The Half-Ripe Couple

My next book will be titled The Light of Hope Is Not Far Away. The blurb is at the bottom. Please add it to your reading list~

Cool older man x absentminded little butterfly

Arranged marriage to true love | True Feelings Warning | Older man | Slice of life

1

Xu Yichun was happily lazing around at home when one day she was dragged off to marry for the sake of an alliance.

Her marriage partner, Fu Chengyan, was handsome and refined, with an elegant, cultured air.

But rumors said he was aloof and arrogant, an untouchable flower atop a high peak.

After they moved into their new home, a friend asked how they felt about each other.

Fu Chengyan smiled: She's flashy and way too noisy.

Xu Yichun shook her head: He's like an old bureaucrat. So boring.

2

Unexpectedly, after spending some time together,

Xu Yichun realized that even though Fu Chengyan was aloof, he was actually a pretty good guy.

Why not win over this untouchable flower once and for all, and stop being a couple in name only?

So Xu Yichun started pursuing him.

She treated Fu Chengyan with all kinds of thoughtfulness and care, while making full use of her looks and charm to capture his heart.

But... as expected of an untouchable flower,

Fu Chengyan was impossible to warm up!

Not only that, one day Xu Yichun brought Fu Chengyan a lovingly prepared lunch,

only to see him at the company entrance exchanging flirtatious glances with his beautiful secretary and giving her flowers.

Xu Yichun gritted her teeth: Wow. He's painted my head green.

Now she's decided to get divorced and find herself a hot young puppy!

3

Fu Chengyan had noticed Xu Yichun long ago.

She was dazzlingly beautiful, with a spoiled, fiery personality, like a blooming red rose that made one's heart flutter.

Fu Chengyan knew Xu Yichun was pursuing him, but was afraid she was just playing around like she had before, so he played hard to get.

When the time was right, he made all the preparations to confess his feelings to Xu Yichun.

But when he got home, he found a divorce agreement on the table.

Fu Chengyan: ???

Fu Chengyan: Where's my wife? Where did my whole wife go?

#The untouchable flower plays hard to get and almost ends up with only the hard-to-get part

#The male lead has been plotting for ages, while the female lead goes from arranged marriage to true love

*Three-year age gap, both are each other's first

*Writing the draft at lightning speed, expected to start posting in late April

----Upcoming: The Light of Hope Is Not Far Away----

Cen Xi has always remembered the first time they met.

Back then, the boy stood in clear sunlight, a faint smile on his face. His eyes, fixed on her, seemed to hold a pool of water: gentle and reserved.

After looking at her for a long while, he spoke, his voice like a stream just thawing in early spring, cool and clear.

"Hello, my name is Xie Shengyuan."

Cen Xi remembered that scene for a long time.

She remembered every detail clearly: his gentle expression, his clean, clear voice.

Only later did Cen Xi realize

that she had fallen in love at first sight.

·

Years later, on a snowy night, Cen Xi saw Xie Shengyuan again.

He stood outside a coffee shop, tiny snowflakes scattered through his black hair. Beneath the warm lights, his eyes were lowered, his thin eyelids veiling his pupils. His gaze was mild and hazy. Though gentle, it somehow made her feel a little sad.

Cen Xi lowered her head, wanting to leave.

The next moment, Xie Shengyuan reached out and caught her sleeve. His voice was like snow, hoarse and cool.

"Xixi."

"I've missed you so much all these years."

*Foster-care trope / mutual unrequited love / reunion after years apart / childhood friend versus newcomer / school and city life

*Cheerful, adorable girl x gentle, insecure, abandoned puppy

*Blurb dated April 13, 2026

Theme: Happiness