No-Winter Zone [Mutual Secret Crushes]

Beloved heroine VS math-loving academic ace

Ten years ago, Li Xiao hated Lincheng, a city with no winter. The heat was unbearable.

When a tall boy chased off the burly men who were about to beat her up in front of an ice cream cart,

she glanced at him and decided that maybe staying in sweltering Lincheng wasn't so bad after all.

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The night was soft and warm. With a piece of bread in her mouth, Li Xiao pushed open the hotel's side window. The predawn breeze carried the damp scent of dew, cooling her face a little.

"You liked me. Why didn't you say so sooner?" Ten years later, the boy had grown into a strapping man, his body nearly enveloping her curled-up form.

She finished the last bite of cream and licked her fingers.

"You never talk," he said, tapping the tip of her nose before slipping something into her hand.

A serrated edge, easy to tear open.

"Later, you can put it on me."

A secret crush is like a rash on your heart, unbearably itchy...

1. Starts at school, then moves to the city. In the city, the male lead officially pursues the heroine. It's not that he can't speak up. The times are what drove them apart.

2. Secret crushes, mutual pining.

3. Both leads are each other's first and only.

4. A sweet little story. The male lead loves food and is an academic ace.

Here's a new story I'm collecting interest for. Dear readers, please add it to your favorites!

"Secret Track, Sudden Heartbeat"

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Tan Yi is delicate and beautiful, with a figure perfectly proportioned. On top of that, she's gentle by nature, so the newly wealthy Cheng family picked her early on to be their daughter-in-law. All that's left is to choose an auspicious date for the wedding at the end of the year.

Unexpectedly, Tan Yi happened to meet Yan Xuan and helped him with a small favor.

From then on, he couldn't stop thinking about her.

Yan Xuan's real name is Yan Xuan. He is the true power behind Yunfeng Holdings. After retiring from the military three years ago and entering business, he learned to be two-faced and evasive amid the power struggles within his family. Few people outside know him. They only know that he is aloof and arrogant, and never associates with the wealthy people in their circle.

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On the day she tried on her wedding dress, Tan Yi changed into a custom-made gown worth a million and stood dazzling in the hall, earning everyone's admiration. Yan Xuan stood in the shadows, his gaze slowly tracing over her from head to toe. The eyes that had once been filled with starlight for him now brimmed with desolation.

His heart was suddenly pierced with pain, but he knew her fiance would never come back from the trap of tenderness he had laid for him.

The auspicious day at the end of the year arrived as planned. Tan Yi held an opulent, elegant wedding.

But the groom was someone else.

Under the name Yan Xuan, Yan Xuan completed the ceremony with Tan Yi amid sacred blessings.

The two were in such a rush to get married that they didn't have time to register their marriage.

Before long, Tan Yi gradually discovered that her husband had two faces. He wore clothes she'd never seen at home, and often disappeared without a word. When she went looking for him, someone with ulterior motives told her that she was nothing more than a canary kept by CEO Yan on the side.

At first she didn't believe it, but the signs seemed to point that way.

He had hidden so much from her. Even his name wasn't real.

She decided to leave and packed her bags. When she woke up, she found herself in an estate she couldn't escape.

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Roses are beautiful, but they have thorns.

Love is beautiful, but the truth is cruel.

In the end, he couldn't bear to let her see too much of the truth, so he could only disguise himself.

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Theme: A secret crush is never a one-person affair