Getting Married Is Only the First Step

Blurb: You Zhi is asexual and hopes to find a roommate who is similar to her. When she first met Duan Yinxi, the woman was cool, reserved, and self-disciplined, with a serious demeanor and gentle, polite manner of speaking. She seemed like the perfect choice. Before long, the two had gotten married. Marriage agreement: Friends only, no intimacy. * Living with someone like her was a delight. She was gentle and considerate, and You Zhi couldn't find a single flaw in her. Sometimes You Zhi would ask, “Are you really asexual?” Duan Yinxi would always look straight at her and say, “Not exactly. It's just that the person I like doesn't like me.” You Zhi was foolish enough to tell her not to pin all her hopes on one person. * Everything changed after a wet dream. You Zhi dreamed of being intimate with a woman. They kissed and touched each other, and when she woke up, she realized the person in her dream might have been Duan Yinxi. After that, she couldn't act naturally whenever she looked at Duan Yinxi's face. Before long, You Zhi noticed Duan Yinxi having long, sweet phone conversations with someone else. She told herself she didn't care, but then spent half the night awake with jealousy. The next day, she had to pretend she was only asking casually: “You haven't started dating, have you?” Duan Yinxi just smiled and said nothing, which really annoyed You Zhi. * One late night, drunk and out of control, You Zhi clung to Duan Yinxi and cried, “Wasn't I the one who married you? Why do you like someone else?” The next morning, she felt mortified. She thought their contract would end there, but the very next day, Duan Yinxi knocked on her door... You Zhi looked guilty. “I'm sorry. I shouldn't have fallen for you. Let's get divorced!” Duan Yinxi: “Why don't we give it a try?” You Zhi: “Huh???” * Not long after their agreement ended, Duan Yinxi's passion set You Zhi ablaze. It was more intense and more seductive than in her dream. Duan Yinxi wasn't serious and proper; she was just exceptionally good at pretending. So good that You Zhi couldn't get out of bed afterward. Only later did You Zhi learn that getting married had been the first step in Duan Yinxi's plan... Every step of their married life had been part of her plan. She was never serious and proper. She was an out-and-out bad woman!! -------Scene break-------- My next novel, Withdrawal Symptoms One-sentence summary: What do you do when you find out your boss has a secret that involves you? Treat it as a real issue, and take care of it tonight. Main characters: Yu Ci, Xu Yousi Blurb: It all started when Xu Yousi found a phone. She discovered that the owner's lock screen was a picture of her. What was going on? Who was this creep? It was a solo crop of a group graduation photo from high school. She posted a lost-and-found notice in the company group chat, but no one came forward. Just as she was about to leave work, that woman walked right up to her. Her boss, Yu Ci, was mature and reserved, indifferent to desire, ruthless and sparing with words. She always had an air of cool detachment about her. As she approached, Xu Yousi tensed up and leaned back slightly, unsure what she wanted. “He... hello?” Yu Ci picked up the phone from the desk. “Thank you.” Xu Yousi: ????? Xu Yousi: I can't take this. * The new friend request said: Thanks. Can I buy you dinner? At the restaurant, it was hard to connect the woman sitting across from her with the owner of that phone. Xu Yousi kept wondering if she'd mistaken what she saw. But when their eyes met by chance, there was an unmistakable hint of something simmering beneath the surface. One night, the truth finally came out. Drunk, Yu Ci climbed into Xu Yousi's bed, her breath hot against her skin. “You saw the lock screen?” “Absolutely not, not even a little!” “Still pretending...” [Bonus Scene] One afternoon on a workday, just as Xu Yousi was about to take a nap, a notification popped up on her phone. Yu Ci: [Come up.] Xu Yousi: [I'd better not.] Yu Ci: [Image.jpg] [Image.jpg] [Image.jpg] Xu Yousi: [I will rocket over to you right this instant!!!!!] Reader's guide: 1. A mature, cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside woman x a young woman who gets flustered and hot at the drop of a hat 2. The overall tone is lighthearted. 3. Attention, everyone: one of them is a top-tier flirt, and a top-tier tsundere. Theme: Brave and sincere people will find true love