The Little Princess Pretends to Be Good Every Day

My next novel, Slowly, Surely, will open soon. Its blurb is at the very bottom.

Original title: The Handwritten Letter from Qin Hai

[Looks gentle and obedient, but is actually rebellious and clingy × aloof and proud, tender only to her wife]

In her second year of high school, a beautiful, petite heiress transferred into the class. Unfortunately, she was as fragile as a porcelain doll: she had a heart condition.

When they first met, Lan An thought she was a gentle, well-behaved kitten. Lan An’s cool, detached nature stirred only briefly when she heard about the girl’s heart condition, then settled back into silence.

But the heiress came looking for her in person. In the library, she stayed close, impossible to avoid or shake off. Her voice was soft, yet she said things that made Lan An’s ears burn. “You smell so nice, Classmate Lan. Is that the scent of locust blossoms?”

From then on, a little shadow followed Lan An everywhere

She gave up riding in her comfortable luxury car to squeeze onto the bus with Lan An. She would cling to her, sitting in her lap and sweetly asking for milk tea. When she obediently did what Lan An said, she would start asking for rewards, calling before bed to say goodnight. She even dragged Lan An into skipping class, then ran off to an unfamiliar city to find her without permission, calling in tears and fear for someone to come get her.

Zhan Tingwan always acted sweet and harmless, telling Lan An how much she loved her and asking to be held. She loved draping her arms around Lan An’s neck and being clingy, and she cried easily.

She asked to hold hands and sleep in the same bed, forcibly pulled Lan An into a changing room, and blushed as she asked Lan An to adjust her skirt. When she got angry, she had to be coaxed with kisses on her cheek and lips.

Only she knew how badly she wanted Lan An to be hers.

She found all kinds of excuses to leave her mark. A kiss at the corner of her lips was to comfort her; a bite on her ear was to punish her; sucking a hickey on her neck was to satisfy her curiosity.

Lan An knew she was gradually falling for this mischievous kitten. That damp, rainy evening, the mist soaked her through, as if it had lost its way inside her body, then lingered there, again and again teasing her inscrutable heart.

But she hoped she could truly be free.

If you could choose again, would you still abandon me?

Yes.

Doesn’t it hurt?

It does.

All right. I’ll leave again, too. And I’ll come back again.

Hate me. I love you.

I hate you, and I love you, too.

I always wanted to escape my cage, but then I met you.

The love and freedom I sought are both you.

Admit it. Don’t let me go.

“Darling, you are my ticket into this endless, inscrutable life.”

*Note: The author is not a medical professional. I have researched the details about tetralogy of Fallot and the daily precautions heart patients should take. Please don’t scrutinize the details too closely if anything is inaccurate. Thank you.

Reader’s guide:

Early story: heiress with congenital heart disease × cool, top-performing student

Later story: psychology professor × cardiothoracic surgeon

School setting early on, workplace setting later

No romance before adulthood. 1v1, happy ending.

Coming next: Slowly, Surely

Xu Zhiyang fell in love with Xue Muyun at first sight.

When they first met, Xue Muyun rescued a young woman from a ski slope. She was stylish, bright and witty, with sparkling eyes, and was the ski resort’s star instructor.

The second time they met, Xue Muyun was a charming bartender. When customers asked her to share a drink, she never refused, smiling as she handled them with effortless ease.

Xu Zhiyang bought her a drink, too, and asked, “Has anyone ever asked to kiss you?”

“Could I be your first?”

That night, Xu Zhiyang and Xue Muyun slept together.

The next day, Xue Muyun vanished without a trace. Only then did Xu Zhiyang realize that her wit and humor, and even the sorrowful tears she shed when drunk, had all been an act, just a way to make money.

Heartbroken over the breakup, Xu Zhiyang was even more upset about all the money she had spent.

She thought their relationship would end as a one-night stand. But then, on a rainy night, she saw Xue Muyun sheltering outside a hot pot restaurant, lugging a pile of suitcases. Exhaustion was written across her beautiful face, and Xu Zhiyang couldn’t help feeling for her.

Xu Zhiyang turned and walked away, warning herself not to fall for her this time.

-

Xue Muyun had moved again.

The hot pot restaurant owner had found her a place in a nice neighborhood, in a spacious apartment in a good school district. The landlord was a single mother with a daughter, and the restaurant owner asked if Xue Muyun minded sharing the apartment with her.

Xue Muyun looked over the listing and agreed at once.

To celebrate her new home, she bought ingredients for hot pot. Just as she was about to unlock the door, it swung open from the inside.

Xue Muyun instantly put on a polite, welcoming smile. “Hello, I’m Xue Muyun. From now on, ”

But the moment she recognized the landlord, she fell silent, staring in astonishment. “What are you doing here?”

Xu Zhiyang leaned against the doorframe and smiled. “What a coincidence, Coach Xue.”

Xue Muyun thought it really was a coincidence, until later

Xu Zhiyang said, “I deliberately gave the hot pot restaurant owner the rental information so I could get you to move in.”

“You used me to boost your sales and commission. You owe me some compensation. No one’s ever played me like that before.”

Xue Muyun was broke, but Xu Zhiyang didn’t need money. She couldn’t figure out what Xu Zhiyang wanted from her. Xu Zhiyang had a child, so surely she couldn’t want Xue Muyun herself.

But Xu Zhiyang wrapped an arm around her neck and smiled. “Of course I want your body.”

With work during the day and someone to take care of her at night, Xu Zhiyang was living the good life. The only thing that troubled her was this:

She fell for Xue Muyun over and over again.

A gentle, somewhat frugal rich woman × a hardworking little pony who’s always on the move

Theme: There is no single answer to the meaning of life. Live it to the fullest.