He is a privileged young man with immense power.
She is a beautiful orphan of exceptional grace.
She comes into his life. From then on, she is his girl, watching him transform from a troubled boy into an elegant, distinguished gentleman.
Later, he takes on the role of a househusband, looking after every little detail of her life and planning her future. He tells her, “Xiao Yin, you can’t date until you’re twenty, kiss until you’re twenty-two, or get married until you’re twenty-four. And of course, you can only marry me...”
She never knew that the reason everything went so smoothly for her was that he had always been behind her, shielding her from every storm. Whenever she was tired, she only had to turn around and he would gently hold her. She said, “Let’s get married.”
Literary-style mini-scene:
One night, Xiao Yin was in high spirits. She woke Xiao Yin’s sweetheart, who was fast asleep, and earnestly asked, “What would you do if I broke up with you someday?”
Still half-asleep, he mumbled, “It won’t come to that. By then, I’ll have spoiled you into a little tyrant. Who’d want a shrew like you?”
“What if nobody wants me?”
“Hmm... I’m a pretty kind guy, so I suppose I’ll take you in.”
“You’re so nice.”
“No need to thank me. I’m the one who struck gold.”
Goofy mini-scene:
One day, Xiao Yin’s sweetheart bought a little white rabbit and adored it. Xiao Yin was hungry, so she crouched beside him, drooling.
“Yin, that rabbit looks delicious. When are you going to roast it for me?”
“What are you talking about? This adorable bunny isn’t for you to eat!”
Xiao Yin was deeply moved. She hadn’t realized he liked animals so much. He was so kind.
Gently stroking the bunny, he said, “I’m fattening it up to eat myself.”
Xiao Yin: “...”
Theme mini-scene:
During a long history lesson, a teacher with a strong regional accent randomly picked a student from the attendance sheet to answer a question. “Helian Yin.”
The classroom fell silent.
The teacher, feeling embarrassed, shouted, “Who’s Helian Yin? Why aren’t you standing up?”
He glanced at Xiao Yin, who was quietly studying, raised an eyebrow, and replied with a deep, bewitching look in his eyes, “Teacher, there are two people in our class whose names sound like ‘Yin.’ Which one did you call?”
The teacher glanced down at the attendance sheet without looking closely. “The one in the third group.”
Once again, the classroom fell silent.
The teacher roared, “Why isn’t the person in the third group standing up?”
At last, the students couldn’t hold back. “Teacher, the two Yins sit together.”
The teacher suddenly felt the world’s deep malice. Resisting the urge to swear, he said, “Then the one on the left.”
The room fell silent yet again.
The teacher was so angry he nearly flipped the desk. “Why aren’t you standing up?”
“Sorry, teacher. We can’t tell left from right.”
“...”
A one-on-one pampering romance, set in the 1990s, with an entertainment-industry subplot.
Here’s another completed novel by Xu Xu:
The Dazed and Doting Wife of Young Master Lan http://www.xxsy.net/info/665336.html