A House-Guarding Proposal: Marriage Before Love

[Marriage First, Love Later | A Healing Love in Troubled Times | Close Your Eyes, Don't Be Afraid, I'll Only Go Crazy for a Moment]

Ten years ago, a juicy rumor made the rounds at No. 1 High School. At the post-exam celebration, a mouse snatched a little cream-covered box from a cake beside the bonfire.

Amid the screams, a top student on the edge of the crowd stepped on the mouse, pried the little box from its mouth, and calmly handed it to Fu Yanming, the aloof heartthrob surrounded by admirers. "Here. This is yours."

Fu Yanming, who seemed to have an extreme case of mysophobia, froze for a moment, then fainted on the spot.

Top student Jian Mu became an overnight sensation. Her wild side made everyone keep their distance.

Ten years later, CEO Fu Yanming was invited to give a talk at an entrepreneurs' forum at a university. At a glance, he spotted Jian Mu, poised and elegant among the faculty.

The memories he'd buried came surging back, and Fu Yanming immediately lost his composure.

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[From the Start, I Bought a Tree from a Beijing Big Shot] Blurb:

* A shopkeeper who takes what she wants and refuses to take responsibility x a Beijing big shot whose old flame has been rekindled

Qin Bai came from the apocalypse to the modern world, where she became the unwanted hanger-on of a wealthy family, insecure and vain. No matter. She opened a flower shop to support herself and make her own way.

Her wood-type ability was useful for growing flowers, vegetables, and medicinal herbs. She could nourish meridians, treat illnesses, and save lives. The effects were astonishing, and even legal sales could bring in a fortune.

The trouble was that her ability core had shattered during the journey, and most of the fragments had fallen into a loquat tree in this world.

The tree grew at the old residence of a Beijing big shot.

The owner of the house had returned. He was a sickly beauty and a powerful man.

By a twist of fate, one night she covered his eyes and pushed him down, convinced it was consensual and a fair deal.

After that, apart from the minor hassle of keeping her secret identity under wraps, everything went smoothly. Their dealings were fair, and business was booming.

* Lu Qingcheng's chronic illness improved after his cousin gave him a flowering plant, so he came from the capital to stay at the old residence and unwind.

But the loquat tree in the back garden was strange. It made his hallucinations and phantom sensations especially intense during his episodes, to the point that he imagined spending a night with a woman.

By chance, he was shocked to discover that the night they'd shared hadn't been a hallucination after all.

Without letting on, he set his sights on the little flower-shop owner.

He tested the waters a few times, but she was cool and showed no interest in getting close.

As her business grew more and more popular, handsome men and talented young fellows kept flocking to her... Lu Qingcheng couldn't believe she'd used him and tossed him aside.

One day, the flower-shop owner delivered flowers in person and tried to talk him into selling the loquat tree.

Lu Qingcheng gritted his teeth and discreetly loosened his collar.

He wanted to have a talk.

* Qin Bai's business took off.

Countless big shots, from business tycoons and renowned traditional doctors to movie stars, lent her their support. Even the authorities publicly praised her, and she became a goddess in the eyes of the public.

Later, a friend privately asked Lu Qingcheng how he'd managed to win the goddess's heart. Lu Qingcheng smiled. "Don't think of yourself as a person. Make yourself a free add-on and shove your way in."

Of course, you need a tree first.

But would he admit that he was the add-on to a tree?

Coming soon in my collection!

Coming Soon 1: My Concubine's Act Is Too Convincing

A pretentious thief of a concubine x a ruthless general whose old flame has been rekindled (In short, everyone in the general's household loses their composure.)

Coming Soon 2: A Down-and-Out Cousin Comes to the Marquis's Estate

An unbothered but formidable woman x a two-faced heir who seems gentle but is secretly ruthless (In short: Don't mess with me, thanks.)

And my completed novels:

The Villainous Beauty's Ultimate Countryside Life

A Pampered Concubine's Glorious Marriage

She Became the Beloved of Everyone After Reincarnating as a Wicked Mother-in-Law

Theme: Courage is the beginning of happiness.