Please Stop Falling for Me

Under her father's pressure, Fu Shiye has no choice but to move in with Qi Zejin, the head of the Qi family. They call it "a chance to build a relationship."

Her best friend has just one piece of advice: "Put on an act." Pretend to be frivolous and ignorant, pretend to be vain. Then the Qi family will naturally kick you out.

Fu Shiye follows the advice. Every day, she ignores the world outside and focuses on dressing up, sitting on the sofa and waiting for Qi Zejin to come home.

Qi Zejin's response: "The Qi family doesn't need a dodder vine that does nothing but wait for a man."

On the surface, Fu Shiye dabs at her tears and looks pitiful. Inwardly, she's setting off fireworks.

But then, quite by chance, Qi Zejin attends a technology conference and discovers that the poised, eloquent rising star onstage is none other than the "dodder vine" at home.

Fu Shiye, whose real identity has been exposed, remains completely unaware. She only notices that it's getting harder and harder to keep up the image of a woman who "loves her husband more than life itself."

The man who used to be so busy he barely touched the ground, just to avoid her, now starts coming home on time, eating with her, and even... inviting her to watch movies on weekends.

Every time, Fu Shiye makes an excuse about having plans with her best friend, grabs her laptop, and runs off in the middle of the night to hide in her rented apartment and code.

After being rejected over and over, Qi Zejin loses patience. One day, he sits her down on the sofa and says seriously, "Fu Shiye, I'm serious about you."

Fu Shiye doesn't understand at first. After a moment of bewilderment, she nods belatedly and replies tentatively, "Me too."

Qi Zejin rises helplessly and covers her beautiful eyes with his hand. "You can't even keep your eyes open while lying to me."

Coming next: I Won't Speak:

After the class changes seats according to the new seating chart, Zhou Xichao gestures toward the girl from the south sitting in front of him and asks casually, "Is that the top student in our year?"

Zhang Fugui: "Yeah, that's her."

Zhou Xichao scoffs. "...Doesn't it get tiring, talking in that fake, high-pitched voice?"

Gu Qian hears him, and knows that this guy behind her is feared throughout the school.

From then on, Gu Qian never speaks in front of this bully.

After the midterms, the seats are changed again, and the bully is finally no longer behind her. But the teacher, thinking himself clever, appoints Zhou Xichao class discipline monitor. After that, the guy seems to have it in for her.

During study hall, everyone is whispering. Some are even watching movies on their phones. Gu Qian merely pats the classmate in front of her on the back to borrow an eraser, and the discipline monitor immediately calls her out.

Zhou Xichao: "Gu Qian, no talking."

Gu Qian, who hasn't even had a chance to speak: "..."

A while later, Gu Qian lightly kicks the chair in front of her and leans forward to whisper as quietly as she can to borrow an eraser. The classmate in front hasn't even heard her clearly before getting called out too.

Zhou Xichao: "Sun Ming, go ahead and try talking to Gu Qian again."

Gu Qian can't take it anymore. She turns around and glares at Zhou Xichao. "Why are you only watching me when so many people are talking?"

Besides, she was only borrowing an eraser. Compared with the noise of everyone else horsing around and chatting loudly, her voice was as quiet as a needle dropping. Did he really hate hearing her voice that much?

This is the first time Gu Qian has spoken to Zhou Xichao. He looks a little stunned, staring at her for a long moment before saying, "Wait for me after class. I'll tell you why I only watch you."

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