A Night Threatening Rain

Secret crush comes true x married first, love later x chasing his wife x older man

At first: sweet, beautiful girl next door x aloof, handsome bad boy

Later: actress x CEO

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In the tenth year of her secret crush on Zhou Zhiyuan, Lin Runjin finally got to marry him.

When he learned he was going to marry his friend's younger sister, Zhou Zhiyuan leaned against the doorway and watched the culprit, who kept her head down and didn't dare meet his eyes.

He wasn't at all fond of girls with such soft personalities.

"Do you really want to marry me?"

Lin Runjin's voice trembled, but her answer was firm. "I won't marry anyone but you in this life."

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After their wedding, Lin Runjin decided she wanted to work in the entertainment industry, so she made up her mind to go to Beijing and find Zhou Zhiyuan.

On a stormy night, she appeared before Zhou Zhiyuan, drenched from head to toe. Under his cold gaze, she rose onto her tiptoes and leaned against him, speaking in a helpless, delicate voice about how much she'd missed him.

Lin Runjin knew all too well that even if Zhou Zhiyuan didn't love her, it would be hard for him to resist her pitiful look.

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A few years later.

One day, the trending topics read:

#Lin Runjin Files for Divorce#

#Lin Runjin Announces Her Comeback#

#Lin Runjin's Mysterious Ex-Husband#

On the day the news broke, paparazzi photographed Lin Runjin, who had been on the verge of retiring for nearly half a year, arriving on set. In a simple dress and light makeup, she still dazzled.

Her fans all thought that she was glowing because something good had happened.

Meanwhile, her "ex-husband," who had just been served with divorce papers, flew back to the country overnight and rushed to the hotel where Lin Runjin was staying.

"Lin Runjin, how long are you going to keep springing things on me without warning?"

"You were the one who wanted to get married, and now you're the one who wants a divorce. What do you take me for?"

"What, you used me to get where you are, and now you're finally ready to kick me to the curb?"

Lin Runjin sat cross-legged on the sofa and listened without a word as Zhou Zhiyuan hurled his three increasingly frantic questions at her. At last, she took a leisurely sip of tea and said, "Did you bring the divorce papers? Let's sign them as soon as possible."

Lin Runjin was terrifyingly calm, just as Zhou Zhiyuan had coldly worn down her love over all those years.

Content warnings:

1. The heroine is rather weepy and soft-hearted, especially around the hero, because he likes her that way.

2. Both leads have only ever been with each other, and the hero has eyes only for the heroine, with no unrequited love or ambiguous relationships.

3. The heroine becomes an actress later in the story, so it involves the entertainment industry. Please don't associate any characters with real-life celebrities.

4. The story begins in 2015 and includes a small amount of flashbacks.

5. A very conventional groveling romance: the hero doesn't love her at first and gets proven wrong later.

6. The heroine's love can be a little coercive. Neither lead is perfect, and both have flaws!

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Childhood friends x secret crush from the hero x love rival wins in the end

Gorgeous top student and expert dog trainer x gloomy guy / cheerful sunshine puppy

One day, Cheng Li's best friend sent her a long screenshot. It showed posts from a Weibo account with the username @HasSheBrokenUpWithHimToday.

2013.4.11

She got a boyfriend.

2013.5.20

She really did spend that stupid May 20th with that guy.

2013.8.13

This is ridiculous. They even went to Hong Kong for Valentine's Day.

2013.9.1

Playing "Good Days" on repeat all day.

2015.2.19

She got another boyfriend. What a pointless year.

2015.4.1

She said they broke up!

2015.4.2

She said yesterday was April Fools' Day... She's so cute (╯-_-)╯

2015.4.2

New username above. I won't change it until they break up.

2015.4.3

They haven't broken up.

2015.4.4

They haven't broken up.

2015.4.5

They haven't broken up.

2017.1.1

They broke up.

She's crying. She's heartbroken, and I...

The more Cheng Li read, the deeper her frown grew. She grabbed her phone and charged straight into Ke Wei's room.

The door wasn't locked, so it swung open when she pushed. The room was pitch-black, but she could vaguely make out a figure sitting at the desk. She was about to call out when she heard a few breathless, heavily muffled whispers: "Lili... Lili..."

Her eyes widened, and her phone clattered to the floor.

The person at the desk heard the noise, quickly took off his headphones, and looked toward the doorway. There wasn't a trace of panic on his face. "Cheng Li?"

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Later, Cheng Li finally learned what Ke Wei listened to whenever he wore his headphones. It was the birthday song she'd sung for him on his eighteenth birthday, all by herself. It was ordinary and off-key, but he listened to it every day, especially late at night...

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