After Giving the Top-Tier Star's Cayenne a Parking Ticket

★ Marriage first, love later | Secret crush | Top-tier star vs. female traffic cop

★ A frosty, saintly heart behind an unreadable face x a scheming rascal with a pretty face / 🦢 x 👻

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1. On an ordinary workday, Xiao Yuen spotted a Porsche Cayenne parked illegally at the roadside and slapped a parking ticket onto its window with a flourish.

Just as she was about to leave, a tall man in a mask walked up beside her.

Xiao Yuen studied him for a few seconds. "Are you the owner? You can't park here. Be more careful next time."

The man didn't move. His pale eyes rested on her as he stood there.

While Xiao Yuen wondered if they knew each other, several girls came running up behind her, charging toward the man like zombies who'd spotted brains.

They screamed, "Aaaah, Xie Ying!!!"

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2. Not long after, circumstances on all sides pushed Xiao Yuen and Xie Ying into a whirlwind marriage.

Xie Ying was a classmate of her ex-boyfriend's from high school, and a star adored by millions. He had a beautiful, androgynous face and impressively developed biceps. His fans called him "Muscle Kitty."

According to his fans, Kitty held himself to high standards and lived an extremely disciplined life. He ate nothing but light meals year-round to maintain his figure.

He was also fussy and withdrawn, and rarely gave his fans any perks. He'd worked so hard on his body, yet never let anyone see even an inch of skin.

But after marrying Xie Ying and moving in with him, Xiao Yuen realized the fans seemed to have gotten some things... a little wrong.

He wasn't disciplined at all. Every evening, no matter how late she got home from work, he would sit across from her and eat with gusto.

And he wasn't withdrawn in the slightest. At home, he always wore... deep V-necks, tank tops, and shirts left unbuttoned, with necklines practically reaching his navel.

"Xie Ying, winter's coming. Aren't you cold, dressing like that every day?"

Xie Ying looked at her. After a few seconds, he drawled, "Not cold. I'm Fire-aligned."

Xiao Yuen: "..."

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3. After getting married, they kept out of each other's way until Xiao Yuen was the first to suggest sharing a bed.

Xie Ying asked, "Are you sure, darling?"

Xiao Yuen answered earnestly, "I'm sure. Now that we're married, there's no need to keep sleeping in separate rooms, right?" She studied his expression. "Or do you not want to?"

Xie Ying propped his chin up, unhurried. "No, I'm very willing."

Before bed, they amicably slept on opposite sides of the bed. But the next morning

For some reason, Xiao Yuen leapt out of bed. "Why aren't you wearing any clothes!!!"

Xie Ying rested his hands behind his head and said with a sheepish look, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, darling. I have a habit when I sleep..."

The corners of his mouth lifted as he enunciated each word. "I... sleep... naked."

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4. Later, after a long absence, Xie Ying released a new album.

At the livestreamed launch event for the album, he was asked what the title of its lead single, "A Billion Lumens," meant.

He replied, "A lumen is a unit used to measure the brightness of a light source. A billion lumens describes how brightly my wife shines in my eyes."

The room erupted.

The words "Xie Ying secretly married" shot to the top of the trending topics.

The livestream continued.

The host asked, "Is there anything you'd like to say to your wife right now?"

Xie Ying stared into the camera. "Yes. I want to tell her that I regret it very much."

Host: ?

Xie Ying: "The moment I fell for her eight years ago, I should have convinced myself to become the other man."

Host: ???

[Little Scene: Each with Their Own Agenda]

Xie Ying: (secretly thrilled) I actually married Xiao Yuen.

Xiao Yuen: (thinking) Xie Ying is so rich. I'll just get a job as his assistant.

[Reading Guide]

The male lead's secret crush comes true; the female lead's story is marriage first, love later.

They don't get married right at the start. Events set things up in the early chapters.

Both leads are sexually inexperienced. The female lead had a brief ex-boyfriend in her student days; the male lead is devoted to her in both body and heart. The characters aren't based on real people. Positive themes.

Theme: A tribute to the people's police and to everyone in their families.