Wedding Troubles

Gruff Hero / Everyday Life / He Has a Secret Crush / She Falls in Love After Marriage Delicate, Frail Academic Prodigy X Gruff Man Who Says One Thing and Means Another After one setback after another at work and a colleague’s betrayal, Xu Siyi quit her job and returned to her hometown. There, she married the “good man” her mother had told her about. The man was built like a tank. By day, he worked up a sweat at an auto repair shop; by night, he worked up an even bigger sweat at home. * They bickered every few days after getting married. One day, as Xu Siyi passed the entrance to a supermarket, she saw Zhou Jin with a cigarette between his lips, muttering about her: “She’s so particular. Who else but me could put up with her?” Xu Siyi steeled herself to find their documents and get a divorce, but while searching beneath a cupboard, she found a notebook: Zhou Jin’s diary of his secret crush on her. [She didn’t come to school today. The homeroom teacher said she called in sick. I’m so worried.] [I went to see her secretly. The dog at her house is so annoying. It barks as soon as anyone gets near the door.] The diary ended on the day they graduated from high school. The latest entry was from a few months ago. [Thank goodness we got married.] * One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first. The hero adores his wife, but unfortunately, he just can’t keep his mouth shut. Coming soon: Love Confessions After Marriage. Please add it to your reading list Blurb: Childhood friends / Marriage first, love later / Aloof, sweetly awkward girl X cold in public, kind-hearted in private At a banquet, the elders kept introducing Wen Jinchu to potential partners. She grew irritated. She didn’t like a single one, and the elders were losing patience too. “What kind of person do you actually like?” Wen Jinchu looked at Ye Huaiting, who was some distance away, sipping wine at ease and chatting animatedly. She raised a hand and pointed at him. “Him.” She had “accidentally” dragged him into this matchmaking fiasco. Even on their wedding night, Ye Huaiting thought their marriage had come about for no reason at all. He asked her, “Do you really like me that much?” All she did was toss out, “Not really.” Ye Huaiting was so angry that he kept her up all night. * Once the novelty wore off, Ye Huaiting worked overtime for ages and barely came home. Wen Jinchu hated it and asked for a divorce. Ye Huaiting, who always responded to everything she said, turned cold and refused without a second thought. “No way.” Her face flushed with anger. “Why not? Is profit all you care about?” “Because I like you.” Her face turned even redder, this time from embarrassment. Ye Huaiting pulled her into his arms and patiently explained, “Didn’t you say you wanted to go on vacation? I finished my work early so I could make time for it.” * When they were children, the two Wen siblings were close in age but very different in personality. The older boy was cheerful and outgoing, while the younger girl was withdrawn and disliked seeing people. Four-year-old Wen Jinchu spent every day talking to her dolls. Worried his little sister would develop problems from being cooped up, her brother picked the gentlest and best-looking one of his many friends, Ye Huaiting, and brought him home. He never imagined he was inviting a wolf into the house, and that he’d be the one to invite him in... Theme: Embracing each other in a blizzard and facing everything together