I Just Can't Let Go

[Coming Soon: Bring a Cat Home] Please add it to your reading list! A short-tempered but softhearted beauty x a scheming, sweet-faced young man

Proud, fallen heiress x a powerful man who says one thing and means another

Qin Zhen, the only daughter of Lanzhou's richest man, is flamboyant and carefree, with fair skin and stunning looks. She has never failed to get what she wants.

She cornered him, gave him a bracelet, and boldly confessed her feelings, winning over Cheng Yu, the poor, aloof boy.

Everyone was betting that sooner or later, he would dump her.

Then, on New Year's Eve as snow fell thickly, Qin Zhen ended their relationship with a phone call.

For the first time, the cool, proud boy pleaded in a humble voice: "Please, don't break up with me."

Qin Zhen hung up without a second thought, never knowing that night he braved the wind and snow and searched the entire campus for her.

When they met again, the heiress who had once been born to wealth was selling things at a market stall.

That day, in the falling snow, she trudged through the drifts and ran into Cheng Yu, who was driving a luxury car.

He offered her a ride, and she invited him for coffee. His gaze was colder than the snow. "Things between us will never be over."

At an art-world gala, Qin Zhen leaned against the side of a rich young man, her smile dazzling.

Cheng Yu charged over like a madman and grabbed her wrist, his voice icy: "If you're so eager to find someone else, why not come with me?"

Qin Zhen thought he hated her.

Until the door to the storage room swung open.

The room was full of paintings. Her paintings. The ones people had thrown away, which he had treasured one by one.

He turned away, his voice so low it sounded as though he were speaking to himself:

"I've been looking for you all these years. Sadly, all I found were these paintings."

Bonus scene:

Warm orange light made the air feel thick and languid. Cheng Yu's bathrobe hung loose, revealing the faint outline of his abs. Qin Zhen held her brush poised over them, her cheeks faintly flushed.

"Finished painting?" Cheng Yu had moved closer without her noticing, making Qin Zhen's fingertips tremble.

Gazing at the spot where she had painted, he chuckled. "If you like, I'll let you look every day."

The tips of Qin Zhen's ears turned red, and she glared at him.

(They get back together after a breakup; both leads are virgins; happy ending. The heroine is a flamboyant heiress at first and later becomes a renowned illustrator.)

A recommendation for my new novel, Bring a Cat Home

Short-tempered but softhearted beauty x calculating, scheming young man

After Shen Kaiyan argued with her boyfriend, the doorbell rang.

A handsome young man stood outside holding a cat, his eyes damp and wide. "Big Sis~ The kitty just had a bath. A cuddle will cheer you up."

Shen Kaiyan brusquely refused.

The boy turned away, crestfallen, while the ragdoll cat looked at her pitifully. Her heart softened, and she stopped him, took the cat, and brought it inside.

Shen Kaiyan and Chen Jing were childhood friends. A perfect match, they were the envy of countless people.

But shortly before their wedding, Shen Kaiyan discovered Chen Jing was cheating. He said, "She reminds me of the old you."

Disgusted, Shen Kaiyan broke up with him on the spot.

On the day they broke up, her best friend dragged her to a bar to celebrate her newfound single status. Lu Xingran took her home when she was drunk.

The next day, Shen Kaiyan woke to find Lu Xingran lying in her bed, his face slightly red. He said softly, "Big Sis~ You don't have to take responsibility."

Shen Kaiyan: ?

A month later, Chen Jing regretted everything and came to her door to beg for forgiveness. But behind Shen Kaiyan, Lu Xingran appeared in his pajamas, holding the cat and looking drowsy.

Chen Jing was consumed by jealousy and demanded, eyes red, "Who is he?"

Shen Kaiyan raised an eyebrow. "Oh, my boyfriend."

Bonus scene:

After they started dating, Lu Xingran would wander in front of her every night with the cat in his arms. "Big Sis~ The kitty wants to sleep at your place."

After he did it so many times, she finally agreed.

One morning, she woke to see Lu Xingran looking languid and satisfied, while her whole body ached.

Under the bed, the ragdoll cat was meowing. The more Shen Kaiyan thought about it, the more suspicious and furious she grew. She kicked him right off the bed. "Lu Xingran, take your cat and get out."

Lu Xingran grimaced in pain but still smiled. "You use me and toss me aside? That's pretty cruel, Big Sis."

Shen Kaiyan blushed, furious and embarrassed. "Get out. Get out right now."

(The heroine has had past relationships, while the hero is a virgin; childhood friend loses to the unexpected newcomer; older woman-younger man romance; the heroine gets together with the hero after her breakup.)

Theme: Shining brightly once again