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Bunny-soft heroine x Big Bad Wolf hero | Married first, love later
At first, Xie Xingzhi just thought Lan Baolin was amusing.
She had a crush on his best friend. It was obvious, but she didn't dare say anything.
So he teased her. “You like him, but I kind of like you.”
He got a crimson blush and an angry glare in return.
Xie Xingzhi reached one conclusion: she wasn't someone you could joke around with just like that.
Though she liked someone else, he still couldn't help paying attention to her.
Until one day, Baolin asked him, “Do you want to marry me?”
“Why?”
Baolin was perfectly honest. “Because you're a good catch, and you like me.”
Xie Xingzhi: “...”
All right, honesty really was the most useless thing in the world.
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Lan Baolin wanted a child. She thought Xie Xingzhi would be a suitable father, so she proposed marriage.
What does a marriage without love look like?
It means that no matter how many times you say “I love you,” Xie Xingzhi won't believe you.
The night he returned from a business trip, someone leaned against the wall, eyes red beneath a tipsy haze. “I need to remind you of something. Between him and me, you can only choose one.”
Baolin blinked her wide, innocent eyes in disbelief. “I've never chosen him.”
“But you still like him,” Xie Xingzhi said.
“No, I don't.” Baolin's voice was gentle, though she sounded nervous. “I like you.”
“...”
Liar.
If I hadn't seen the way you looked when you liked him, I might really have believed you.
“Fine, then.” Xie Xingzhi raised a hand and slowly loosened his tie. “Please keep your promise.”
[Reader's Guide]
1. The heroine is gentle, clear-headed, and not brave. The hero is calculating and domineering, but never honest.
2. The heroine loves the hero, but he doesn't believe her. He loves her but can't have her, and quietly loses his mind.
3. A light, everyday novella of around 100,000 words, with a happy ending.
Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity
