What Should I Do If I Fall for Someone I Hate? [Secret Crush]

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Ballet heiress vs. fatherly CEO

Blurb:

Lin Huiyun and Ying Xiao got off to a terrible start.

When Lin Huiyun was sixteen, she lost the tall, loving father she remembered. Her mother was also devastated by his sacrifice, and after weighing their options, they sent Lin Huiyun to live with her grandfather in the capital's military compound.

The first time they met,

the girl outside the courtyard stood silent and aloof, calmly watching the boy inside, surrounded by admirers.

Ying Xiao was exquisitely handsome, with an air of carefree youth in his eyes and brows. He looked just like the beautiful Barbie doll Lin Huiyun's mother had given her. Because of that,

she felt at a loss, even repelled, by the boy's attempts to get close to her.

Lin Huiyun wanted to be friends with Ying Xiao too, but she offended him on the very first day.

Ying Xiao decided to hate Lin Huiyun from the moment she threw the chocolate he'd offered her as a gesture of goodwill onto the ground.

He was always eager to find fault with her and use it to get leverage over her.

Yet Lin Huiyun was like a little pine tree: slender and delicate, but straight-backed and quietly resilient.

Utterly boring.

The two were always compared, and Ying Xiao was invariably the one lectured by the elders.

As the elders gently reminded her to keep an eye on Ying Xiao, the girl's clear eyes narrowed, and she curled her lip, plainly disdainful of the suggestion.

Naturally, Ying Xiao grew angry with Lin Huiyun and hated her all the more.

Their relationship somehow maintained a delicate balance.

Until a love letter and a stolen kiss

shattered it completely.

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Spring Green, When I See You

Blurb:

Radiant heiress vs. steady, fatherly man / contrasting skin tones / marriage before love

The morning Shu Li learned she was about to be set up on a blind date, she had just woken from the previous night's drunken stupor.

On the day she finished her studies abroad, Shu Li was in the middle of breaking up with her boyfriend of three years.

He was stubborn and refused to back down. The heiress, in a fit of pique, booked a flight home and unilaterally declared that they were over.

Late that night, she showed up with a friend at a club in the capital.

To mourn her dead romance.

Shu Li got completely drunk.

In the chaos, Shu Li couldn't remember a thing. All she learned from her friend was that she'd flirted with an exceptionally handsome man.

Later, she found out that man was her arranged-marriage partner, Shen Mingli.

Shen Mingli, heir to a top-tier wealthy family, was nearly thirty and had never had a girlfriend.

Rumors swirled that he must be suffering from some hidden ailment.

To put the elders in his family at ease, Shen Mingli had no choice but to agree to the blind date arranged by Madam Fang.

It wasn't an unreasonable idea. He believed he could handle the matter efficiently this way.

Their first meeting at the blind date did not go well.

The instant Shen Mingli saw Shu Li, he recognized her.

A white sports car pulled to an abrupt stop. The door opened. One sat inside with her arms crossed, while the other stood tall and straight.

From a distance, the man gazed at her with deep eyes. The spoiled heiress had no choice but to reluctantly get out with her own umbrella and glance at him. Her voice was soft and clear. "Mr. Shen."

The girl before him was dazzlingly beautiful, a brilliance unmatched by anyone.

Shen Mingli frowned. He was strict about punctuality, disliked tardiness, and disliked wasting time even more. In his deep voice, he said, "Miss Shu."

Shu Li thought Shen Mingli was hopelessly unromantic.

Shen Mingli thought Shu Li was too spoiled.

In this marriage, each of them was getting what they wanted.

Shu Li was doing her duty for her family's benefit, while Shen Mingli needed a wife.

A marriage in name only.

Shu Li thought that was the unspoken agreement between her and Shen Mingli.

Coming Soon: Unsuitable

Powerful man vs. vixen

Marriage before love / size difference / some forced pursuit / a melodramatic grab bag

Blurb:

Rumor had it that the Zhong family's new head was about to marry a woman who was nothing but a pretty face, with an empty head and schemes written all over it.

Everyone was certain the Zhong family would never truly accept Wen Wei, and that sooner or later they would throw her out. They were all waiting to watch the drama unfold.

Wen Wei had a curvaceous figure, radiant as a lotus. She had a face of rare beauty and, despite her ordinary origins, had been strictly taught by her mother and raised as a proper young lady of a distinguished family.

Relying on an absurdly distant connection between their elders, Wen Wei used clumsy tricks to deliberately get close to him, becoming the laughingstock of their social circle.

Some sneered and called her a vixen, looking down on her behavior. Yet they were jealous of the little tolerance Zhong Woxue showed her, and often made things difficult for her in private. Wen Wei had no friends at all, so she could only play the helpless victim in front of Zhong Woxue.

Only Wen Wei knew how difficult that man was to please.

To outsiders, Zhong Woxue was a refined gentleman. But whenever he looked at her, his eyes were always ice-cold, his brows knitted as if she'd committed some terrible offense. He kept his distance from her at all times.

But Wen Wei didn't care. She was determined to climb her way up through him, and could always make herself look delicate and beautiful in front of Zhong Woxue.

Until someone mocked her: "The Zhong and Li families are about to form an alliance. The eldest Miss Li is beautiful and noble. Some people would do well to stop indulging in wishful thinking!"

The Zhong family wielded immense power, and Zhong Woxue, the eldest grandson of his generation, was all the more exceptional: a noble gentleman, cool and self-possessed.

Yet no woman could get close to him.

Power and wealth were his for the taking. All he needed was a suitable, proper wife.

Zhong Woxue was about to enter an arranged marriage with a woman whose face he couldn't even remember. It didn't matter, because everything was proceeding according to plan. Until

A calculated scheme and a pregnancy test in front of him successfully changed the expression of this cool, distinguished man.

The woman before him was like a delicate vine, weak and beautiful.

After years together, Zhong Woxue knew better than anyone how timid Wen Wei was. So he didn't suspect her too much, and simply assumed it was an accident.

At the last minute, the bride was replaced. Though the guests were inwardly in turmoil, they all smiled and congratulated the newlyweds.

Looking at Wen Wei, whose beauty was breathtaking, they watched the poor girl they'd once looked down on leap into the position of mistress of the Zhong household, climbing to a branch beyond their wildest dreams.

Wen Wei succeeded in securing her place through her pregnancy and entered the Zhong household.

But nobody liked her.

Faced with the mockery and ridicule, both open and veiled, Wen Wei didn't care at all. All she wanted was a powerful sugar daddy!

Until... her lie was on the verge of being exposed, and the usually calm eyes of that man darkened with fury. Wen Wei finally panicked and had to pull out every trick she had...

Only Wen Wei knew that Zhong Woxue was a complete and utter beast.

Theme: Life offers only one chance to bloom, so you should give it everything you've got