The Perfect Match

[Announcement about removing the paywall]

I'm so sorry, everyone. The rest of the story has been playing over and over in my head, but every time I manage to find a little time, I can only write a tiny bit. When I come back to it later, I can't stop myself from rejecting everything I wrote before, down to the details. For the past two months, it feels like I've been stuck in a loop. So after thinking it over, I've decided to remove the paywall rather than keep dragging this out. Teacher Ai and Wen are two characters I really love, and this is a story I've always wanted to write. Once things are less busy, I'll set aside time to finish it. I've already submitted a request to my editor, and the votes from generous readers have been refunded. If anything was missed, please leave a comment. Refunds of the bonus points will be processed automatically by the system after three months. Finally, I want to apologize again. I'm truly, truly sorry for giving everyone such a poor reading experience.

"One"

Ai Rong is mature and composed. After completing her postdoctoral fellowship, she was specially appointed as an associate professor in the Philosophy Department at Luoda University.

After class, her students looked at their teacher's seemingly effortless success and sighed, saying Professor Ai was living out the kind of life you read about in feel-good novels.

But lately, Ai Rong had been dealing with a troublesome matter.

Her mother had somehow gotten hold of a marriage contract, and the other party was a wealthy heiress six years younger than her.

Ai Rong thought they only needed to clear up the misunderstanding. She never expected the heiress to be so persistent that she latched onto her without a word of explanation.

Through a series of mishaps, the two became wives under a one-year agreement.

On the first day living together, the heiress threw herself into Ai Rong's arms.

On the second day, the heiress said she really wanted to kiss her.

On the third day...

With dark circles under her eyes from being worn out by the younger woman, Professor Ai still struggled to stay composed. She thought, Let the winds blow from east to west, north or south. I will remain steadfast

Then her drunken young wife hooked an arm around her neck and kissed her forcefully.

"Two"

As a child from a wealthy family, Wen Yiwu had never wanted anything she couldn't have.

But at seventeen, she met Ai Rong.

The other woman stood on the podium, calm and steady, poised and gentle.

Though a sea of people lay between them, Wen Yiwu was drawn to her at once.

A year later, Wen Yiwu suffered the first major setback of her life when her confession was rejected.

Five years later, after returning from overseas, Wen Yiwu had not forgotten Ai Rong. If anything, her feelings had only grown more intense.

After using a few tricks to make Ai Rong her wife in name, Wen Yiwu began a campaign to win her over.

The woman was as cool and restrained as ever, but spending day and night together made Wen Yiwu realize that she seemed to have an avoidant attachment style.

Well, well. Avoidance versus forceful pursuit. They were a perfect match.

[Gentle, restrained older woman X younger woman who pursues relentlessly and is secretly obsessive]

#Six-year age gap, 23 x 29

#Romance, family, and friendship storylines

#Original title: The Wealthy Heiress Has Her Eye on Me

*The completed novel After a Beautiful Older Sister Took Me Home is available in the author's collection~

Theme: Love makes mountains flat