A Secret Pregnancy Is Pretty Sweet

Beautiful Li Wu wakes up after a car accident and loses three years of her memory.

She only remembers that three years ago, she was a nobody newcomer in the entertainment industry. Because she was too honest to accept unspoken favors, she couldn't get any work, and her manager yelled at her until she cried herself unconscious in the restroom every day.

Now, the moment she opens her eyes, she has a contract in her hands for the third season of a hugely popular dating reality show.

Li Wu shakily covers her mouth, her little tears pattering down. This time, she is crying with gratitude.

Heaven has finally opened its eyes!

At last, an honest person who works hard for success can live the good life!

She smiles at the camera she has always dreamed of appearing on. "H-hello, everyone. As we all k-k-kno... know, this is a reality show that helps single male and female celebrities find love. Starting today, I'm a dating trainee! I wonder who the guy paired with me will be. I can't wait... Ugh!"

Li Wu, suddenly struck by morning sickness: ???

[Good news: I finally got on a big dating show.]

[Bad news: But I'm pregnant.]

[Good news: My manager knows and says he'll help me cover for it.]

[Bad news: But I have no idea who the baby's father is!!!]

Two extremely suggestive messages pop up on her phone, one from devoted puppy-dog top-tier star Fu, and the other from paternal, lustful Mr. Bo.

Top-tier star Fu: [Baby, seeing you talk to that bastard on the livestream hurt so much I wanted to kill myself.]

Mr. Bo: [Xiao Wu, if you dare let the act turn real, you know how serious the consequences will be.]

Three years ago, both of these men were powerful, top-tier figures she wouldn't even have dared look in the eye.

Terrified, she holds her phone high and runs to her manager for help.

"Song Chen, I-I was wrong. I think I..."

But the manager standing before her, every bit as handsome as a top-tier star, treats her completely differently from how he did three years ago.

Song Chen doesn't scold her. With his back to her, he gently rubs something between his long, slender hands in the water. When he hears her voice, his broad shoulders tremble slightly.

"Baby, what do you take me for?"

He flings the fabric in his hands, splashing water everywhere. She sees that it's her underwear.

I'm an honest person! How could an honest person get into such a huge mess?

I must have been forced into it!!!

Also known as: This Woman Is No Scallop

One-on-one romance, female lead is not a virgin, male lead is a virgin

A gorgeous, trembling, honest female lead x a dark, abandoned, mad-dog manager who has all the wealth in the world but insists on being your motherly boyfriend

--Blurb for the upcoming novel Wife Addiction--

Everyone in Hong Kong's upper circles admires Xu Yuheng, the youngest son of the most powerful and prestigious Xu family. He's 190 centimeters tall, of mixed Chinese and Portuguese heritage, and a complete lovesick fool.

He gave up competing to become heir just so he could clock out on time to go home to his baby, memorized his wife's menstrual cycle, and filled his phone's hidden album with photos. All his stocks and properties are in his wife's name. Every day, he reliably drives his supercar to pick up his baby, who sells curry fish balls, after work. Once they close the shop, they disappear together for three days and three nights...

Then a car accident wipes it all away.

When Xu Yuheng wakes up, his memory has returned to two years ago. All he has left in his heart is revenge and his bid for the inheritance. He would never believe that he would give up the obsession that had been burned into his bones and blood since birth for a street vendor with a pretty face and an online following.

Teng Bao'er stands outside the spotless white hospital room, watching him look at her with cold disdain. Her tears fall like pearls, splashing into tiny flowers in her plain hands that smell of curry.

Xu Yuheng curls his lip. "I would never date a girl like you."

The onlooking rich heirs: ... Maybe we should check the hidden album on your phone first?

"I heard you still have a childhood sweetheart who's your fiance?"

His older brother, watching from the sidelines: Who knows who fought tooth and nail to win her over, then hid her away so carefully that he'd pick a fight with anyone who mentioned her.

Xu Yuheng says calmly, but with disgust, "I know your father's business went bankrupt and left him three million in debt. Tell Secretary Zheng to write a check. Desapareça completamente da minha frente (Portuguese: Get out of my sight forever)!"

Onlooker 1: Didn't you already pay off that little debt for Miss Teng?

Onlooker 2: Isn't her dad your driver now?

Secretary Zheng, watching from the sidelines: You were bragging just yesterday that you transferred the Repulse Bay villa to Miss Teng... You don't even have thirty million in your bank account anymore!

Teng Bao'er felt hurt, made herself humble, and in the end, gave up on him completely. She wiped away her little tears and worked hard at running her shop. Three months later, the famous online fish-ball girl was flourishing.

Strangely, people in her livestream kept bringing up that awful ex-husband of hers. If she didn't answer, they just kept sending tips.

Teng Bao'er hesitates. "Let's not talk about him, okay? It wouldn't be good if he saw this."

A troll sneers: [The fish-ball girl sure knows how to promote herself! You think Young Master Heng would spy on your lousy livestream?]

She smiles sweetly and shows off the little diamond ring on her right hand. "Let's talk about something else. I'm getting married soon~"

Her honest, dependable childhood sweetheart and fiance returns, and her ex-husband finally loses it.

XYH: [You can't get married. Please, in this life you can only be mine.]

Within a minute, the livestream is trending in Hong Kong's media.

At the same time, Xu Yuheng abruptly leaves a press conference, his eyes bloodshot, brimming with regret he can't suppress.

He finally remembers, or rather, his body never forgot. After losing his memory, he was tormented day and night by stress-induced skin hunger. Only her scent could soothe him.

His mind was forced to forget, but his instincts surrendered first.

"Baby, I was wrong."

"How could I ever lose you..."

[At 26, the powerful man gets down on his knees and apologizes, humbling himself in the dust. The chase-back-to-win-her-heart difficulty is maxed out. He won't sleep in a bed without his wife. He schemes and fights to claim her.]

A clear-eyed, down-to-earth beauty x a mixed Chinese-Portuguese Hong Kong heir

Old-school style, melodrama, a long road to winning her back, emotional and physical surrender. He was already lovesick before he lost his memory, and somehow became even crazier afterward.

Xu Jinheng: "I would never date a woman like her!"

His fellow rich heirs silently hand him his phone. "Young Master Heng, maybe... you should check the hidden album first?"

Xu Jinheng: "I heard she still has a childhood sweetheart who's her fiance?"

His older brother scoffs. "Who knows who fought tooth and nail to win her over, then hid her away so carefully that he'd pick a fight with anyone who mentioned her..."

Xu Jinheng: "Enough. Get her out of my house!"

His secretary, sweating profusely: "Well, you were bragging at the office yesterday that you'd already transferred the Repulse Bay villa to Miss Teng..."

Teng Bao'er felt hurt, made herself humble, and in the end, gave up on him completely.

She wiped away her little tears and worked hard at running her shop.

Three months later, the famous online fish-ball girl was flourishing.

Strangely, people in her livestream kept asking about her ex-boyfriend. If she didn't answer, they just kept sending tips.

Teng Bao'er glances at the comments and hesitates. "Let's not talk about him, okay? It wouldn't be good if he saw this."

A troll sneers: [The fish-ball girl sure knows how to promote herself! You think Young Master Heng would spy on your lousy livestream?]

"Let's talk about something else," she says with a gentle smile. "I'm getting married soon~"

Her honest, dependable childhood sweetheart and fiance returns, and her ex, who's been lurking in the livestream for years, finally loses it.

XJH: [You can't get married, baby. I was wrong. Please, in this life you can only marry me!]

At a news conference, Xu Jinheng suddenly leaves, his eyes bloodshot, brimming with regret he can't suppress.

He finally remembers, or rather, his body never forgot.

After losing his memory, he developed stress-induced skin hunger, which tormented him day and night. Only her scent could soothe him.

His mind was forced to forget, but his instincts surrendered first.

"Baby, I was wrong."

"How could I ever lose you?"

"You're my life..."

Old-school style, melodrama, a long road to winning her back, emotional and physical surrender.

Content warnings: old-fashioned romance tropes, melodrama, a lovesick man who becomes even crazier after losing his memory

Theme: Adults don't have to choose