Fishing the Moon from the Water

To fulfill Grandpa Fu's dying wish, Jiu Li secretly obtained a fake marriage certificate with Fu Shen, one of the Fu family's grandsons, without telling their friends and family.

Why not Fu Xu, the Fu family's second young master, who was refined and reserved, young and successful, and considered by everyone to be the perfect marriage prospect?

Jiu Li propped her chin on her hand and stirred her coffee, explaining nonchalantly, "I've thought of him as a little brother since childhood. I couldn't bring myself to do it."

Later, one night after drinking, Jiu Li accidentally crossed the line.

For the first time ever, Miss Jiu was so terrified after their night together that she hid from her "creditor" for two whole weeks.

Unfortunately, the man caught her at the narrow stairwell.

His shirt collar was slightly disheveled, a button was missing from his suit cuff, and he looked dejected and exhausted.

Fu Xu pleaded with red-rimmed eyes, "Don't ignore me. Keep treating me like your little brother, okay?"

Jiu Li couldn't suppress her heartache. She was too shocked to hide it, and she nodded awkwardly, then turned and ran.

But that night, when she saw two dark red lines on the pregnancy test... she caught a plane overseas in the middle of the night.

She'd embarrassed herself beyond belief. She needed some time to recover.

It took three years.

Three years later, Jiu Li returned to the country with a soft, chubby toddler by her side.

Thinking of the other's best interests, she told people the child was conceived through IVF.

But after three years apart, he had shed his disguise as a white rabbit and revealed himself as a sly wolf, advancing step by step and forcing her back at every turn.

"I'll be better than him."

"Don't run away again and leave me out of your choices."

Under the dim streetlights, his fingers trembled as he held a rose, laying his whole heart bare in her palm.

The young man was still slender, just as he had been all those years ago.

Jiu Li evaded him time and again, but at last she could no longer resist falling for him.

Unrequited love is one person's personal war.

You are Sirius, and I am your one and only loyal follower.

Note:

- His secret love comes true. Both leads are virgins.

- The heroine has a marriage-of-convenience agreement with the hero's nephew. This will be explained in Chapter One. The leads have no inappropriate relationship during the marriage agreement, as mentioned in the story. The beginning and later parts contain a small amount of showbiz content.

- Very little homewrecking. The heroine and the second male lead, her fake husband, are sworn enemies.

- An unconventional older woman-younger man romance, and an unconventional story about a woman who runs away while pregnant.

(Fu Xu: Fu is pronounced with the second tone.)

Theme: I should love myself as I love you.