A Long-Coming Stirring of the Heart

【Complete! I’d love it if you left me a five-star review~ My next novel is now open for preorders: Reignite】 On the night of her engagement, her fiancée cheated on her, and Xie Wanling was kicked out of the hotel with nowhere to go. On a rainy roadside, the window of a black Rolls-Royce rolled down, revealing a cool, elegant face. She called out, “Auntie.” But that woman wasn’t her aunt. She was the aunt of her fiancée, Lu Cheng: Lu Mingyi. Lu Mingyi glanced at her and said coolly, “If you can’t marry into the Lu family, you’ll be the laughingstock of the whole city tomorrow.” But how could she still marry Lu Cheng? Was she supposed to let her wife and her mistress flaunt their love right in front of her after the wedding? Her eyes red, she watched the woman step out of the car and brush a cool fingertip over the corner of her eye. “There’s more than one unmarried woman in the Lu family.” “And one of them is standing right in front of you.” * Lu Mingyi ruled the business world in Hong Kong, wielding immense power. Even though Xie Wanling had once saved her life, she wouldn’t dare presume upon her. She thought marrying Lu Mingyi was just a way for one woman to repay another. But people in their circle mocked her for entering a marriage of convenience, teasing her with, “Isn’t it lonely sleeping alone?” Xie Wanling rubbed her aching waist, remembering how Lu Mingyi’s embrace had grown warmer and warmer the night before, until she couldn’t break free all night. “Mingyi’s too clingy. I’m the one who gets hot.” After saying that, she saw Lu Cheng passing by with a dark expression and deliberately stopped her. “What happened to your manners when you saw your elder? Aren’t you going to call me Auntie?” Xie Wanling cautiously borrowed Lu Mingyi’s authority to throw her weight around, until one day she accidentally stumbled upon a secret. It turned out Lu Mingyi had orchestrated Lu Cheng’s affair. As for her... It turned out Lu Mingyi had fallen for her at first sight and had been plotting to win her over for a long time. - Reader’s Guide: 1. A world where same-sex marriage is legal. Marriage first, love later. A beautiful, soft-hearted artist x a cool, sharp-tongued domineering CEO. Eleven-year age gap. The sweet romance is for the two female leads; Lu Cheng gets the heartbreak and regret. 2. Women can be strong too. Extreme comments will be deleted. Upcoming idea: After I Used and Dumped the Heiress of the Capital’s Elite 1. Hua Yanyu, heir to a top-tier wealthy family and president of Huaque Pictures, is more striking than any of the stars under her. She’s a notorious heiress and a tabloid fixture among the capital’s elite. Xu Yuanxi, formerly a food streamer, returned to China and became a partner at a food livestreaming company in Kuncheng. Cool and taciturn, she seems hard to approach. They came from opposite ends of the country and should never have crossed paths. Until they appeared together at a glamorous social event. Seeing Hua Yanyu stare at her without looking away, a friend kindly warned her, “Forget it. President Xu isn’t into your type.” Xu Yuanxi lowered her eyes and said nothing, pretending not to hear. Hua Yanyu raised an eyebrow and looked over. “Is that so?” The bold, flirtatious heiress leaned close, as if to raise her glass. But hidden from view, her spicy perfume left Xu Yuanxi half-trapped in her arms. She chuckled and whispered in her ear: “You’re not into my type, but you took my clothes off the first time we met?” 2. Xu Yuanxi knew at first glance that Hua Yanyu was like her. Their brief fling should have ended at dawn, with each going their own way and neither getting attached. But Hua Yanyu broke all her old rules for her. She not only made their relationship public, but took Xu Yuanxi all over the world to choose an engagement venue. When Xu Yuanxi’s family went bankrupt, she even planned to help pay off their debts. Until Xu Yuanxi skipped their engagement banquet and announced their breakup in the most decisive way possible. Hua Yanyu became a laughingstock in their circle. Everyone mocked her for falling flat on her face and being played like a dog. Everyone waited to see Hua Yanyu exact her revenge in a storm of heartbreak and hatred Then one day, the news showed the cool, aloof President Xu, newly returned from abroad, carrying a beauty out of a collapsed basement. The beauty turned deliberately toward the camera and wrapped her arms around Xu Yuanxi’s neck to kiss her. The camera captured Hua Yanyu’s radiant, flamboyant face in perfect clarity. Then she got slapped. Hua Yanyu laughed instead of getting angry. Licking the corner of her mouth, she touched the handprint on her cheek. “You’ve gotten weaker. Didn’t you eat properly while you were abroad?” Xu Yuanxi stared at her coldly, enunciating every word. “Hua Yanyu, we’ve already broken up, ” Before she could finish, Hua Yanyu bit down hard on her lower lip, silencing her decisive words with an even more forceful kiss. Hua Yanyu took her hand and pressed it to her own neck, her dark eyes wild and bloodshot. “Baby, you played me. It’s not like I died.” Theme: Opportunity favors those who are prepared.