accident involving his own older brother to secure his place as the Xie family's heir.

Tan Shu never expected her declaration to come true a month later.

A man's black leather shoes stopped beside the hem of her dress. His dark eyes were deep as an abyss as he looked down at her. "Why are you crying?"

"Can't accept it? I can help you."

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Preparations for the young princess of the Tan Group's second engagement party got underway in full swing. Han Yanchen thought Tan Shu had only said that in anger. They had been childhood sweethearts for so many years; she couldn't live without him.

Until he saw the name of the groom-to-be on his childhood friend's invitation: Xie Huaiji.

That day, rain poured down in sheets. Han Yanchen knelt outside Tan Shu's villa through the storm all night, but she never came out.

People said Xie Huaiji was cold-hearted, cared only about profit, and knew nothing of love. They figured the little princess would be crying for a divorce within a week, and that their marriage wouldn't last.

Han Yanchen thought so too.

His Shushu was spoiled, headstrong, and willful. Xie Huaiji wouldn't have the patience for her.

But then, at the entrance to a banquet hall, he saw the cold, distant man holding a high heel and leaning toward the car, speaking with endless patience. Then he bent down and lifted Tan Shu out. Han Yanchen noticed several long red marks on one side of Xie Huaiji's neck.

"Do your nails hurt?" he heard Xie Huaiji ask softly. Tan Shu shook her head.

"Then why are you crying?"

"My lipstick's all gone. It's your fault."

"Mm. It's my fault."

No one knew that through all those years when Tan Shu and Han Yanchen had been childhood sweethearts, Xie Huaiji had loved her for years.

He had carefully orchestrated their breakup.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Reader's Guide:

1. The male and female leads are each other's first and only partners, and there's a happy ending. The female lead had a childhood-sweetheart ex, there's a little rivalry among men, and the second male lead will chase her in vain.

2. The male lead has been plotting for a long time. He'll compete for her and take what he wants!

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Next book: Independent and Content [Marriage Before Love]

Marriage Before Love / An overprotective, jealous crown prince x a sweet, naive good girl

Xie Youran is sweet-looking and well-behaved, a celebrated good girl in Nancheng society. The one bold thing she's ever done was ask to marry Qi Yan.

Qi Yan is the crown prince of Nancheng society, rebellious and handsome, with a devil-may-care attitude. He's never dated a girl for more than a month.

Even though they move in the same circles, their paths would never normally cross.

No one expected them to get their marriage license before graduating from college.

Everyone thought the marriage was doomed. With Qi Yan's personality, he was bound to get bored and divorce her sooner or later.

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At first, Qi Yan thought he would eventually have to marry a well-matched young lady from an established family. Compared with dealing with troublesome girls, Xie Youran seemed like a good choice: she was well-behaved and wouldn't interfere in his affairs.

Before the wedding, they agreed not to interfere in each other's personal lives, apart from their "intimate sessions" a few times a week.

But after they got married, Qi Yan started coming home earlier and earlier, while Xie Youran came home later and later.

One night, Xie Youran got back late from a class reunion and missed the 10 p.m. curfew.

The moment she stepped into the entryway, a pair of hands pulled her close. The man kissed her earlobe and ground out, "Your curfew is 10 p.m., Xie Youran."

"Who was the guy who brought you home?"

"Every time you're late coming home, I'll add one more round. It won't do you any good to beg."

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After they married, Qi Yan and Xie Youran had a cold war over a petty argument. Qi Yan declared coldly, "If I give in first this time, I'm a dog."

His friends said nothing, just watched.

All evening, Qi Yan was distracted, glancing at his phone again and again. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. He picked up his phone, pretended to be drunk, and called Xie Youran in a pitiful voice. "Baby, they got me drunk. My head hurts. Can you come get me?"

#Friends are there to take the blame

#So what if I'm Xie Youran's dog?

* The leads are each other's first and only partners, and there's a happy ending. Some scenes are told from other people's perspectives. The male lead has no ex-girlfriends and has never liked anyone else.

* The male lead is dog-tempered, dog-like, sharp-tongued, and fond of sex. He's a dog about everything. He likes the female lead but doesn't realize it. When she makes him angry, he likes to tease her until she cries. Please avoid if that bothers you.

* The male lead is a cocky king who sulks easily and likes people to flatter and coax him. Eventually, he becomes the one coaxing himself. The female lead often makes him mad, but she only catches on later. By the time she realizes, he's already talked himself around. He loves her so much!

Theme: Keep working hard and you'll reap the rewards.