A Heart Stirred by the Sunset

Blurb:

Mutual pining / Reuniting after years apart / Marriage first, love later

Jiang Ruoyao ran into Gu Qinghe again at their high school reunion.

A drunk former classmate cornered her in the hallway, grabbing her hand and refusing to let go.

Gu Qinghe happened to pass by and rescued her.

With a cool expression, he tossed the man into a nearby private room. When he turned to her, a glint appeared in his dark eyes.

"I'll take you home."

She got into his car and watched the jumble of city lights drift past. Suddenly, he pulled over beneath a row of early-blooming cherry trees.

She said, "Have you been doing well lately?"

He said, "Let's get married."

Jiang Ruoyao's heart gave a painful squeeze. A few petals drifted down from the soft pink cherry blossoms and landed on the windshield in front of her.

A month later, news outlets reported that the aloof, distinguished heir to the Gu Group had married an ordinary woman from an ordinary family.

But Jiang Ruoyao knew she hadn't agreed on impulse. The moment she saw him five years ago, he had become the one star in the vast night sky that shone just for her.

Even though she knew he only wanted someone to marry to get his family off his back, and she'd simply happened to be there.

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In the year they graduated, Gu Qinghe had planned to confess his feelings to Jiang Ruoyao. But on the night he went looking for her with flowers, he saw her accept a bouquet from another boy.

That was when he realized she'd always seen him as nothing more than a friend.

But he couldn't forget her. The day after returning to the country, he ran into her at a class reunion and heard that she'd once been heartbroken for a long time over the person she loved, unable to move on.

His proposal had been a hope he'd carried in his heart for years. But he knew that her acceptance came only after she'd given up on love.

So he used a fake marriage as an excuse to try to open her heart, until the person she'd loved returned.

Overcome with jealousy, on a quiet night beneath the stars, he got a little drunk and pinned her against the door, kissing her forcefully.

The instant a tear rolled down her cheek, he came to his senses, filled with regret.

"I'm sorry." Panicking, he turned to flee.

[Sweet, gentle novelist × Tsundere, scheming CEO]

Happy ending, one-on-one romance, slice of life

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[Reuniting after years apart / Mutual pining / Intense push and pull]

Blurb:

Ou Yanchen liked Yu Yao, but he never expected to like her this much.

The first time his younger sister brought her home, he saw a pure, lovely face with a pair of bright, stubborn eyes. He couldn't forget her for a long time.

Later, he willingly became her devoted helper, arranging for her mother to work as a cleaner at the hospital and filling in as her class monitor.

All for the sake of earning one sweet smile from her.

"Thank you for doing all this for me."

The summer breeze stirred the lush green branches, and in her smile, Ou Yanchen seemed to catch the scent of gardenias.

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Yu Yao thought things would work out between her and Ou Yanchen. She planned to confess to him at their graduation ceremony.

Then she heard his younger sister say, "My brother's confessing to the girl he likes today. I wonder who the lucky girl is."

Yu Yao's expression didn't change, but inside, a storm was raging.

So it had all been her misunderstanding.

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Years later, they met again at a class reunion.

The moment Yu Yao pushed open the door, she heard someone inside teasing him.

"Ou Yanchen, did you end up with the girl you wanted to confess to back then?"

"She ran away." Ou Yanchen held a cigarette between his fingers, his expression detached and unreadable.

Yu Yao's heart ached, and her hand tightened around the doorknob.

As she stepped inside, a flicker suddenly appeared in Ou Yanchen's usually cold eyes, like sunlight glimmering on rippling water.

"She ran away, but this time, I've come back to catch her."

[Possessive CEO vs. Pure-hearted office worker]

A few things to know:

1. From school days to the workplace.

2. A prince-falls-for-Cinderella story.

3. Mutual devotion, both each other's first, and a love that lasts a lifetime.

Next-next book preview: The Fallen Princess Gets Rich Through Food

Blurb:

Song Muxue transmigrates into a minor princess in an ancient-style novel.

The original princess was arrogant and willful, and infamous throughout the capital. The young general Mo Jingyuan, whom she was betrothed to, would rather defy the imperial decree and die on the battlefield than marry her.

But her good fortune doesn't last. Her uncle stages a rebellion and overthrows the government. She escapes and becomes a vagrant in a remote town, where she soon starves to death.

Song Muxue has transmigrated into the period when the princess is wandering the town.

Maybe if she starves to death, she'll be able to go back? But, uh... being hungry is really awful!

Well, since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. So Song Muxue puts her family's traditional skills to use and opens a noodle shop!

Before long, the little shop becomes famous far and wide, and people even come from neighboring towns to queue up for a taste.

Song Muxue grows richer by the day. Just as she's planning to open a second branch, she accidentally saves a handsome young man.

He's so good-looking that she can't bear to leave him behind, so she brings him home, takes care of his food and lodging, and hires a doctor to treat him.

When the handsome young man has nearly recovered and Song Muxue is about to say goodbye to him,

he suddenly takes her hand and says, "I have no way to repay you for saving my life. I, Mo, would be honored to marry you and care for you for the rest of your life."

Song Muxue is about to turn him down when she stops. Wait! Mo?

Could he be Mo Jingyuan, the male lead of the book?

Wasn't he supposed to marry the uncle's daughter?

What is he doing here???

Charming little chef vs. clingy great general

Theme: My heart beats only for you.