Claiming the Incredibly Sweet Childhood Sweetheart

Coming next: A Kiss, and I'll Make You Mine

[Soft, delicate childhood sweetheart x Scheming, proud, possessive childhood friend; unrequited love]

When she first arrived at the Lin family home at five years old, Lin Zhizhi timidly hid behind the door. Her old clothes had been washed pale, and her little hands were frozen.

Lin Yu was the first to take her hand. He spent all the pocket money he'd saved over the years on new dresses for her, clumsily learned to braid her hair and wash her socks, and became a ray of light in Lin Zhizhi's bleak life.

From then on, the lazy, carefree Lin Yu, who was vicious in a fight, practically treated Lin Zhizhi like a little queen:

When Lin Zhizhi got picky about food, Lin Yu worked hard to master cooking and chased her around with food until she graduated high school.

When Lin Zhizhi got lost easily, Lin Yu kept her location on his phone. The boy who had been seething with hostility just moments before would turn gentle as soon as he got her call: "Be good and wait right there."

When someone pursued Lin Zhizhi, Lin Yu grabbed the suitor by the throat and said coldly, "You want to pursue her? Did you ask me first?"

He even held on to the top spot in their grade year after year just so he could stay with Lin Zhizhi.

He had turned the timid, insecure little girl she had been into a spoiled sweetheart who knew exactly how much she deserved.

Lin Zhizhi thought they could go on like that forever, until one of Lin Yu's admirers cornered her and said arrogantly, "He's only pitying you because you have no parents. You think he really likes you?"

For the first time, the usually pampered girl flew into a rage and swung her bag at her.

When Lin Yu arrived, she was standing on the other girl's schoolbag, crying out, "He's not pitying me! He likes me! He really likes me!"

Lin Yu swept her into his arms, his heart aching. His gaze turned icy as he looked at the other girl. "Did you hear that? If you ever run your mouth like that again, you'll be the one under her feet."

That night, Lin Zhizhi was pinned against the tatami where they had slept together as children.

Lin Yu's fingertips traced her bitten lips. His breath was hot as he said, "You were so fierce earlier. Why are you trembling now?"

Lin Zhizhi clutched his shirt and choked out, "Lin Yu, are you going to leave me?"

At that, Lin Yu bit her earlobe. His voice was fierce, but full of helpless affection: "Lin Zhizhi, I've belonged to you ever since the day I washed your socks when we were five."

"You ungrateful little thing."

Lin Yu had known since childhood that Lin Zhizhi was his.

He spoiled her like a little queen and protected her so carefully that nothing could get through.

Until the girl asked him with red-rimmed eyes, "Will you take care of me for the rest of my life?"

Lin Yu lowered his head and bit her ear. "What else?"

Content warning: The leads were no longer registered in the same household before they started dating.

Coming soon: A Kiss, and I'll Make You Mine

[Gentle, resilient good girl x Cold, arrogant young heir of the capital's elite]

Su Qingluo was raised in the waterways of Jiangnan, gentle as water.

But when she first entered the capital's elite circles, an accident led her into Gu Jinyan's territory.

The man lounged on the sofa, smoke curling around his fingertips. His cold gaze swept over her from head to toe before he sneered, "Where did this little rabbit come from? Wrong den, are you?"

Everyone bet that the hothouse flower wouldn't last three days in the hands of the young heir of the Gu family.

But later, they saw this:

When someone tried to force Su Qingluo to drink, Gu Jinyan crushed the glass in his hand. With shards of glass and blood mixed together, he smiled and asked, "Who else wants to make a toast?"

When Su Qingluo worked late into the night, Gu Jinyan's Cullinan would be parked right outside her office.

When Su Qingluo came downstairs, the man lowered the window, looking irritated. "Get in. I'm better to look at than your spreadsheet."

When Su Qingluo's ex wouldn't leave her alone, Gu Jinyan put an arm around her slim waist and kissed the little mole on the side of her neck in front of everyone, staking his claim: "Look closely. Who belongs to you now?"

Everyone thought Su Qingluo was just a passing amusement for Gu Jinyan.

Su Qingluo thought so too.

Until she packed her things and prepared to leave. That arrogant man actually ran barefoot through the storm to stop her, drenched from head to toe.

His eyes were red as he held her tight. His voice was hoarse and aggrieved: "Su Qingluo... Teach me. How do I love you so you'll stay?"

Later, a video went viral across the internet.

When his friends teased him, "Young Master Gu, look at you now," the rebellious young heir of the capital's elite tilted his head and drained his glass. His Adam's apple bobbed as he smiled openly and indulgently. "Can't help it. My girl..."

"If she so much as furrows her brow, in here..."

He pointed to his heart, his voice tender: "There's an earthquake."

Theme: Because I love you, I love the whole world.