The Rain of My Secret Love

Secret crush / Breakup and reconciliation

Lu Yizhou was a famous figure at Mingde High School, unruly and rebellious, impossible to tame.

Cong Xia, from No. 1 High School, was sweet and quiet, the model good student straight out of a stereotype.

No one would ever connect two people so worlds apart.

Until one day...

Someone saw them walking side by side, and the gossip began: Was Lu Yizhou interested in Cong Xia?

It had to be nothing more than a fling.

Everyone thought so.

And sure enough,

The year they finished their second year of high school, he chose to go abroad, and she finally came to her senses.

She had never been the one he would choose above all others.

He had never made room for her in the life he planned for his future.

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Years later, he was still a star, admired by countless people.

Cong Xia had shed her girlish innocence and become poised and sophisticated. She addressed him as Mr. Lu, did her job, and treated him like a stranger.

But seeing the woman she had become made the fire he had kept inside for years burn so fiercely that his heart, liver, and lungs ached.

He remembered everything from the past.

He had never forgotten.

No longer able to keep his cool, Lu Yizhou pressed her at every turn, refusing to let go.

She asked him, "Is it just because you feel guilty toward me?"

He answered softly, "It's not just guilt. There's so much more."

Cong Xia: "What else? Like what?"

As a light rain tapped against the window, his voice fell with it. "Like, I miss you. Like, I still love you."

Blurb written on July 25

Coming soon in my collection: Married Life. Please spoil me!

Marriage first, love later / University professor x actress

Before the blind date, Xiao Ran's mother repeatedly reminded her that Shao Zhiheng came from a scholarly family and disliked anything vulgar.

For their first meeting, Xiao Ran wore an ostrich-themed gown, so over-the-top that people mistook her for an ostrich.

Shao Zhiheng left her with one remark: "Miss Xiao, next time, maybe don't leave the house wearing a feather duster."

Rather than getting angry, Xiao Ran perked up. "Mr. Shao, I know a good doctor who treats facial paralysis. Would you like me to introduce you?"

Xiao Ran was absolutely sure there was no way this marriage would happen.

Yet before long, she heard that Shao Zhiheng wanted to register their marriage.

It had to be revenge.

Before the wedding, Xiao Ran laid down three rules. First, he couldn't interfere with her work. Second, he couldn't expect her to be a virtuous wife. Third, they would sleep in separate rooms after getting married.

Shao Zhiheng agreed without batting an eye. He did well on the first two.

As for the third...

Shao Zhiheng lowered his head, the tip of his nose brushing Xiao Ran's earlobe. "Sorry, we're married. I'm no saint."

Xiao Ran blushed. "But you can't... you can't do it three times a day!"

Shao Zhiheng had enjoyed smooth sailing throughout his first twenty-odd years and had never stumbled over anyone. Xiao Ran was the exception.

Outsiders all said Professor Shao was gentle, refined, and the very picture of a gentleman. How had he ended up marrying an actress as uninhibited and reckless as Xiao Ran?

Everyone thought their marriage was an absolute farce. None of them expected the two to keep up their antics for the rest of their lives.

Marriage, after all, meant they had plenty of time to wear each other down.

Married life / Cozy and heartwarming / No sweetness, no pay / Very little showbiz

A free-spirited, unconventional heroine vs. a foul-mouthed hero who never actually swears

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