My next novel will be a marriage-first, love-later story: Exclusive Tenderness. Please add it to your reading lists!
Gentle heiress from a wealthy family X possessive, scheming man in power
Eight-year age gap / size difference / he has a secret crush on her
Sweet secret-crush story / she secretly loves him / her love is returned
Bold, straightforward founder of a blind-box app X aloof designer
As the founder of a blind-box matchmaking app, Li Zitong has always worked hard to bring other people together.
With the year drawing to a close, her parents arrange a blind date for her with a friend's son.
But she unexpectedly catches her date two-timing.
To avoid any more complications, she decides to open a blind box on her own app and find someone fated to play her boyfriend.
To her surprise, the blue blind box she picks at random contains Xie Anlang, her crush of ten years.
Xie Anlang was the star of their school days, always dazzling and impossible to overlook.
After the college entrance exams, she watched him turn down a girl who confessed to him. She clutched the love letter in her hand tightly, but in the end, never gave it to him.
Ten years later, Xie Anlang is sitting in her office.
She often hears customers say that opening a blind box is an adventure in itself.
Li Zitong asks him directly and boldly, "Can you do me a favor? Pretend we're dating under a contract."
"Sure, old classmate," Xie Anlang replies coolly, all business. "For six months."
*
Renowned internationally, Designer Xie has focused on overseas markets for years, and no one has ever managed to get close to him.
Xie Anlang has always put reason first. Everyone who knows him understands that he never gives a thought to anything outside of work.
The two of them play their parts flawlessly in front of their parents. During their contract relationship, when his friends ask him to come out, he says he has to spend time with his girlfriend.
His friends are intensely curious about his girlfriend. What kind of girl could possibly make Xie Anlang fall for her?
*
A violent storm descends on Shencheng without warning.
On her way home, Li Zitong's car gets into a dangerous situation in the terrible weather.
Xie Anlang braves the torrential rain and heads to the outskirts alone.
Before she faints, he scoops her up in his arms.
"Tongtong, I'm afraid of losing you."
Xie Anlang's heartbroken expression in the livestream leaves a deep impression on everyone.
His friends: The man has actually fallen for her!
*
Six months later, their dating contract expires.
Li Zitong officially leaves Xie Anlang's life and soon heads out of town.
After work, Li Zitong returns to her hotel room to rest. Xie Anlang leans against the door, hooking his little finger around hers.
She tries her hardest to keep her distance.
The man's eyes are like those of a puppy abandoned by its owner, full of wounded reproach.
"Tongtong, I regret it. Give me a chance to pursue you."
She secretly loved him, but after their reunion, he pursues her.
One-on-one / both pure and devoted / happy ending / both each other's first love
Synopsis captured on 2025.04.05
My next novel will be a marriage-first, love-later story: Exclusive Tenderness. Please add it to your reading lists!
Gentle heiress from a wealthy family X possessive, scheming man in power
Eight-year age gap / size difference / he has a secret crush on her
On a summer day of torrential rain, Cen Mengqi is forced into an arranged marriage with the second son of the Jiang family, so she has no choice but to run away from home.
In the hotel lobby, she runs into Jiang Muchen, the eldest son of the Jiang family, and pauses in her tracks.
Late that night, at a villa halfway up the mountain in Beicheng,
Cen Mengqi looks at Jiang Muchen, her eyes gentle but determined. "Brother Muchen, can the marriage agreement between our families be switched to someone else?"
His eyes are as deep and unfathomable as the sea. "Who do you want to switch to?"
Cen Mengqi's eyes tremble slightly. "You. Would that be all right?"
Cen Mengqi and Jiang Muchen's wedding of the century becomes the talk of Beicheng.
For years, Jiang Muchen has turned down every arranged marriage, until he personally tells his parents that he wants to get married.
After the wedding, Jiang Muchen becomes the perfect husband.
He not only plays along with her in public, but also fulfills his marital duties in private, always taking care of her.
Cen Mengqi is especially curious. Jiang Muchen doesn't seem like the kind of man who would devote time to romance.
In the home gym, she sees his eight-pack abs every morning when she gets up and every night before she goes to bed.
One day after their wedding, the two appear as the grand finale guests at a fashion show watched by the whole city.
In full view of the crowd, they walk down the red carpet hand in hand.
Someone recognizes the "Heart of Hope" around Cen Mengqi's neck, designed and set over three years by the Queen of Diamonds.
The whole internet erupts. Jiang Muchen is truly devoted to her.
During a media interview, Jiang Muchen answers the reporter's question seriously: "My first love is my wife."
"From beginning to end, she is the only one I see."
Bonus scene
After the event, the man raises Cen Mengqi's wrists high above her head.
He bends down to look at her, his eyes filled with undisguised desire.
Trapped between him and a full-length mirror, she feels his hot breath brush her ear. "Mengmeng, I've liked you for a very long time."
"I've liked her for many years. I want her all to myself."
One-on-one / both pure and devoted / both each other's first love / eight-year age gap / happy ending
Theme: Hope for tomorrow
