Mingxi

Married life | Unconventional male unrequited love | Adults doting on each other

Steady as an old dog, Boss Shen vs. spirited heiress, Little Boss Bei

In the third year after Bei Mingxi took over her mother's business, she went and got a marriage certificate.

Her spouse was the carefully selected live-in son-in-law candidate her mother had picked out: a pitiful man with a tragic past, alone and with no one to rely on.

After they married, her husband never left the house. He cooked for her, scented his white shirts for three hours every day, and got up before dawn to make her little cakes.

Bei Mingxi felt terribly guilty, so she made him agree to three conditions: once two years were up, she would set him free.

Then she visited the famous bar he owned;

Saw the supercars in his garage, each more expensive than hers;

And heard that both his parents were academicians.

Only then did Bei Mingxi realize that something was off. He didn't seem like someone who'd been forced into this, did he?

Shen Luochuan: "When did I ever say this was a marriage of convenience?"

Bei Mingxi was baffled. "But our three conditions..."

Shen Luochuan's eyes brimmed with amusement. "Those were the three rules for living together, weren't they?"

-

Shen Luochuan's parents died young. After caring for his only remaining family member, his grandmother, until her death, he quit his job at an architectural design institute and opened a bar with his college roommate, drifting through the world for years.

Then, half a year ago, he saw Bei Mingxi again.

An excited employee said, "Brother Chuan, a beautiful heiress just came into the bar!"

Shen Luochuan rolled the hair tie she'd left behind between his fingers and said thoughtfully, "I saw her."

So he changed his appearance, got close to her family, learned what she liked, and eventually... became her lawful husband.

Later, Bei Mingxi asked him, "Why did you dress like Ye Xiuliang on the day we got our marriage certificate?"

Shen Luochuan gave her a casual sidelong glance. "You like that type, don't you? Otherwise, how come you didn't recognize me?"

#Looks like he's pretending to be a pushover while hiding his claws

Actually, it's just adults falling in love, a steady and happy romance

^^ A lighthearted, pure-love sweet treat with no angst!

Reader's guide:

Both leads are each other's first and only partners. The male lead is five years older, but only looks young when he's pretending to be younger.

Blurb saved on 2025.2.25

A similar-taste upcoming novel, The Orange Universe, with a pseudo-incest premise

A falsely spoiled puppy-like younger sister x an irresponsible but precocious older brother

The year Chen Zhiyu started his undergraduate degree, Chen Jialan happened to be having a teenage romance.

With no other choice, their mother sent her to live with Chen Zhiyu.

At the medical university's student dorms, Chen Zhiyu blocked the elevator, holding the breakfast Chen Jialan had thrown away, and smiled as he threatened her.

"Chen Jialan, did you know starving yourself will make your chest flat?"

"Then your little boyfriend will like you even less."

Five years later, at Chen Zhiyu's graduation ceremony, his ex-girlfriend slapped him in front of everyone.

The culprit sat in a nearby cafe, sipping bubble tea.

Her pale legs swung lazily beneath her skirt, bright enough to dazzle.

She was the second girlfriend Chen Jialan had driven away from him.

Chen Jialan gave him a malicious smile. She saw his expression darken, as if he were about to get angry.

But in the end, Chen Zhiyu looked at her for a long moment, then held out his hand without a change in expression.

"Where's your college entrance exam score report? Let me see it."

*

Everyone said Chen Zhiyu had an easy, charmed life.

Good looks, good grades, good people skills.

Chen Jialan was determined to be the most hated person in his life.

That way, no one would know she wanted to possess her brother the way a lover possesses the one they love.

*

The whole Third Hospital was abuzz with the rumor that Dr. Chen from ophthalmology had a beautiful bartender girlfriend.

She came to meet him at the end of his shift, and the two kissed downstairs in the inpatient building.

Chen Zhiyu drew back and smacked his lips. "Chen Jialan, did you sneak one of my candies?"

Chen Jialan flushed with anger and embarrassment. "Get lost! I bought that candy!"

"What's yours is mine."

Chen Zhiyu cupped her face and chuckled. "Stay still. Let your big brother have a taste."

/Chen Zhiyu was the one who washed the underwear Chen Jialan wore when she got her first period.

Perhaps the universe had already taken shape from that moment on./

(He's five years older; both are each other's first and only partners.)

Theme: Love makes people better