Cool, avoidant woman x Sunny, quietly obsessive man
Chen Sangyu has only been in love once.
The story began when Jiang Shiyuan kept glancing at her amid everyone's cheers.
"I lost Truth or Dare. Please, just add me."
Sangyu's heart softened, and she fell for his trick.
The moment their eyes met, he leaned in and kissed her, a kiss unforgettable enough to trick her into becoming his girlfriend.
The story had an especially satisfying ending.
Chen Sangyu took a million in breakup money and kicked Jiang Shiyuan off to a foreign country.
The moon was rounder abroad, so Jiang Shiyuan ought to look elsewhere.
He should stop thinking about her.
She'd thought they'd never cross paths again, but five years later, Jiang Shiyuan swaggered into her home.
"I'm bankrupt."
The once-beloved golden boy begged her to take him in, promising to leave as soon as he found a job.
For the sake of that million in breakup money, Chen Sangyu kept putting up with him.
But Jiang Shiyuan was born to go bankrupt: he could run a company into the ground just by working there, send stocks plummeting just by trading them, and lose so much trying to start a business that he couldn't afford to buy underwear.
Sangyu had no choice but to try another way: help him save up his first pot of gold.
She paid Jiang Shiyuan for chores: ten yuan for sweeping, twenty for washing dishes. Little by little, he'd save enough to leave.
Jiang Shiyuan worked hard, but slowly started taking things in the wrong direction.
"Fifty to keep you company, two hundred to eat with you, and no upper limit to sleep with you?" the man asked with a laugh in her ear.
To give him money, Sangyu gritted her teeth and nodded.
One wild night later...
Rubbing her aching back, Chen Sangyu checked her bank balance. Why was her wallet getting fatter and fatter?
Jiang Shiyuan, whose scheme had succeeded: I've handed over everything I own. Thanks, honey. I've successfully gone bankrupt again today.
[Bonus Scene]
Even after they got together, Jiang Shiyuan couldn't break the habit of transferring money to Chen Sangyu.
Chen Sangyu often protested in secret.
"Rumor has it I'm so mean I won't even leave you money for instant noodles."
Jiang Shiyuan pulled her into his arms, caressed her cheek, and kissed the tip of her nose affectionately.
"Because I don't want instant noodles. I want you to owe me for the rest of your life."
[Reading Guide]
1. A short, sweet romance, pure sweetness, with both leads each other's first love.
2. The heroine doesn't like the hero during their school days, but gradually falls for him after they start living together. The hero is thoroughly obsessive and brooding. From dating to getting back together, he schemes at every step, fighting to win her over and keep her.
3. The whole novel is already written. I'll start posting it early if it gets lots of saves~
Theme: Love means always feeling indebted.
